BA (Hons) Visual Effects
Bachelor's degree
In City of London
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
City of london
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Based in London with close industry ties this course offers a generalist CGI grounding, while giving you the crucial ability to specialise in a particular area - something the industry increasingly requires. With its strong CGI focus, the course emphasises the importance of a solid grounding in art and design principles while teaching you to model, rig, animate and light in 3D.
Theoretical, practical and technical knowledge form the basis of an accumulated set of creative software skills that include:
CGI foundations
VFX compositing
3D matchmoving
motion tracking
matte painting
environment creation
rigging and creature effects
digital sculpture
dynamics and CGI lighting
visual development
Visual effects (VFX) are the processes whereby sequences for movies, commercials, television, games and other new media are created through digital techniques - live action is enhanced, augmented or replaced altogether. The use of VFX can save money and avoid dangerous or difficult live action filming but most of all it enables the impossible to happen. With VFX, imagination is the only limit. Think about mass battles in fantasy realms, exploding planets, interstellar travel, realistic yet mythical creatures, epic disasters, crowd scenes, historical and futuristic settings, car chases and extreme weather conditions. These, and much more, are the products of VFX.
Other options available for BA (Hons) Visual Effects
Part time - September 2017, Ealing site
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Entry requirements
UCAS 112 tariff points at Level 3, which would normally include at least two subject areas, plus GCSE English and Maths (A*-C).
We would like to see a portfolio of the work you have produced in the last 12 months. You can also show us earlier work if it is particularly relevant to your development, and represents a strong area of activity.
Applicants with no formal qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.
International students need to meet our English language requirement at either IELTS at 6.0 or above and a minimum of 5.5 for each of the 4...
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Subjects
- VFX
- 3d training
- Sculpture
- 3D
- Industry
- CGI
Course programme
The UK is a world leader in the film and TV VFX industry. To maintain this position it has to constantly attract the best talent from all over the world. Growth in recent years has led to shortages of brilliant graduates who are ready for the workplace.
Our new and exciting course places you at the heart of the action and delivers a dynamic, contemporary, hands-on experience, working with the latest software.
Year one (Level 4) modules
Principles of VFX
Visual Toolbox
Digital Toolbox
CGI Foundations
Narrative and Editorial.
Year two (Level 5) modules
The Composite
Animation Foundation
Digital Sculpture
Research and Development
Rigging and Creature FX
Environmental FX.
Year three (Level 6) modules
3D Match Moving
Negotiated Brief
Professional Practice
The Pipeline
Project.
BA (Hons) Visual Effects