This MA Virtual Production offers a dedicated pathway for postgraduates to enter specialised technical sectors within the screen industries. Students will have the opportunity to explore and utilise a range of VR software, including VR painting, 3D modelling and environment design, 360-degree video capture, and games development.
Programme Overview
This course has a practical focus and incorporates elements of Universal Design for Learning, particularly in its assessments. Students will engage in group work and collaborate across cohorts, fostering the creative peer relationships essential for success in the screen industries.
1-year intensive programme
Technical specialisation to be taken during the course
Taught by working industry professionals allowing students to receive training to industry standard from people who have up-to-date knowledge.
Specialist seminar groups
Access equipment and facilities outside of class time
This course prepares students to enter the fast-growing VP industry and various other sectors that are rapidly adopting VP technologies. Graduates may also progress to roles in film distribution, web content creation, live event production, and music video production.
' Subject to validation by Falmouth University '
Professional Perspectives
We organise a series of events throughout the year where screen professionals tell their stories. In these sessions, a Guest Speaker is invited into the school to speak about their career and experience in the industry.
The Professional Perspectives series has recently welcomed guests such as:
Jason Flemyng – Actor: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Boiling Point, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Matt Jones – TV Screenwriter & Producer: Doctor Who, Shameless, Skins, Lucky Man
Lucy Pardee – Casting Director: Aftersun, Rocks, American Honey, Dirty God
Tim Haines – TV Drama and Documentary Maker: Walking with Dinosaurs, Primeval, The Loch
Richard Hewitt: Film Producer: Bohemian Rhapsody, The Theory of Everything, Never Let Me Go, The Aeronauts