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Post Production & Visual Effects with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons)

Falmouth University

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Falmouth University
UCAS CODE: FY25

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    Penryn Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

Develop your skills by entering the creative industries on an Integrated Foundation Year degree. If you’re interested in taking on a new subject that you’ve not had the opportunity to study in depth before, or have been out of education for a while, then our Integrated Foundation Year courses might be for you. These four-year courses include an introductory year to help you build the core skills needed for specialist degree-level study. This is a chance for you to let your imagination run wild and explore your creativity, expand your professional skills and develop enhanced subject knowledge in the domain you want to study. We’ll help nurture your expertise in problem solving, risk-taking, designing and making as you develop your abilities through five core modules. After your foundation year, you’ll have a deeper knowledge of your subject, a clear understanding of your strengths, a developed practical and technical skill set and the confidence to excel in your chosen degree subject when you join other students for the rest of your course. Create cinematic greatness as a post production and VFX specialist.This is the final frontier in the film-making process, where raw footage is transformed into cohesive, compelling film and visual storytelling is pushed beyond the realms of possibility. This degree covers all aspects of post production and visual effects (VFX) for film, TV and animation, from creating magical sound design to clever scene cutting to ramp up tension. You’ll gain hands-on technical experience in a specialist facility with equipment and workflows that mirror industry practice, developing high-level skills and professionally recognised software qualifications.You will:Develop technical, design thinking and production skills in your chosen specialism. Learn teamwork, leadership and project management skills through a variety of learning environments. Develop critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills through the development of unique and innovative projects. Complete your chosen degree over a four-year period. Refine your skills in areas including picture editing, colour grading, compositing, VFX, rotoscoping, digital imaging, sound design and audio mixing. Gain intensive, hands-on technical and craft experience of image and audio post-production equipment, workflows and software. Gain recognised industry software certifications as an optional part of the course, giving you the edge over your peers. Have the opportunity to participate in live client briefs as well as short and feature films through our Sound/Image Cinema Lab. Benefit from our industry links with the likes of Adobe, Avid, Blackmagic Design and Arri, as well as numerous UK-based and international post houses and VFX studios including Framestore, ILM and Envy amongst many others.You will also engage in our weekly InTo Industry programme of guest speakers and alumni. You’ll learn directly from leading practitioners and connect with our extensive global alumni, helping you to build your network from day one. Recent guests have included Nikki Atkinson (previs/postvis, The Matrix Resurrections, postvis, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Mark Connell (Production Designer, Radiohead: Follow Me Around and The Chemical Brothers: We’ve Got To Try) and Graham Wild (Dubbing Mixer, Our Planet, Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II). This course is accredited by CILECT, Albert, AVID, and ARRI

Application deadline

29 January

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University information

Falmouth University

Falmouth University

  • University League Table

    64th

  • Campus address

    Falmouth University, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall And Isles Of Scilly, TR11 4RH, England

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Computer Science

    76th out of 117 9

    53rd out of 95 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 227
    135 59%

    45th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    66.0 66%

    103rd

    3

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.98 75%

    69th

    58

  • Entry standards

    / Max 198
    133 67%

    50th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    54.0 54%

    70th

    9

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.11 78%

    41st

    8

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