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MA Character & Creature Creation

UK

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What will I learn?

COURSE OVERVIEW

Design, create and bring life to your own characters and creatures.

Over the course of this programme, you will learn how to design, model, texture, rig and animate your own characters. The first 18 weeks of the course are common with our Advanced Character & Creature Creation course. You’ll learn hands-on character and creature design skills before applying them to two major projects based on industry briefs. One of those projects will be collaborative, so you get used to working as a group just like in a studio, the other will be individual to allow you to create and finesse more pieces for your portfolio.

At the end of the course, you’ll have earned a postgraduate qualification, have a showreel of character and creature creation work and a thorough understanding of the animation and VFX industry. Led by our industry-trained tutors who’ve worked on credits including The Lion King, Godzilla and Doctor Strange, and with help from our Talent Development Team, Aftercare programme and industry guest speakers, you’ll build the skills and connections to kick-start your creative career.

If you are serious about building a career in character and creature design, this course will give you the qualification, confidence, skills and connections to start applying for roles in the industry.

Career opportunities

You’ll graduate with a postgraduate qualification and a killer portfolio put together with advice from tutors and industry professionals. Ready to apply to start your career in the industry!

Some of the opportunities you can consider once you’ve finished your studies include:

CG Generalist

CFX (Character FX) Artist

Our students have gone to work as both specialist and generalist artists in creative studios, across films, TV, games and visual effects. Read some of our Escapee success stories.

Which department am I in?

Escape Studios

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
£19,995.00 (21,78,579) per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date

February 2025

Venue

Escape Studios

6 Mitre Passage,

North Greenwich,

London,

SE10 0ER, London, United Kingdom

Online/Distance with attendance (1 year)

Tuition fees
£15,995.00 (17,42,754) per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date

February 2025

Venue

Online

Pearson College London,

190 High Holborn,

London,

WC1V 7BH, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

An undergraduate honours degree in a related discipline with a significant component in the field of art and design (e.g. Computer Graphics, Fine Art, Graphic Design, etc). Applicants without a degree who have significant industry experience in character and creature creation or related creative subjects will be considered. Suitable applicants will be asked to submit a postgraduate portfolio. Students need to have an 6.0 IELTS (with a minimum of 6.0 in Reading and Writing and 5.5 in Speaking and Listening); Internet-based TOEFL 90 Overall including at least 22 in Reading, 21 in Writing, 17 in Listening and 20 in Speaking.
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