Motion Graphics

Motion Graphics combines a variety of 2D and 3D elements, as well as live action to create dynamic, colourful visuals, infographics, special sequences for films, video game animations, film titles and promos across a variety of mediums.

The in-demand role of Motion Graphics Designer has never been so varied or exciting, a craft that allows you to work across a range of creative industries, such as graphic design, advertising, animation, broadcasting, multimedia, games or film.

Taught by expert tutors who’ve worked on the likes of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Marvels, this highly focused digital course has been created with our industry partners to encompass not only theory but also technical and artistic approaches. We connect our students with current practice through industry project mentoring, high spec equipment and hands-on learning at our London studios, providing a strong foundation for a career in Motion Graphics.

On this degree you will have varied opportunities to develop the soft and technical skills that companies look for. You'll develop and refine your skills with individual projects, as well as working alongside our other undergraduate programmes on collaborative projects.

Graduate ready to design motion graphics from concept to implementation, creating design, animation, typography and user experiences to produce engaging experiences. What's more, you will have the transferable skills to support teams in both technical and artistic capacities across different production environments.

Why choose this course

• Based in London - home to some of the best animation, video games and VFX studios in the world

• Partnership with Epic Games - the first Unreal Engine Authorized Training Center in the UK and an Unreal Engine Academic Partner.

• We’re a Houdini certified school - learn from the experts and benefit from exclusive access to Houdini webinars and presentations

• Industry briefs and feedback - work on industry-standard briefs, experience real-life scenarios and receive feedback on your work from external developers to learn about current development practice

• Successful alumni - you’ll join our community of thousands of Escapees, many of whom have gone on to work at some of the world’s top studios including Rare, Rockstar, Ubisoft, DNEG and Framestore. 47 Escapees worked on Avengers: Endgame, 26 on The Mandalorian, 23 on Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 and 20 on Stranger Things

• Study in a studio environment that mirrors current industry practice, using high-spec equipment and professional software such as Adobe AfterEffects and Cinema 4D

• Professional input - industry partners have helped design this degree to make sure it is relevant to employers and up to date

• All-round technical skills - learn software, skills and techniques for both games and visual effects and learn how the pipelines cross over.

Course Modules

First year (Level 4 - 120 credits)

An introduction to the disciplines, pipelines and creative industries, giving you the all-round skills you’ll need on your journey to becoming a professional.

• Creative Foundations - Craft (30 credits)

• Creative Foundations - Project (30 credits)

• Motion Graphics- Core (15 credits)

• Computer Animation - Core (15 credits)

• Compositing for VFX – Core (15 credits)

• 3D for VFX – Core (15 credits)

Second year (Level 5 - 120 credits)

You’ll build your skills and organise yourself to work as a digital studio on commercial standard projects.

• Motion Graphics 2D - Pro (30 credits)

• Motion Graphics 3D - Advanced (30 credits)

• Specialism (15 credits)

• Industry Studio Project (45 credits)

Third year (Level 6 - 120 credits)

You’ll hone your skills and begin to demonstrate the level of knowledge to be a professional artist.

• Professional Studio Project (60 credits)

• Advanced Specialism (30 credits)

• Professional Practice (30 credits)

Your work is assessed through practical assignments and retrospectives by a mix of tutor, peer, self-review and industry. In fact, industry professionals often review your project modules and share their personalised feedback with you.