This Masters degree provides a new learning opportunity for animators wishing to develop highly focused skills. It is a project-based programme that allows you to define the work and the themes that you want to focus on, whilst we provide the expertise and support to help you realise your own potential. Emphasis is placed on implementation, evaluation and reflecting on subject-related issues, whilst building technological expertise, perhaps in areas such as facial animation or motion capture.
The course itself consists of four units, spread over three phases:
Professional, Academic and Research Development: a taught unit covering planning and managing development projects.
Project Context and Definition: selfdirected study that will help you specify your projects scope and plan.
Project Design and Development: selfdirected study covering a critical review of existing work.
Project Evaluation and Resolution: selfdirected study covering development and evaluation of your project artefact.
The taught core unit underpins the principles of organising and managing projects, whilst you simultaneously negotiate with a supervisor to define your self-directed project plan and deliverables. This is followed by a project research and prototyping phase, in which you establish the viability of your approach before the final project resolution. In the latter phase, you complete your significant artefact and write a research or technical report to a publishable standard.