»B.F.A. in Animation and Visual Effects

Earning a B.F.A. in Animation and Visual Effects from Chapman University provides hands-on opportunities to develop, design, and produce your own short film or reel, as well as assisting with the work of others.  Students will learn the principles of motion, gesture, composition, color theory, story structure, performance, and sound design as just the first steps into the world of animation and visual Effects . 

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Possible Occupations

Business

• IT Specialist
• Sales & Marketing
• Website Designer

Entertainment

• 3D Computer Animation
• 3D Generalist
• Animation Producer
• Animation Production Supervisor 
• Animation Technician
• Animator 
• Art Director
• Cartoonist
• Character Animator
• Compositor
• Concept Artist
• Creative Consultant
• Enrironment Artist
• Film Effects Developer
• Game Software Developer
• Games Developer
• Graphic Designer
• Illustrator
• Interactive Media Designer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Multimedia Graphic Designer
• Multimedia Consultant
• Scenery Rigger
• Special Effects Artist
• Special Effects Director
• Storyboard Artist
• Technical Director 
• Video Games Designer
• Visual Effects Artist

Additional Resources about career and internship opportunities are available on the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts Homepage.

Early Career Opportunities

Actively grow your network, expand your portfolio and build new relationships as a part of your long- and short-term career strategy.

Common entry-level post-college opportunities include:

Animation Production Assistant
VFX Production Assistant
Post Production Assistant

Professional Associations

• International Digital Media and Arts Association
• American Institute of Graphic Arts
• International Colour Association
• Association Typographique Internationale
• Association of Medical Illustrators
• National Cartoonists Society
• The Society of Illustrators
• Animation World Network
• American Art Therapy Association
• College Art Association
• Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
• American Craft Council
• American Society of Media Photographers
• National Press Photographers Association
• Industrial Designers Society of America
• Entertainment Software Association
• Graphic Artists Guild
• International Council of Communication Design
• International Game Developers Association
• Inter-Society Color Council
• Women in Animation
• International Society of Typographic Designers
• Society for Environmental Graphic Design
• Society of Illustrators, Artists and Designers (SAID)
• SIGCHI
• The Society of Typographic Aficionados
• The Type Directors Club
• Stage 32
• FilmFatales
• Agent's Association

Chapman Organizations

• Delta Kappa Alpha
• Digital Arts Club
• Chapman Ad Club
• University Program Board (UPB)
• The Virtual Reality Club
• Women in Animation

Links and Resources

How does the comic book industry work?

• Comic Artists Direct

Independent federal agency funding artistic excellence

• National Endowment for the Arts

Career Description Search

• Photography and Film Career Guide

Resource for film making information

• Filmmaking-careers.com

Daily link with the TV and film industry

• Media-match.com

The actors fund, for everyone in entertainment

• Community resource

Film & TV resources/jobs

• Mandy.com

Digital filmmaker’s resource site

• Creativeplanetnetwork.com

The pulse of media

• Mediabistro.com

Film career descriptions

• Vocational information center

American cinema editors

• https://americancinemaeditors.org/

Jobs in film, TV, video & digital media production

• Productionhub.com

California Film Commission

• Film.ca.gov

Film internships

• Dream careers

Entertainment jobs

• Crewnet.com

Entertainment job and internship listings

• Entertainmentcareers.net

Want an internship in Hollywood?

• Hollywood Intern Diaries

Job Boards and Networking:

• Mandy
• ProductionHub
• CrewNet
• Entertainment Careers
• Show Crew Network
• LinkedIn
• UpWork
• Guru
• Fiverr
• GameJobs
• AnimationMojo

Entertainment News

• Deadline
• Variety
• The Hollywood Reporter

Art Portfolio Platform

• ArtStation

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