沖縄ラフ＆ピース専門学校

Department of Creative ArtsComputer Graphics and Animation Course

Animation creator development begins with human qualities

At the Laugh & Peace Entertainment School Okinawa, we aim to develop animation creators with a high level of creative skills through increasing not only technical skills, but overall human qualities as well. Interacting with people and exchanging opinions allows you to ascertain what people want, come up with a plan based on the ideas, and complete the production of your projects while taking the lead. Today, creators with a wide range of skills, rather than with a single technical skill, are in demand all over the world. Okinawa is a perfect environment to be in sync with nature, which is one of the essential aspects to improve such human qualities. Here, students learn the latest necessary digital technology to develop into animation creators with great human qualities. In addition, the highly diversified talents of our students are shared with the world through creating works for actual companies, various different types of media and international film festivals utilizing the strengths of Yoshimoto Kogyo management.

3 features of CG·ANIME course

Practical curriculum to reach the global level

In collaboration with overseas studios to have an overseas training system, we develop students to become independent with the readiness for international business. Before graduating, we hold presentations as a place to present your works in front of people from the industry. Great works will be actively incorporated into new creator animation categories at film festivals all over the world

Newly established animation planning and production company managed by Yoshimoto

Students learn onsite expertise from an animation company, an affiliated business of Yoshimoto Kogyo. Creators who currently works at this cutting edge animation company provide instruction for students based on actual production. In addition, a separate classroom is available outside of the school enabling students to experience real work at professional worksite with the teachers

Learning software and hardware at world class cutting edge facility

Utilizing hardware and software helps students to increase their quality and knowledge. In addition to digital tools used by professionals, students can learn higher-than-industry-standard applications including Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite, NUKE, MARI, ZBrush, AdobeCreative Cloud, HOUDINI and Pencil+4. The most advanced work station machine is also provided to increase student’s work speeds to maximum levels

2-year Amazing Program

1st semester of year 1	2nd semester of year 1
Learning the basics of computer graphics and animation production	Production of video storyboard for a presentation
Each student makes their own 15 seconds commercial plan	Overseas training Creation of a job searching portfolio

1st semester of year 2	2nd semester of year 2
Company training Creative activities over 1 year
Career guidance Creator Course/Specialist Course (technicians)	Job searching

Over years 1 and 2: Holding of a short animation festival overseas Students challenge themselves to create a computer graphics animation aiming to get their works played at movie theaters, on the Internet and/or TV

Main curriculum

Planning
Presentation
Establishing characters and world view
Character design
Mood board
Script writing technique
Storyboards
Modeling
Rigging
Animation
Effects
Writing
Rendering

Careers after graduation

Animation creator
Animator
Computer graphics creator

Course Introduction

Department of Creative Arts
Manga Course
CG/Animation Course

Department of Performing Arts
Performer Course
Production Course

Liberal Arts
Liberal Arts