This course aims to develop in students the requisite skills to enter into the visual effects industry as a digital visual effects artist specialising in the production of Digital Video elements for digital visual effects.

The course will focus on the production of digital video content for visual effects using industry-standard software. Students will explore in more depth those processes and techniques required for the creation of digital special effects in film and broadcast. The course will look at motion tracking, digital prop replacement and more advanced colour correction. The course includes further examination of lighting assets and management of video assets for compositing. A theoretical component examines the historical context of the discipline. This course includes a production schedule for the completion of a major project.

Students will develop skills in the fundamental processes of animation for visual effects production; be able to realise a concept from beginning to end; develop project development and management skills; develop an awareness of contemporary trends and future directions for Digital Video in the new media arts.

All sessions take place in a computer labaratory

3 hours of seminar / studio practice per week

Students are expected to do at least an extra 6 hours of independent studio practice each week