Postgraduate and Short Course Prospectus 2023 September 2023 | Page 18

LOCOMOTION AND MECHANICS
General introduction to Maya General principles of animation
for the first 18 weeks .
Assessment
PRODUCTION PROJECT
AWARDED BY For this module , you will work on a
final major project with feedback and guidance from your tutors and industry professionals . It will allow you to showcase your in-depth knowledge of your specialism area , ready for use in a portfolio .
CHARACTER PERFORMANCE
Weight and flexibility , physics and adding characterisation Animal locomotion : trots , walks and runs
Maya For full breakdowns : escapestudios . ac . uk / macompositing
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MA VISUAL EFFECTS

MODULE 1 MODULE 2

PRODUCTION

LOCOMOTION AND MECHANICS

( COMPOSITING )

General introduction to Maya General principles of animation
Locomotion
Animal locomotion continued
DURATIONCharacter animation
The first 18 weeks of the
Acting course
, dialogue will be hands-on and lip sync tuition
1 year with industry-trained tutors
Final exercise
who worked on the likes of
Harry Potter and the Chamber
Project of Secrets , Kingsman
LOCATION and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 . You ’ ll learn how
London campus to use 2D tools , exploring stereoscopic compositing or live online and understanding how 2D and 3D VFX integrate .
The remainder of the course is made up of two major

MODULE 3 projects , collaborative and individual , where you ’ ll

FEES
ANIMALS AND
CREATURESapply the skills you ’ ve learned to an industry-relevant
London campus – £ 17,995 brief with help from your

MODULE tutors and 4industry guests .

Live online
Advanced – £ 15,450character animation :

COLLABORATIVE

See page dialogue 35 for and lip sync
MODULE , SOFTWARE

STUDIO AND CAREER PROJECT OPTIONS

information
Advanced on character animation : fees , funding and

Module 1 – Compositing 1 acting and performance+

For this module , you will work
payment options
Advanced . motion capture on a project as a group , to

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Module 2 – Compositing 2 and facial performance demonstrate your ability to
MODE OF
Advanced STUDY creature

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Module 3 – Advanced choose compositing correct techniques and
Daytime ( animation full-time ), : creature
for visual effects
approaches , and to apply them
Monday – performance Friday . and acting

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Students should
Advanced expect character and
to a specified professional brief .
Module 4 – Collaborative studio project
to spend 40 creature hours interactions per week studying
Project during and polish this programme . This includes being on campus ( or following live online ) between 10am and 5pm

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Module 5 – Production project
Software
Career options

MODULE 5

for the first 18 weeks .
Assessment

PRODUCTION PROJECT

AWARDED BY For this module , you will work on a
final major project with feedback and guidance from your tutors and industry professionals . It will allow you to showcase your in-depth knowledge of your specialism area , ready for use in a portfolio .

+

CHARACTER PERFORMANCE

DID YOU KNOW ?+

Weight and flexibility , physics and adding characterisation Animal locomotion : trots , walks and runs

SOFTWARE

Maya For full breakdowns : escapestudios . ac . uk / macompositing
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