Visual Effects (VFX) for Film and Television
12 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Shape the future of visual storytelling with advanced skills in VFX.
Blend technical expertise with creative practice as you master the craft of visual effects (VFX). You’ll build a foundation in VFX techniques and discover the creative, theoretical and historical contexts of screen-based storytelling.
Explore your passion with VFX for film and television with our range of option modules. Learn, compositing, colour-grading and 3D asset creation and integration. Study next generation developments in immersive and AI-driven techniques, and refine your creative output on self-directed and collaborative projects.
Enhance your learning in industry-standard facilities. You’ll work in media labs, postproduction and picture finishing suites. We have fully-equipped TV studios, motion capture studios with green screen stages, sound stages and more. Our facilities have been used for projects for the BBC and other major companies.
You’ll be taught by staff with extensive industry experience. They’ve worked as documentary and feature film-makers, broadcasters, scriptwriters, technicians, media historians and theorists.
Gain industry connections and prepare for your career. Work placement modules are built into our course. You'll work with industry professionals at companies such as Viridian FX, a York-based VFX studio with credits including House of the Dragon (HBO) and numerous other international Film and Television productions. You’ll have access to careers support from our in-house employability team. The BBC, ITV and a range of independent production companies all have bases in Yorkshire, so there’s never been a better time to study at York.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Shape the future of visual storytelling with advanced skills in VFX.
Blend technical expertise with creative practice as you master the craft of visual effects (VFX). You’ll build a foundation in VFX techniques and discover the creative, theoretical and historical contexts of screen-based storytelling.
Explore your passion with VFX for film and television with our range of option modules. Learn, compositing, colour-grading and 3D asset creation and integration. Study next generation developments in immersive and AI-driven techniques, and refine your creative output on self-directed and collaborative projects.
Enhance your learning in industry-standard facilities. You’ll work in media labs, postproduction and picture finishing suites. We have fully-equipped TV studios, motion capture studios with green screen stages, sound stages and more. Our facilities have been used for projects for the BBC and other major companies.
You’ll be taught by staff with extensive industry experience. They’ve worked as documentary and feature film-makers, broadcasters, scriptwriters, technicians, media historians and theorists.
Gain industry connections and prepare for your career. Work placement modules are built into our course. You'll work with industry professionals at companies such as Viridian FX, a York-based VFX studio with credits including House of the Dragon (HBO) and numerous other international Film and Television productions. You’ll have access to careers support from our in-house employability team. The BBC, ITV and a range of independent production companies all have bases in Yorkshire, so there’s never been a better time to study at York.
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