Character Creation for Animation, Games & VFX (Integrated Masters) MSci (Hons)
Escape Studios
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Master in Science (with Honours) – MSci (Hon)

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4 Years

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Master in Science (with Honours) – MSci (Hon)

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If you feel a passion for storytelling and creating characters with rich backstories that are a part of vast and detailed worlds… then this cutting-edge course is for you. Taught by industry professionals, you will understand the character creation pipeline from concept to implementation, developing models, character rigs and FX. This will require work at all points in the production pipeline, including simulations of muscles, cloth and fur. You will have the transferable skills to work and ...Read more

If you feel a passion for storytelling and creating characters with rich backstories that are a part of vast and detailed worlds… then this cutting-edge course is for you. Taught by industry professionals, you will understand the character creation pipeline from concept to implementation, developing models, character rigs and FX. This will require work at all points in the production pipeline, including simulations of muscles, cloth and fur. You will have the transferable skills to work and support teams in both technical and artistic capacities across different outputs such as complex character simulations, and real-time and interactive production environments, such as virtual reality and other forms of interactive entertainment.


Why choose this course

+ Based in London - home to some of the best animation, video games and VFX studios in the world + Partnership with


Epic Games

- the first


Unreal Engine Authorized Training Center in the UK

and an


Unreal Engine Academic Partner

. Our certified tutors also run short courses for studios who want their staff to be trained in


Unreal Engine

+ We’re a


Houdini certified school

+ Work on industry-standard briefs, experience real-life scenarios and receive feedback on your work from external developers to learn about current development practice + 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

+ Study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using high-spec equipment and professional software such as


Unreal Engine

and


Houdini

+ Professional input - industry partners have helped design this degree to make sure it is relevant to employers and up to date + All-round technical skills - learn software, skills and techniques for both games and visual effects and learn 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.

What students say
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Hamida
04 Apr 22

Best aspects are the vibe and overall atmosphere. And the modules that you get to work on are unique fun and beneficial. As well as helping you with making decisions after..Read more

J
James
31 Mar 22

Learning the tools and techniques used within the industry has been amazing and brought me so far as an artist, also enabling me to develop speciality skills independently by..Read more

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Entry requirements

Exam type

A level

A level:

CDD - BBB Grades / Points required

UCAS Tariff:

80 - 120 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

27 - 30 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

MMM - DMM Grades / Points required

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England

£9,250 per year

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Students from England

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This is the fee you pay if you live within England. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Scotland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Scotland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Wales

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Wales. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Northern Ireland

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Northern Ireland. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£9,250 per year

This information comes from UCAS, or in some cases the institution directly.
Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from Channel Islands

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.

This is the fee you pay if you live within Channel Islands. Please note, this is subject to change.

£17,995 per year

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Students from EU

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This is the fee you pay if you live within the European Union. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£17,995 per year

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Please note: fees do vary so please make sure you contact the institution for up to date information.

Students from International

This is the fee you pay if you are an International student. Please note, this is subject to change. Please confirm the most up to date fee with the individual institution.

£17995 Per year

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Best aspects are the vibe and overall atmosphere. And the modules that you get to work on are unique fun and beneficial. As well as helping you with making decisions after...
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James
31 Mar 22
Learning the tools and techniques used within the industry has been amazing and brought me so far as an artist, also enabling me to develop speciality skills independently by...
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Escape Studios
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Nearest tube station: Holborn  0.1 miles away Nearest train station: Holborn  0.1 miles away
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