If you have a strong desire to work in the feature film visual effects industry or associated areas, this is the perfect course for you. You'll embrace the complete visual effects post-production pipeline and focus on the theory, principles and production of visual effects assets and shots. 

• During the course you'll produce a high-quality demonstrative portfolio of work related to the knowledge and production of professional quality feature film visual effects
• Access brand new specialist facilities including a green screen and motion capture studio, as well as animation laboratories, equipped with industry-standard software
• Mirror industry practice by working collaboratively with other National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) students on our courses in Art & Design and Technical Arts to create visual effects work
• Tailor your studies to either a more technical or artistic flavour depending on your desired career aspirations
• Benefit from regular industry guest speakers from studios such as ILM, Dreamworks, DNEG and Framestore just to name a few
• Attend BU's BFX Festival, the UK's largest visual effects, computer games & animation festival featuring a fantastic line-up of speakers, masterclasses, exhibitions, screenings and networking events.
• BU is ranked 4th in the top 25 animation schools and colleges in the world, 3nd in Europe and 1st in the UK (Animation Career Review 2020).

Our computer animation courses are exceptionally well regarded within the industry, and as a result our graduates rarely struggle to find work once they finish their course.

During your degree you will have the opportunity to work with some of the UK’s leading computer animation organisations, through the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA), and can make valuable contacts before you graduate.

Our NCCA graduates have gone on to work on some of the most successful films of recent times, including Avatar, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Interstellar, Gravity and Alice in Wonderland, to name just a few.

Our graduates work all over the world, and many are employed by the industry’s leading animation and production houses, software houses, and computer game and digital media companies.