SELECT COURSE -------------------------- --MA COURSES Cinematography Composing For Film and Television Digital Post Production Directing Animation Directing Documentary Directing Fiction Editing Games Design and Development Producing Producing and Directing Television Entertainment Production Design Screenwriting SFX/VFX Sound Design for Film and Television --------------------- --DIPLOMA COURSES Production Management for Film Production Management for Television Script Development Sound Recording for Film and Television ---------------------- --OCCASIONAL COURSES Directors Series Make Up and Hair Summerdocs: A Summer School in Documentary Direction --------------------- --SHORT COURSES Documentary Drama Business Skills Camera & Sound Editing Bespoke Craft & Technical

MA COURSES

SFX/VFX
From small budget independent movies to commercials and from television programmes to Hollywood blockbusters, visual special effects are used to enhance storytelling and create amazing images. SFX and VFX specialists work closely together to seamlessly blend the enormous amount of physical effects that can be created and shot in-camera, with complex 2D and 3D digital effects that are created using computers. The SFX/VFX industry is growing at an astonishing rate and it is constantly on the lookout for new talent, as reflected by the interest shown in the NFTS by the UK VFX industry.

The SFX/VFX course is aimed at those who intend to work as CGI Artists, CGI Technical Directors, VFX Artists or VFX compositors. It could also lead to an interest in practical SFX techniques, as a first step on the long road to becoming an SFX technician. Ultimately the course will provide the backbone for a career in VFX.

During this extremely practical modular course, you will spend a lot of time learning techniques “on set”, in addition to learning in front of a computer, developing and putting into practice skills and knowledge of camera techniques, including motion control; a simple range of physical effects including pyrotechnics, atmospherics, prosthetics and special effects make-up; working with green screen, models/miniatures, motion capture and, fundamentally, CGI modelling, rigging, texturing, lighting and rendering.

The NFTS holds a unique position within the film and television industries, whereby it can offer an invaluable “bridge to the Industry” that attempts to help graduates establish themselves in a new career. At the time of writing, all the previous SFX/VFX graduates are in employment from 3D TDs at Framestore, Double Negative and MPC in London to SFX producers at Millennium FX, creating VFX on projects such as Doctor Who, 2012, Harry Potter, Inception, Captain America and Avatar, as well as SFX on Being Human, Torchwood, Prometheus and Frankenweenie.

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