Postgraduate and short course taster sessions
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Postgraduate and Short Course Taster Sessions
We offer a number of taster sessions throughout the year in animation, games, visual effects (VFX), concept art and motion graphics. You can attend as many as you like to find the subject best suited to you.
Why come to a taster?
Meet some of our industry-experienced course tutors
See a demo (or follow along with) industry-standard software taught on our programmes
Try before you buy - get a feel for what it's like studying a masters or short course with us
Considering an undergraduate degree instead? Head to our undergraduate taster days.
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Online tasters available now
Upcoming tasters
All our tasters are online in Zoom. Select a taster below to book.
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Tuesday 4th February
Maya session
This Autodesk Maya software taster is hosted by Lee Caller, Animation tutor. We teach Maya on the following programmes:
3D Animation
Character and Creature Creation
Technical Art
Visual Effects Production (VFX)
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Wednesday 5th February
Nuke session
This Nuke software taster is hosted by Klaudija Cermak, our Programme Leader for VFX and 2D VFX tutor. We teach Nuke for compositing and visual effects on the following programme:
Visual Effects Production (VFX)
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Thursday 6th February
Houdini session
This Houdini software taster is hosted by Dan Shutt, 3D VFX tutor. We teach Houdini on the following programmes:
Visual Effects Production (VFX)
Character and Creature Creation
Game Design
Technical Art
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Tuesday 11th February
Adobe Photoshop session
This Photoshop software taster is hosted by Jim Russell, Concept Art tutor. We teach Photoshop on the following programmes:
Concept Art
Motion Graphics
3D Animation
Game Art
Visual Effects Production (VFX)
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Wednesday 12th February
Unreal Engine session
This Unreal Engine software taster is hosted by Christian Avigni, Programme Leader and Unreal Authorized Instructor. We teach Unreal Engine on the following programmes:
Game Art
Game Design
Technical Art
UI/UX
Visual Effects Production (VFX)
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Meet our industry-experienced tutors
They all have industry experience and are experts in their fields, including certified trainers for Unreal Engine, Autodesk and Houdini. They've worked at studios such as Walt Disney, EA and Framestore, on credits including Doctor Strange, Kingsman and Bond: Spectre.