Designed in consultation with key figures from the gaming industry, this degree is the first of its kind. Created in response to a growing demand for artists and technicians fluent in the arts of digital visualisation and animation, its aim is to address the current shortage of skilled Technical Directors.
As the course progresses, you will learn to combine the world of 3D digital technology with the fundamentals of art and the traditional and contemporary conventions of film. This is a flexible programme of study, one that allows you to delve deeper into areas of particular interest, or to study subjects that you think may prove particularly valuable to your future career. Whichever route you choose, you're sure to come away with a range of skills that will be in great demand within the industry. It's expected that upon graduation you will gain entry into one of the large games and VFX companies as assistant TD.
Formal lectures and seminars will provide you with the essential theory, but the real focus of this course is on studio time. It's here, using the very latest technologies, that you will hone your skills in 3D animation, digital compositing and character rigging. These are the skills that bring animated characters to life, that give them those indiscernible qualities that make them so appealing.
This is a new course in a new field, and the frontiers of knowledge and technology are expanding daily. This makes it a hugely exciting and dynamic area of study, and one that's bound to test and develop both your technical and your creative talents.
Ultimately it's about allowing you to gain your first step to a professional position, but it's also about giving you the theoretical background to allow you to evolve and grow in order to meet the changing demands of this fast paced industry.
Module guide
Year one core modules:
3D Technology and Art Fundamentals
Film Grammar
Contextual Studies
Digital Compositing
Graphic Design of the 20th Century
Year two core modules:
Code, Light and Surface: Advanced 3D
Matchmoving: 2D into 3D
Debates and Practices
Character Rigging
Contextual Studies
Year three core modules:
Showreel Preparation
Major Project
Research Seminar
Methods of Teaching and Learning
Lecture, seminar, project and student-managed learning.
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Associated careers
This course is specifically designed to meet the requirements of aspiring Technical Directors within the gaming industry. However, the skills you will gain on this course are increasingly in demand across a range of industry sectors including film and television production, marketing, advertising, web design and production and broadcast media.
Assessment
Through written and practical work.
Links with industry
The course benefits from regular contribution by part-time lecturers with national reputations as practitioners. For example the Illustration and Animation course was written with the kind assistance of personnel from Nexus Productions, StudioAKA and Th1ng. In addition, the Photography area is a college member of AOP and is affiliated
220 tariff points at A Level or equivalent. Required subject(s): A Level any Art, Design and/or Media subject at grade C, preferred subject(s): Art and Design Foundation course Non-Academic Conditions: Art Portfolio, interviews For an explanation of qualifications, have a look at our IAG page on this site www.creativeway.org.uk/quals.
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Advice on courses and careers:-
The Creative Way IAG team provides a specialist service for anyone
interested in finding out about courses and careers in the creative and
cultural industries. We can provide information direct to Students,
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To find out more, visit our IAG page on this site on
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m.ball@uel.ac.uk or Sarah
Comerford 07515 051509
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