Visual Effects Art BA (Hons)

If while watching a movie you have ever marvelled at the seamless integration of live action and digitally created assets, BA (Hons) Visual Effects Art is the course for you. Teaching you on state of-the-art, industry-standard hardware and software, with opportunities to work collaboratively with game artists, animators, live action filmmakers, and VFX tech artists, this course will advance your artistic VFX skills preparing you for your career as a visual effects artist with 100% coursework. Working alone, in teams or in industry focused workshops, you’ll develop the digital toolset, creative invention, and contextual knowledge to bring your visual imagination to life. You’ll graduate with an industry-ready reel demonstrating your invention and artistic prowess. <br/><br/><strong>What youll study</strong><br/>Develop your artistic creativity to gain skills and knowledge for working collaboratively in the screen arts fields, specifically in creating visual effects for the movie, games and animation industries. You will gain the tool skills to produce immersive worlds and dynamic effects through the seamless integration of digital assets into live-action worlds. Additionally, working alone, in teams or on industry-focused projects, you will develop your creative invention and contextual knowledge to bring your visual imagination to life.<br/><br/><strong>Employability</strong> <br/><br/>Graduates will be prepared for a broad range of careers in visual effects. This could include roles such as 3D modeller, 3D LookDev artist, effects artist, compositor, previs artist, VFX layout artist, VFX concept artist and Matchmove artist. <br/><br/><strong>Facilities</strong><br/>We’re committed to helping you explore, expand and refine your craft, as you discover new creative horizons with some truly great tools, equipment and workspaces. Visit our facilities hub at <strong>www.ntu.ac.uk/artfacilities</strong> to find out more.<br/><br/>We are also proud to be launching the new Design & Digital Arts building to prepare our graduates for success in professional, technical and commercial careers in the growing cultural and creative industries. This landmark building will place Nottingham as a UK hub for film, television, animation, UX design, games design, graphic design and more.<br/><br/>Facilities include:<br/><br/>Collaborative studio spaces for each discipline<br/>Digital Innovation Lab and VR/Mixed Reality Studio<br/>Exhibition spaces<br/>TV and Film Studio<br/>Black Box studio<br/>Film Production editing suites<br/>Screen printing room<br/>Sound studios<br/>Stop Motion Studio<br/>Café

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