Film, Animation and Digital Arts MA
University of Surrey
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Why choose this courseOur new MA in Film, Animation and Digital Arts is a broad multidisciplinary programme which responds to the latest advancements in moving image production technologies such as virtual production, performance capture and synthesis, and real-time visual effects.Our programme seeks to develop your core creative competences in a range of relevant contemporary practices. These include:FilmAnimation3D computer graphics (CG)Computational artsVideogames‘Immersive’ mediaDigital ...Read more

Why choose this course

Our new MA in Film, Animation and Digital Arts is a broad multidisciplinary programme which responds to the latest advancements in moving image production technologies such as virtual production, performance capture and synthesis, and real-time visual effects.

Our programme seeks to develop your core creative competences in a range of relevant contemporary practices. These include:

Film
Animation
3D computer graphics (CG)
Computational arts
Videogames
‘Immersive’ media
Digital acting
Mediatised theatre
Motion graphics
Movement interfaces
Machine vision
Interactive cinema.

Your skills and talents as a media practitioner, alongside intellectual curiosity, collaborative spirit, technical proficiency and sense of adventure, will all come into play as you make use of Surrey’s state-of-the-art facilities, great workspaces and dedicated multi-disciplinary supervision.

You will also benefit from the extensive connections we enjoy with the creative industries, which include media production companies, animation studios, VFX houses, facilities providers and film studios – locally, nationally and globally.

What you will study

Our programme is primarily practice-oriented, backed up with a relevant and robust contextual framework. The programme is 12 months long, split across two semesters and the University’s summer period.

Semester 1 includes a set of focused workshops designed not only to consolidate existing practical skills in script development, film production, animation, CG and VFX but also to bring you rapidly up to speed in less familiar areas such as virtual production, game engines, and digital cinematography. These are accompanied by a thorough grounding in contemporary moving image theory and practice. You will then work on a collaborative, multidisciplinary production project, which provides a great opportunity to work together in a small team on an exciting creative brief.

Careers and graduate prospects

We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

The programme will provide you with an accelerated career path into numerous areas of the film, television and interactive media sectors, equipping you with sought-after skills and experience in these exciting fields. On successful completion of the course, your creative aptitude will be matched by technical acuity in whichever areas you have chosen to specialise.

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23/101
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10th
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12th
What students say
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Daniel
14 Feb 24

Love the campus and the course. I'm less a fan of the accommodation though, but everyone's experience will be..Read more

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Carl
07 Feb 24

Really nice campus with some fantastic facilities (and upgrades and new additions keep coming). As an international student, the transition from home to the UK and to uni was made..Read more

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Entry requirements

A minimum 2:2 UK undergraduate degree (or international equivalent) usually, but not necessarily, in a relevant subject area. Applicants are required to submit a portfolio of relevant work. Portfolio material usually consists of a showreel or a selection of your best work in the media and formats in which you have previously worked. Depending on the extent to which you have specialised, this could include examples of film, animation, 3D modelling, VFX, motion graphics, illustration, creative photography, scriptwriting, digital artworks, painting, sculpture, set design, live theatre work, installation, or indeed any other creative work which you feel demonstrates relevant skills and creativities.

Tuition fees

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£10,300 per year

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£20,000 per year

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£20,000 per year

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University of Surrey
University of Surrey , Guildford

The University of Surrey was established in 1891, and has a rich history of education and innovation....

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Stag Hill Guildford Surrey GU2 7XH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Guildford  0.3 miles away

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