This course gives you the opportunity to enhance your creativity and explore your passions for animation and visual effects in a creative environment that motivates you to push yourself outside your creative comfort zones. Our professional facilities and highly skilled staff provide you with an ideal setting for learning, guiding you to explore your creativity, independence and drive to progress within a vast, fast-growing industry. By the end of the course, you should be prepared for university or entry into the industry.

Course Details

You will be introduced to industry-standard software and industry-style briefs. You’ll explore key digital tools and techniques used by animation and VFX professionals. You’ll study the principles of animation, develop core skills in 2D and 3D animation, 3D modelling, live-action compositing, and image editing. You’ll gain an understanding of film language, animation pipelines and processes, supported by essential theory and industry knowledge.

As you progress, you’ll identify progression routes and create professional materials like a CV, website, and portfolio, ready for work in the industry as a freelancer, in full-time employment, or further training such as apprenticeships or Higher Education.

Entry requirements

You’ll need to show you have a passion for animation and/or 2D/3D art and have at least:

Four GCSEs at grades 4-9, or C-A* including English
Other grades will be considered on a case by case basis.

Your next steps...

This course is to get you into the mindset and give you a portfolio of work to become a 2D or 3D animator, modeller or artist. You can take all these skills into Higher Education and study a degree in Visual Effects, Animation or similar.

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