Vocational School of Animation Cinema
We recruit students who are truly artists.
They know how to draw very well.
They all have a lot of expression
and everyone has artistic and aesthetic individuality.
The challenge is to enable a complete and generalist education,
so that they can enter a profession in the animation film sector.
Wacom products are used in almost every course,
because we edit images.
We have Wacom products from the start to the end of the program of study.
The students in the first year use Intuos Pro tablets.
The students in the second year work on Cintiq 22" displays.
The students in the third year work on Cintiq 27" displays.
There are also MobileStudio Pro computers for students, who are in the year dedicated to production
but don't have a permanent classroom.
Using Wacom products has transformed my way of working.
Before, I worked mainly on paper for illustrations or animations.
I did everything with traditional tools.
Then I started to use an Intuos4 tablet,
and later a MobileStudio Pro computer.
They allowed me to work faster and more efficiently.
I am a bit attached to it, because it's like my own personal studio.
It's what I use to make all of my films.
I'm definitely going to feel a twinge in my heart,
when I have to return it to EMCA at the end of the year.
Using Wacom products makes me feel extremely comfortable.
It's more than using simply a screen and a mouse,
because I have a really close relationship with what I am doing at every moment.
As these products are optimised to use your hands,
I feel closer to the original pen and paper drawing style.
I am a draftsperson at heart.
When I arrived at EMCA, I discovered the Cintiq 27".
That has truly changed so many things for me.
I work out rough drafts and finished designs.
In terms of my line work and speed of execution,
I'm 10 times faster now.
I often do "rigging", which is creating a character's skeleton.
The skin needs to be connected to the skeleton.
You select the bone of the forearm and paint the skin onto it,
in order to connect them.
Especially for the joints, very precise tools are needed.
It's necessary to be precise and efficient.
It would be too outdated or even impossible
to manage with anything other than a Cintiq display.
I started to use Wacom products at 18 years old, when I started studying art.
It was for using Photoshop, drawing,
making comics and illustrating.
The education at EMCA gave me the opportunity to let myself loose in my graphic design world,
and also to discover the graphics tablets.
We truly hope that the school
provides the students with the most effective tools.
EMCA is equipped with Wacom products,
so we can offer students a high quality level of education,
and correspond to what students will find in professional studios.
We have special relationships
with both local and international companies.
We have an investment program for next year,
for about forty desks equipped with Wacom products.
I will always use Wacom tools,
because there are no better tools for professional use.