BA (Hons) Visual Effects & Model Making is the magical part of our screen and stage facility. The practical skills you will learn on this course are relevant to a wide range of careers, including film and television prop making, puppet and character development for stop frame animation, animatronics and automata for exhibition, concept models for the games industry, model making and design for theatre, architectural model making, prototyping for industrial designers, interactive exhibition models and photographic props for advertising. Furthermore, digital model making utilising CGI software such as 3ds Max, is often used in animation, Illustration and graphic design. You will learn not only traditional technical skills, such as sculpting, mould making and model making but also digital skills, including digital scanning and 3D printing with industry-standard software and equipment. Working alongside complementary programmes, you pick-up where others have left off, enhancing productions through your creativity, for example making a miniature-model establishing shot, digital set extension or augmenting a practical prop with some visual flourishes. By the end of the three-year course, you will have produced a showreel and portfolio of models composited into VFX sequences and settings. **INDUSTRY LINKS** Our model-making team have worked with a range of clients and are professional freelancers, maintaining strong industry links, including: Aardman Animation Industrial Light & Magic Alpha Star Productions Eighties Doubt Productions Sea and Sky Pictures Tees Valley Screen Social Northern Film & Media, (BFI ScreenSkills) Candle and Bell

In your first year (Level Four,) you will explore: - Research Studies - Drawing for Creative Development - Workshop Practice - Visual Development - Traditional Creative Development - Digital Creative Development In your second year (Level Five), you will develop: - Digital Development - Action Props - Transformative Techniques - Professional Practice - Professional Consolidation In your third year (Level Six), you will produce: - Project Research and Preparation - Dissertation/Report - Final Major Project - Final Show and Portfolio

In course assessment. Each module is assessed upon completion and given a percentage mark.

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: W614

Institution code: C71

Campus Name: The Northern School of Art

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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Year 2

Year 3

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

Your potential is our main focus when assessing your suitability for the programme you have applied to. Because of this, we take into account all aspects of your application and not just your academic profile. If you are a mature applicant (i.e. 21+ years), we will place more emphasis on your portfolio and the skills and experience you can demonstrate at interview. Your portfolio, which you bring to interview, is an integral part of the assessment. It should demonstrate your current skills, interests and knowledge where appropriate. It is also expected that you will bring evidence of written work to interview and/or have a Level 2 qualification in English/Literacy.

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England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1

As with most creative programmes delivered at higher education, this programme will have additional costs such as material and basic tools and contribution towards educational visits to ensure successful completion of the programme. The School offers financial support packages to help with this, whether this be through means-tested bursaries and/or grants. In addition, the School offers subsidised resale of course materials, free use of studios etc. More detailed information is provided at the interview stage; however, if you require this sooner please contact interviews@northernart.ac.uk

University Level Campus
Church Square
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Hartlepool
TS24 7EX