CGI and Visual Effects (Hons) Solent University

Overview

This is a thriving sector in the UK, and Solent University’s CGI and Visual Effects (Hons) degree can take you in so many directions, from explosive film VFX to 3D character design, from architectural visualisation to motion graphics, from virtual production to motion capture.

You will grow from a strong foundation of skills taught during your first year to become a fully industry-ready practitioner in the direction of your choosing. The top-quality teaching, as well as the small course size, means you will be individually guided towards you ultimate career.

Careers

CGI and VFX artists create photoreal and digitally-generated imagery. The role requires the seamless integration of these effects into live action in feature films, television and, increasingly, online and console gaming. There are also other growing markets that need artists such as simulation, architecture/ military and traditional visualisation, Virtual and Augmented Reality. 

You'll use the latest technology to produce computer-generated creatures, crowds and other digital assets. There is also the growing area of digital particle effects, which includes fluid and fire, as well as object and lighting manipulation.

In the UK, you'll mainly find VFX work in Cardiff, Bristol, Belfast and London. The UK VFX industry is the largest in Europe and second biggest in the world. The film industry is primarily in London, but there are smaller indie firms in smaller towns and cities around the UK if you want to work in advertising.