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The popularity and application of digital animation has grown tremendously over the years. From animated features to game cinematic, these wonderful creations are the works of dedicated, creative and skilful professionals.
  
The Diploma in Digital Animation (DDA) aims to equip students with essential skills to produce quality and creative content (e.g. concept art, 3D models and animation) for TV, films and games. It imbues students with a strong foundation in art and aesthetics, supplemented by sound technical knowledge that they can build on and apply throughout the course as well as in their future careers within the industry.
DDA offers personalized and collaborative spaces, dedicated training and a holistic learning journey both inside and outside the classroom that ensure students develop key attributes such as passion and commitment, confidence, an industry-centric attitude and a global mind-set. We truly make you work-ready, life-ready and world-ready.
Your Experience
In order to immerse students in real world production we have created the M.A.D. (Media, Arts and Design) Studios. The M.A.D. Studios will become your home at DDA and you will experience the full ecosystem of animation and visual effects production.
With a workshop and idea room, our home-based studios are well equipped based on actual production facilities that give you personalised spaces to unleash your creative potential.
Unique to the DDA will be workshops and master classes conducted by experts from companies like Blue Sky Studios (creators of Rio and Ice Age) and Remedy Entertainment (makers of the game Alan Wake).
First Class Training Opportunities
Complimenting DDA’s in-house production facilities are overseas study trips to destinations like Japan and Korea, internships in China and the United States, exchange programmes to India, and immersion programmes at world renowned Studio Ghibli (Japan) and GAMBIT at MIT (USA).
To further enrich students, DDA encourages participation in collaborative projects, competitions and international showcases, including the Crowbar Awards in Singapore, the International Film Animation Festival in France, and the HDFest in the United States.
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DDA Graduate Project: Crowbar Bronze Medallist
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Our Achievements
Winning at the Crowbar Awards, an international Creative Communication and Design competition for young talents is definitely a moment to be savoured and remembered.
Four students from the digital media courses in DMIT, Ng Cheong Ghim, Daren Tan, Lin Jing and William Loke won two Bronze awards (Best Art Direction and Best 3D Animation) as well as the Finalist award for Best Soundtrack for their film “Flying Colours”.
Theirs was the only local top three placing in the 3D Animation category and the only finalist in the Soundtrack/Music category.
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Our Team
To help you create unbelievable ground breaking animation and artwork, DDA has at its disposal talented professional lecturers trained at the world famous Bournemouth University, Vancouver Film School and Sheridan College. In addition, lecturers of DDA have worked at high profiles companies such as Lucasfilm, TECMO KOEI Singapore and Infinite Frameworks.
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Dreams Animated
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“I feel the proposed diploma has made a real attempt to be relevant to our industry. It's important for students to possess the proper balance of technical skill and aesthetic development as they need to have the ability to create as well as produce."
Olivier de Rotalier. Managing Director, Ubisoft Singapore
"We believe that such a three-year diploma would better equip your students with the right set of skills and as such, enable them to make a significant contribution in the Animation industry."
Dr. Angela Stukator
Associate Dean School of Animation,
Arts & Design Sheridan College Institute of Technology and
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