VFX (Compositing)

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VFX (Compositing)

COURSE OVERVIEW

Kickstart your compositing career with the NFTS.

This course has a proven track record of providing the next generation of VFX professionals, the majority of which go straight into key roles on major productions. If you are determined to succeed in this thriving industry - this is the course for you.

The Rookies Award for 'Production Excellence - Visual Effects' 2023

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"The collaboration, discipline and professionalism you hone whilst at the NFTS is as close as you can get to the industry." 

Adam Arnot
NFTS graduate with credits including Avengers: Endgame, No Time to Die and Wonder Woman 1984

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Visual Effects (VFX) are everywhere – from independent films to blockbuster productions, from commercials to games and immersive content. This course gives students extensive, practical training on real sets, in a VFX and animation studio, and in cutting-edge grading and finishing suites.

All students work with the latest available software and camera technology and are taught by current industry artists, technicians and supervisors.

VFX students are taught essential 2D and 3D VFX techniques and will go on to specialise in compositing.

Collaboration is a key part of the course - you'll work alongside those in other specialisms at the NFTS including 3D CG artists and colour graders to make film, TV, games and other practical projects, putting into practice the skills they learn throughout the course.

 

COURSE FACILITIES

Our Visual Effects Labs are cutting-edge, with workstations for each student. Each machine has the latest compositing and 3D software, including Nuke, Maya and Houdini.

Funding Available

The NFTS awards more scholarships and bursaries to British students, relative to the size of our student body, than almost any other educational institution in the UK. If you’re successful at gaining a place on the course, you will be contacted by our funding team with details on how to apply for one of these scholarships.

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Mission: Possible

VFX students take part in a number of exercises throughout the year, often in collaboration with students in other disciplines. 

Model Making for Animation Diploma students crafted a 1:6 scale replica of a set from the original Mission: Impossible film, which was then bought to life in collaboration with VFX MA students.

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Watch the behind the scenes of Mission: Possible, the incredible miniature replica set project with NFTS Model Making Diploma students.

Read more about this brilliant project vie befores & afters: beforesandafters.com/2023/03/23/these-students-made-an-insane-replica-miniature-cia-vault-from-mission-impossible/

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Behind The Scenes with NFTS VFX - Reality Heist

Visual Effects MA students experimented with ground-breaking technology to bring Reality Heist to life, an original five-minute film that uses cutting-edge Virtual Production techniques. 

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2001: A Space Odyssey - An Out of This World Replica Set Build!

VFX students take part in a number of exercises throughout the year, often in collaboration with students in other disciplines. 

Model Making for Animation Diploma students crafted a 1:6 scale replica of a set from 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick, which was bought to life in collaboration with VFX MA students.

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Reality Heist (Trailer)

Reality Heist is a five-minute original story of a scientist who finds after some experimentation with a mix of technology, she can skip dimensions at the flick of a switch. The film, created by VFX students, blends traditionally post rendered photoreal CG with the new real time, in camera VFX.

Graduate Success

Visual Effects MA graduates go on to work as high end VFX artists across the industry. Compositing graduates have worked on major films and television series.

Recent credits include...

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One

Digital Compositor Roman Weisgerber

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Graduate Success

Visual Effects MA graduates go on to work as high end VFX artists across the industry. Compositing graduates have worked on major films and television series.

Recent credits include...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Compositor Victor Almela

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Graduate Success

Visual Effects MA graduates go on to work as high end VFX artists across the industry. Compositing graduates have worked on major films and television series.

Recent credits include...

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Compositor Graham Dorey

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Graduate Success

Visual Effects MA graduates go on to work as high end VFX artists across the industry. Compositing graduates have worked on major films and television series.

Recent credits include...

House of the Dragon

Senior In House Compositor Gillian Simpson

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Graduate Success

Visual Effects MA graduates go on to work as high end VFX artists across the industry. Compositing graduates have worked on major films and television series.

Recent credits include...

Empire of Light

DFX Supervisor Dillan Nicholls

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