Computer Visualisation and Animation

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BA (Hons)

Key facts:
Location:
Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus), The Media School
Duration:
3 years full-time
UCAS Code:
W280
Delivery method:
Full-time
Course Reference:
BACVA
Entry requirements:

For 2010 entry: 320 points from 3 A levels or equivalent

For 2011 entry: 340 points from 3 A levels or equivalent

Level 3 advanced diploma in Creative & Media considered

Preferred subjects:
Fine Art, Photography, Graphic Design plus a technical subject such as Maths, Physics, Computing.
Recommended GCSEs:
Minimum requirement of 5 GCSE's grade A* - C including English and Maths at grade B or equivalent qualifications
If English is not your first language:
IELTS 6.5 (Academic) or above.
Related Courses:
Computer Animation, Media
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Course Information

Course Overview

This course is delivered by the National Centre for Computer Animation.
This course is one of the most established computer animation courses in the UK and was developed after extensive consultation with many of the leading companies in the computer animation, digital special effects and computer game sectors to meet their needs. The course has a focus on the creative use of computer graphics and animation technology.

The course content combines elements of traditional art disciplines, such as life drawing and cinematography, with elements taken from the computing and engineering disciplines, such as programming and applied maths. Students divide their time equally among computing and moving image studies. Thus, they become expert computer animators with good understanding of both the creative and the technical processes involved.

Computer Animation is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of creative endeavour and technical development. It is an exciting, fast-changing and rewarding area to be involved with.

Both the technology and the creative application of this technology have reached such a level of maturity and sophistication that we begin to see a number of quite distinct and specialised application areas emerging which graduates of this course can enter. Such areas are 3D computer animation production, 2D and 3D digital special effects, and computer games.

In particular, the last decade has seen a truly amazing growth in computer animation and its applications. This is manifested in the production of fully synthetic feature films such as Shrek, photorealistic digital special effects such as Star Wars and The Matrix, and a wide range of computer games. The course is part of the National Centre for Computer Animation based at Bournemouth University.

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