Jie credits his time at BU with helping to focus his career aspirations on becoming a character artist. Having impressed the team at Motion Picture Company (MPC) with his graduate showreel, he secured a role as a technical animator with the company – specialising in fur and cloth – and went on to contribute to films including… Read more » about Animation skills led to a career in film and gaming
Bournemouth University graduates are behind some of the biggest films in the running for this year’s Academy Awards. Graduates from the National Centre for Computer Animation and Media School have contributed to all five films nominated in the Best Visual Effects category and at least four of the titles nominated in the Best Picture category, including Hamnet,… Read more » about Meet the BU graduates behind this year’s Oscar-nominated films
An animation studio founded by three BU graduates is to receive a BAFTA Special Award in recognition of its social and cultural impact. The award for Blue Zoo Animation Studio recognises its 25-year legacy since being founded by classmates from BU’s National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) – Tom Box, Adam Shaw and Oli Hyatt,… Read more » about BAFTA Special Award for animation studio founded by BU graduates
Two BU animation graduates are to be honoured by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for their innovative contributions to film. Josh Bainbridge and Nathan Walster, who both graduated from the National Centre for Computer Animation (NCCA) and who now work for Framestore, have been named among 27 winners of the Academy’s annual… Read more » about Academy Award Sci-Tech wins for BU graduates
Ben is a final year BSc (Hons) Computer Animation & Visual Effects student who has just come to the end of his degree. He’s shared in the post below what he’s enjoyed about the course and some advice for anyone looking at studying the course here at BU. I would 100% recommend Bournemouth University to… Read more » about How to get into the animation industry
Ranks, locations, fees… how to choose a university and be sure it is the right one for you? I am studying for a BA in Computer Animation Arts & Design course at Bournemouth University and I am very happy with my choice. Let me tell you why and hopefully help you on your journey. Firstly,… Read more » about Why I chose Computer Animation at BU? An International Student’s Perspective
During my reading week in the first semester of my second year of studies, I participated in the Bournemouth University X ClickASnap & Teemill Hackathon event, run by the Computing and Informatics department! This was the second Hackathon event I have taken part in, and these events were open to all students within both the… Read more » about My Hackathon event experience
This guest blog is from Jack Creasy, a BSc (Hons) Games Design graduate and TIGA (The Independent Game Developers’ Association) Graduate of the Year. In this blog, Jack reviews his experience of the course and offers some top tips for prospective students considering our Games courses. What made you choose BU? I attended a Bournemouth… Read more » about Gain tips and insight into the Games course at BU from TIGA Graduate of Year
Pratiksha is a BSc (Hons) Games Design graduate and was named by TIGA, the trade association representing the video games industry, as Graduate of the Year. In her guest blog she tells us how she’s found studying at BU, what it’s like to be a woman in the video games industry and what it was… Read more » about How I became TIGA’s Graduate of the Year
Wendy is a BA (Hons) Computer Animation Art & Design student and attended the BFX Festival as a volunteer. She shares her experience of the festival and of studying in the National Centre for Computer Animation. As a volunteer, I attended the speaker series and three masterclasses during the BFX festival. My knowledge and skills… Read more » about What Wendy learnt during BFX Festival 2022
Second-year BA (Hons) Computer Animation Art & Design student, Anna Shellswell, volunteered her time during this year’s BFX Festival hosted by Bournemouth University. In this guest blog, she tells us all about her experiences. Day 1: I was so eager to volunteer at the BFX Festival that I supported some of the pre-event preparations. I… Read more » about Anna’s BFX Festival Volunteer Experience
Sadie is studying BSc (Hons) Games Software Engineering and has been on placement with Disney for the past year. She is just about to return to study for her final year. Here she talks about her experiences on placement and how it’s helped her to develop skills that she can put to use whilst at… Read more » about Working at Disney on my placement year
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