Post Production & VFX with Integrated Foundation Year

This course introduces you to the fundamentals of Filmmaking, Post Production and VFX. It will help the development of your creative, critical and craft skills in preparation for progression to the 1st year of the BA (Hons) Post Production & VFX fast-track degree at Central Film School.

Programme Overview

• 1 year full-time foundation year followed by a 2-year intensive fast-track programme including summer terms

• Taught by working industry professionals allowing students to receive training to industry standard from people who have up-to-date knowledge.

• A practical programme with a hands-on approach

• Develop technical skills in-line with industry standards

• Access to equipment and facilities outside of class time.

The BA (Hons) Post Production & VFX provides aspiring filmmakers with the technical skills and knowledge needed to prepare them for a successful career in the screen industries. Taught by industry professionals, the programme focuses on post-production editing, sound recording and mixing, visual effects (including 3D animation), and managing workflows.

You will gain a solid grounding in screen grammar fundamentals and professional practices through integrated curricular teaching, as well as extracurricular activities and opportunities.

Students on the course will engage in an integrated learning experience, and through structured and formative opportunities to work on group projects across cohorts, they will develop the creative peer relationships essential for success in the screen industries upon graduation.

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

Subject to validation by Falmouth University

Foundations in Screen Practice, Screen Industries Research, Writing Short Script, Professional Practice, Final Group Project, Visual Storytelling, Screen Studies, Shooting for Post Production, VFX Fundamentals, 2D Effects and Practices, Finishing for Film and Broadcast, Collaborative Workflows, The Professional Post-Producer, Final Major Project

Practical assessment and/or Essay No written exams