The UK is a creative centre for TV and film, with UK workers making up 60% of the global Visual Effects (VFX) workforce (source: Animation UK). Whether you want to work on big films, commercials, or TV series, or in other industries, VFX skills are the key to bringing innovative projects to life. 

This Bachelor of Science in The Art of Visual Effects has been developed with professional VFX Artists and experts from the likes of DNEG and Framestore. You’ll learn actively through intensive hands-on tutorials, taught in our London studios by experienced tutors who have worked on projects such as Gladiator, Mission Impossible, Thor: Love and Thunder and Doctor Who.  

You’ll gain knowledge of 3D VFX and 2D compositing, providing you with the technical and creative skills that the industry is looking for. You’ll develop your soft skills and industry network and graduate with a polished showreel, ready to impress studios and recruiters! 

Why choose this course:

• We're ranked 1st in the UK and 2nd globally for Production Excellence in Immersive Media, and placed among the top 10 Creative Schools in the UK by The Rookies.
• Based in London - home to some of the best post-production studios in the world 
• Industry briefs - work on industry-standard briefs and experience real-life scenarios, just like in a professional studio.
• Successful alumni - you’ll join our community of thousands of Escapees, many of whom have gone on to work at some of the world’s top studios including Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft, DNEG and Framestore. 47 Escapees worked on Avengers: Endgame, 26 on The Mandalorian, 23 on Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 and 16 on Stranger Things.
• Industry-standard facilities - work in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using professional software such as Maya, Nuke and ZBrush.
• Professional input - our advisory board of experts, from the likes of DNEG (Avengers: Endgame and Oscar-winning Dune) and MPC (The Lion King and 1917), help develop and keep this degree up to date. You will also receive feedback on some of your work from industry professionals.
• All-round creative skills - study common modules in your first year to gain an understanding of visual effects, animation and game art and how the pipelines cross over.
• Soft skills - learn soft skills such as teamwork, organisation and giving and receiving feedback to prepare you for work in the real world;
• Specialisms: 2D vs 3D - you’ll be introduced to both 2D compositing for VFX and 3D for VFX, so you can decide which you enjoy most and best lends itself to your skillset.
• Our student short films have been nominated and won several international awards over the years, including Jerich0 being shortlisted for the Student BAFTA Awards. 

Career opportunities:

You’ll graduate with a degree and a killer portfolio put together with advice from tutors and industry professionals. Ready to apply to your first job in the industry!

Some of the opportunities you can consider once you’ve finished your studies include:

• Runner
• Junior Texture/Modelling/CFX Artist
• Previs Artist
• Roto/Prep Artist
• Layout Artist 
• Production Assistant 
• Production Coordinator

Our students have gone to work as both specialist and generalist artists in creative studios, across TV shows, films and commercials.