Location
Montpellier, Lyon, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes, Toulouse
Duration
1 year of training
assessment
Continuous assessment
Assessment of projects and knowledge
Final assessment of end-of-year project and oral presentation
Prerequisites
Baccalauréat or equivalent level 4 qualification
Courses in English: minimum level B2 and non-French speaker
LAngue
French on all ESMA campuses
Available in English at the Bordeaux, Lyon and Montpellier campuses
Enter the world of Visual Entertainment
1 year to discover and master the basics of applied arts
ESMA’s Entertainment preparatory course lays the foundations for creative careers in 3D animation, special effects, video games, illustration and concept art. This preparatory year plunges you into the heart of the applied and plastic arts, giving you a solid grounding in the fundamentals: observational drawing, illustration, storyboarding, colour, sculpture, perspective, proportions and volumes.
You’ll develop your artistic culture while experimenting with a wide range of techniques and media. Supervised by professionals, you will explore the main areas of the sector, discover the image professions and refine your career plans thanks to teaching methods based on practice and creativity.
At the end of this preparatory year, you’ll have the essential skills to create your own worlds and start a course in 3D animation, video games or other artistic disciplines with complete confidence.
Why choose the entertainment prep course?
The educational objectives of the course
Acquire a solid grounding and artistic versatility from the first year.
Enrich your general and artistic knowledge.
Develop your practice and creative universe.
Acquire technical and creative skills through drawing practice.
Sharpen your critical eye and analytical skills.
Establish a methodology for work, research, and creation.
Bringing graphic, visual, and personal worlds to life.
Demonstrate sufficient proficiency in French language and culture to function in everyday situations (curriculum in English).
General teaching
Visual Arts
Artistic culture and exploration of major visual trends, analysis of works of art, discovery of careers in entertainment.
Pratique du dessin
Practice of drawing
Graphic and plastic experimentation
Illustration, color, volume, sculpture, storyboard, pixel art.
Communication and expression techniques
Oral and written expression, public speaking, project presentations, argumentation, work on professional posture and interpersonal communication.
Specific workshops
Image sequencing, photography, graphic design, volume, desktop publishing.
Languages
Business English.
Our students’ end-of-cycle projects
Explore the world of visual creation
ESMA’s Entertainment Prep course is a fundamental year for acquiring all the essential artistic foundations and building a solid portfolio for admission to higher education courses in 3D Animation, Video Games or Illustration/Concept Art.
After the preparatory course, students go on to specialised courses that give them access to a wide variety of creative and technical professions, including :
- 3D Animation training: 3D Artist, Environment Artist, Character Artist, Texture Artist, Lighting Artist, Technical Artist, Real-time VFX Artist, 3D Animator, Rigger, Motion Designer.
- Video Game training: Game Designer, Level Designer, Narrative Designer, Technical Designer, Technical Programmer, UI/UX Designer or Engine Integrator.
- Illustration / Concept Art training: Illustrator, Concept Artist, Character Designer, Storyboarder, Matte Painter, Visual Development Artist.
Rates
Find out the tuition fees for the ESMA entertainment prep course.
Year 1
Prep Entertainment
6 080€
FR cycle registration fees
EN cycle registration fees
200 per year
500 per year
3 good reasons to choose ESMA’s Entertainment preparatory course
A preparatory year rich in artistic fundamentals
The Entertainment Prep course offers a solid grounding in the applied and plastic arts, combining general culture, drawing practice, illustration, storyboarding, colour and sculpture. It focuses on building your creative universe and sharpening your critical eye thanks to a teaching method that combines theory and practice: perspective, proportions and volume will no longer be a mystery to you.
A springboard to ESMA’s specialist training courses
This preparatory year is a real gateway to ESMA’s higher education courses in 3D Animation, Video Games and Concept Art Illustration, giving you the technical and artistic foundations you need to succeed.
A teaching approach geared towards creativity and autonomy
Supervised by complementary professional and technical teaching, the preparatory course stimulates your imagination and develops an effective working methodology. You will learn to create your own visual worlds while structuring your creative and conceptual approach.
