BA (HOnS) AnIMATIOn PRODUCTIOn

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WELCOME

Congratulations on joining the BA (Hons) Animation Production course at Arts University Bournemouth. You have an exciting time ahead of you.

The staff and students look forward to welcoming you on to the course in September 2018. You will find all the information in this pack that will allow you to prepare for the course.

We hope you enjoy the summer holiday period and that you will be feeling rejuvenated and ready to start in September.

We look forward to seeing you on Monday 17 September 2018.

Animation Production Team

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READING LIST

BooksThe Library here at AUB is extremely well resourced and includes all key texts that you will need. The list below indicates the key texts that will be useful throughout your studies, all of these are available from the Library at AUB. You might want to borrow a copy from your local library to look at before you arrive. A comprehensive reading list will be provided in your Course Handbook and at the start of each unit. Further reading will be recommended according to the specific requirements on units throughout the course.

— Blair, Preston. (1994). Cartoon Animation. Laguna Hills, C.A.Walter Foster Publishing — Johnson, 0. and Thomas, F. (1981). Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life. New York: Hyperion — Whitaker, H. and Halas, J. (2002). Timing for Animation. London: Focal Press — Williams, Richard. (2001). The Animator’s Survival Kit. London: Faber and Faber — Levy, David B. (2006). Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive. New York: Allworth Press & School of Visual Arts — Furniss, M. (2007). Art in Motion. Eastleigh, UK: John Libbey.

We recommend that you look at purchasing either or both The Illusion of Life by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, and The Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams. However, this is not mandatory before you arrive.

COURSE EQUIPMENT

We suggest that you bring the following items with you:

— Notepad and pens/pencils — Memory stick for handing in work — External hard drive for backing up work

We will provide you with the basic drawing materials needed for the commencement of the course, however, if you have your own materials please bring them along too. Further lists will be provided according to the demands of particular units and you will be advised at the commencement of the units.

WORKSHOP

ANIMATIONPRODUCTION

NORTH BUILDING MARQUEE

MAIN RECEPTIONSH001

LIBRARYCONFERENCE CENTRE

timetable below and ensure you’re on campus prompt and ready for your first activity where the Course Leader will meet you.

If for any reason you are delayed on your way to AUB on your first day, please make your way to Main Reception, located on the ground floor of South House. If you are unable to attend Induction Week please contact Admissions (admissions@aub.ac.uk) where the team will advise you.

You must arrive and check in on Monday 17 September. Your first few days at the University will include enrolment and induction events to introduce you to the facilities and services you will be using as a student, as well as the activities and resources on your course. You will receive copies of important documents, including your course handbook and the Undergraduate Course Framework and HE Regulations. Many courses will also hold the first classes of the term.

At your IT Induction you will be granted login and internet rights, therefore granting you access to MyAUB, where you will have access to your AUB email and other facilities. Once you have access to MyAUB you will be able to view your timetable, which will appear in your electronic calendar. You will not be able to view your timetable until you’ve had your IT Induction and have enrolled.

You will be required to be on campus every day of Induction Week. Below you will find the centrally arranged activities (locations in brackets) which have been scheduled for you. As well as these activities there will be course specific activities and we will confirm these in a personalised Induction Week timetable which will be emailed to you in September prior to your arrival, so please look out for it. It is likely we will also confirm further additional activities when we meet you in Induction Week, so it’s very important you’re on campus all week so you do not miss anything.

Induction Week timetable: central events

Monday 17 September

09.45 Course Welcome (Marquee)

11.30 Welcome from Principal and Vice-Chancellor (SH001)

13.30 Library Induction (SH001)

Wednesday 19 September

09.00 IT Induction (SH001)

10.15 Enrolment (Conference Centre)

11.30 Introduction to Student Services and AUBSU (SH001)

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COURSE TRIPS

Each year we hope to organise visits to venues such as Marwell Zoological Park and museums in London and Oxford.

The course generally subsidises these excursions but this will only cover part of the costs, therefore you may need to pay some costs towards the trip (up to £25 for each trip).

PREPARING FOR YOUR COURSE

Computer EquipmentPlease note that a computer of your own is NOT a course requirement. However, if you are purchasing any computer equipment for your course, remember that many computer retailers offer student discounts, so if you are considering buying a computer you may wish to wait until you have enrolled on your course. You may also wish to discuss appropriate hardware and software specifications with the course team before purchasing. AUB has a range of Mac and PCs available for students to use.

Recommended HardwareMany students prefer the convenience of working on their own computer and if you are considering purchasing one, the following specification is recommended:

We recommend a PC computer as we use PCs on the course, also they tend to be more affordable than Macs. However, if you prefer a Mac that is perfectly fine and many of our current students have a MacBook Pro.

The important thing is a graphics card of high quality, a good quantity of RAM memory (minimum 8GB) and the minimum of a dual core processor would be advisable.

Recommended SoftwareWe also recommend Microsoft Office for correspondence and when producing written work.

Software Provided by AUBOnce you enrol on the course you will be able to download Microsoft Office 365 to your personal computer, so don’t pay extra when buying a computer to purchase MS Office. You get it free as an AUB student! You will also have 1TB of cloud storage, which we recommend you use to back-up all work. AUB also provides access to Autodesk software. Before purchasing additional software we advise you check with the course team, and remember many retailers offer student discount.

WHAT TO BRING ON THE FIRST DAY

Notepad, pens/pencils and a smile.

INDUCTION WEEK

If you are joining us from overseas, International Orientation week takes place from 10 – 14 September; details of this week will be sent to relevant students separately by email from the International Office.

The academic year for undergraduate students starts on Monday 17 September 2018. Please see your course specific Induction Week

ENROLMENT

Online Enrolment All students are required to enrol online on, or soon after, 11 September 2018. Online enrolment is accessed via MyApplication. Log in with your username / student number and follow the instructions - this is approximately a ten minute task.

Once you have enrolled online, if you have taken out a Student Loan with Student Finance England AUB will confirm your registration with SFE and this will trigger release of your maintenance loan payment, typically for the first day of term.

If you have any problems with online enrolment, please contact Student Records on studentrecords@aub.ac.uk or telephone 01202 363381 or 01202 363221.

Enrolment ID Check Enrolment is completed by an ID check during your first week at AUB. It is essential that you bring the correct documentation and ID with you to complete the process.

UK, EU, EEA and Swiss studentsPlease bring one of the following forms of ID:

— Full valid passport — Photo ID plus either correspondence from Student Loans Company/Student Finance England or original birth/adoption certificate (please note: we cannot enrol you solely based on photo ID e.g. driving licence) — Valid photo identity card (EU countries only)

Visa studentsIf you are studying at AUB on a Tier 4 visa or hold any other type of visa you will need to bring the following with you to enrolment:

— Full valid passport — Biometric Resident Permit (BRP)* — Tier 4 visa students only: all original qualifications/transcripts/ certificates

Once you have successfully enrolled, and as long as you have provided a suitable photograph for your AUB student ID via MyApplication beforehand, we will issue you with your AUB student ID card.

*If you do not have your BRP we can only temporarily enrol you with a 30 day entry clearance vignette in your passport. You must collect your BRP from the post office within 10 days of arriving in the UK and bring it to Registry to complete your enrolment process.

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CONTACT

Admissions01202 36322801202 363225admissions@aub.ac.uk

Student Advice01202 363031 01202 363242studentadvice@aub.ac.uk

Academic Support01202 363273 academicsupport@aub.ac.uk

Finance01202 363356income@aub.ac.uk

Disability Support01202 363291 wellbeing@aub.ac.uk

Students’ Union01202 363286 studentunion@aub.ac.uk

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