Our students and graduates are often recognised for their industry work, from Academy award OSCARS, Bafta, Emmy and the prestigious Visual Effects Society awards.
Hear from our current students, graduates and those now working in award-winning studios around the world, and find out what it means to be part of VFX+Motion at the University of South Wales
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The start of your career
The UK film and TV industry is a multi-billion pound industry, with world renown studios all over the country. With strong ties to some of the biggest studios in the world, the Visual Effects and Motion Graphics course is the perfect choice for aspiring artists that have a passion for the film, television, and digital arts.
From creating ground-breaking visual effects for cinema to commercial motion design and animation, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of these disciplines, with leading technical skill sets taught by award-winning industry professional staff. Through all of this, you can make full use of our state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, such as our green screen, performance capture, television, and virtual production studios, all of which are introduced from the very start of the course.
What's in store at VFX+Motion?
Course leader Geraint Thomas explains what's in store for those who are looking to join the course, what our current students are working on, and what it means to be a part of VFX+Motion at USW.
A collaborative experience
There are fantastic collaboration opportunities here at the Cardiff Campus, whether this is creating visual content for music festivals, VFX for student-led feature films, or working with real-world studios as part of your studies. This flexibility of direction is something that resonates well with our current students, giving them the ability to sculpt the curriculum around them, especially considering the diversity of career directions that they could pursue here in Cardiff, London, or spanning as far as Vancouver.
Hear from our students
We speak to a number of our (now past) Year 1, 2 and 3 students to hear what their experiences are on the course, as well as a sneak preview of their projects created as part of their coursework.
VFX+Motion Interview - Ethan Roberts
VFX+Motion Interview - Ethan Roberts
VFX+Motion Interview - John Ovuson
VFX+Motion Interview - Jemma Morgan
VFX+Motion Interview - Antony Thanarajaratnam
VFX+Motion Interview - Ronan Ellis
VFX+Motion Interview - Dhananjay Bharad
Be part of something bigger
We’re proud to work with some of the biggest studios in the world, with recent graduates working for the likes of Industrial Light and Magic, DNEG, Buck and Framestore. Every year, our graduates work on the latest blockbuster films and high-end TV series, including Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
To summarise, this award-winning Visual Effects & Motion Graphics course at the University of South Wales is the right choice to find your own path within the creative industry.