Course Modules

This module will introduce you to the history of games design. You will explore the origins of games design and its evolution as an industry to the present day and beyond. The module aims to develop a critical awareness of […]

A series of briefs will introduce advanced techniques and, if applicable, allow you to focus your studies into a particular discipline within the VFX workflow, while continuing to refine your portfolio of work. Additionally, to perfecting core VFX skills, you

This module is an opportunity to continue your development as an animator across two semesters. You will be set a series of briefs which introduce advanced techniques and may have the opportunity to focus your studies into a particular style

This module introduces you to the practice of ‘FX Animation’, primarily through the study of particle and dynamic simulations and cloth and fluid simulations. You will have the opportunity to investigate the role that FX Animation plays within the field

This module simulates the experience of working on a short format project at a professional studio. Your project could involve producing VFX for a single TV episode, an animated TV commercial, a music promo, or something else. You will respond

In this module you will discover the origins of the imagery and data you will be working with in VFX and explore how to acquire such data. You will engage with hands on and technical concepts for correctly capturing and

In this module you will explore the creative processes you need to build a realistic, lifelike character, convey their personality and express emotion. You will be introduced to established core acting principles and undertake a series of briefs, exploring acting

This module is an opportunity to continue your development as a visual effects artist over two semesters. You will explore new techniques and collate a body of work to illustrate your mastering of these workflows. Using regular reviews and group

This module explore the pre-visualisation approach to planning and testing creative ideas in preparation for larger scale audio visual projects, and the ‘pitching’ of ideas. You will investigate how pre visualisation is applied in animation, games, film and photography and

This module introduces the history of animation and VFX and provides a grounding for further study of animation and VFX as a craft. You will discover how animation/VFX is applied in the real world, the origins of animation and VFX