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BA (HONS)

Post Production & VFX

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The BA (Hons) Post Production & VFX provides aspiring filmmakers with the technical skills and knowledge needed to prepare them for a successful career in the screen industries. Taught by industry professionals, the programme focuses on post-production editing, sound recording and mixing, visual effects (including 3D animation), and managing workflows. 

You will gain a solid grounding in screen grammar fundamentals and professional practices through integrated curricular teaching, as well as extracurricular activities and opportunities.

Programme Overview

Students on the course will engage in an integrated learning experience, and through structured and formative opportunities to work on group projects across cohorts, they will develop the creative peer relationships essential for success in the screen industries upon graduation

  • Two-year accelerated Degree
  • Taught by working industry professionals allowing students to receive training to industry standard from people who have up-to-date knowledge.
  • A practical programme with a hands-on approach
  • Develop technical skills in-line with industry standards
  • Access equipment and facilities outside of class time
  • Provides a dedicated pathway for students to enter the screen industries

Programme Facts

DURATION: 
2-years

MODE: 
Full-time

START:
September 2025

LOCATION:
Central Film School 

FUNDING:
Eligible for Tuition Fee Loan

INSTITUTION CODE:
C34

Subject to validation by:

Course Outline

This course provides students with the versatile skills to pursue roles such as Production Coordinator (VFX), VFX Editor, Assistant Technical Director, Sound Design, Editing Assistant or VFX Production Assistant.

Year 1
Modules

Visual Storytelling
In this module you will engage with moving image as a specifically visual medium; drawing on traditions of art, photography and theatre. This module will foreground the importance of narrative sequence, with emphasis on framing, staging, and syntagmatic storytelling.

Screen Studies
This module focuses on the study of films from multiple perspectives, including thematic, narrative structure, genre, ideology, and the relationship between style and technology. A number of critical responses to cinema – including genre study, auteur theory, and feminist critiques, will also be applied to featured titles both fiction and documentary.

Shooting for Post Production

VFX Fundamentals

2D Effects and Practices

Finishing for Film and Broadcast

Year 2
Modules

Collaborative Workflows

The Professional Post-Producer

Final Major Project

Click here for Module Descriptor

Entry Requirements

  • 96 - 112 UCAS points for September 2025 intake - Check our UK qualifications page for further information.
  • Students not from a Majority English Speaking country will need IELTS 6.0 overall (no less than 5.5 in any band) or equivalent.
  • All applicants must submit a visual portfolio and personal statement with their application. The visual portfolio should include a short film 2-3 minutes in length (uploaded to vimeo/youtube/personal website) – Your name and role must appear in the credits Click here for visual portfolio guidance.
  • Applicants for this course will be invited to attend an interview
  • If you are an international student and unsure of your eligibility please contact us on courses@centralfilmschool.com
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Fees

Understanding the costs and financing options open to you as you plan your studies will help you to make a wise investment in your future career.

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Home

Year 1: £11,100

Year 2: £11,100

(£22,200 / DEGREE) 

International

Year 1: £22,950

Year 2: £22,950

(£45,900/ DEGREE) 
  • Tuition fees cover

actors costs, shooting kit and Production budgets for module exercises.

  • Tuition Fee Loans are available for UK**/EU students

of up to £11,100. EU students may also apply for funding from their country of domicile where applicable. The maximum annual tuition fee loan from Student Finance Wales is £9,250. For more information, please visit Student Finance Wales.

  • Scholarships available

Including scholarships for International Students.

  • Additional costs

You will also need a Production hard drive for your work and travel expenses.

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