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BA (Hons) Visual Effects and Post-Production (Progression Route)

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Key Details

Levels

Level 6

FT / PT

FT

Location

Great Yarmouth | The Place

Attendance

1-2 days

Duration

1 year

This dynamic and exciting BA (Hons) Visual Effects & Post-production degree programme provides a progression route to a full Honours degree for students holding a Foundation degree in Visual Effects & Post-production or similar. This course provides a detailed knowledge of the production context and an understanding of related disciplines that inform visual effects practice, emphasising the importance of complementary filming and visual compositing skills.

You will also explore particle effects such as fluid and fire, object dynamics, match lighting, crowd simulation, advanced keying and other techniques. It is an exciting time to join the visual effects industry, with a shortage of skilled creatives in the CGI and VFX industries opening up many career paths.

There are plenty of opportunities for you to gain vital industry experience during your studies. Previous students have set up a YouTube channel, submitted work to film festivals, worked part-time for a production company, worked directly for clients and set up their own companies.

Whilst this is a full-time course, typically this course generally only requires 1-2 days on campus attendance, supported by self-directed study. This means you can continue to work alongside your studies and balance other commitments.

Course Information


You will need to have achieved 240 credits from a relevant Foundation degree or equivalent.


On completion of the BA (Hons) degree many of our graduates are working within the industry locally, nationally and globally, they have varied roles such as match mover, set designer, senior animator, motion design lead, creative director and many also have their own businesses, large and small. Once you graduate you could go on to be a:

  • Roto artist
  • Compositor
  • Texture artist
  • 3D generalist
  • Animator
  • Environment artist
  • Matchmove artist
  • Visualiser
  • Matte painter
  • Modeller
  • Architect visualiser
  • Product visualiser
  • Games artist

Our degree programme can open the door to careers in: Animation, VFX, Film and Television, Design, Advertising, Games, Engineering and Teaching.


Modules you may study include:

  • Specialist Subject Study
  • Final Project: VFX-Enhanced Production
  • Asset Design for Final VFX Project
  • Immersive Production (VP, XR, VR, AR)

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Career Pathways