Postgraduate and short course taster sessions

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Demo our courses, tutors and software

We run taster sessions throughout the year to give you an idea of what to expect on our postgraduate masters and short courses.

Join a taster to learn more about the software taught on our courses including Unreal Engine, Houdini, Nuke and Adobe apps. You can attend as many as you like to find the subject best suited to you.

We add taster sessions regularly throughout the year, so check back soon to find additional dates.

Why come to a taster?

  • Meet some of our industry-experienced course leaders
  • See a demo (or follow along with) industry-standard software taught on our programmes
  • Try before you buy - get a feel for what it's like studying a masters or short course with us

Considering an undergraduate degree instead? Head to our undergraduate taster days.

DATE

Evenings in July

TIME

5:30pm - 7:00pm (BST)

LOCATION

Online (Zoom)

UPCOMING TASTER SESSIONS

Upcoming tasters

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Thursday 17th July
Adobe for Concept Art Taster Session

This Adobe Photoshop software session is hosted by Steven Sole, Concept Art tutor. We teach Adobe Photoshop on the following programmes:

  • Concept Art and Experience Design
  • 3D Animation
  • Game Art
  • Visual Effects Production (VFX)
  • Motion Graphics
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Monday 21st July
Nuke Taster Session

This Nuke software session is hosted by Klaudija Cermak, Programme Leader for VFX. We teach Nuke on our Visual Effects Production programmes (for both 2D Compositing and 3D for VFX).

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Tuesday 22nd July
Adobe for Motion Graphics Taster Session

This Adobe After Effects software session is hosted by Daniel Amor, Motion Graphics tutor.

Daniel will share insight into what we cover on our Motion Graphics courses including how we teach you to effectively use After Effects.

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Wednesday 23rd July
Unreal Engine Taster Session

This Unreal Engine software session is hosted by Christian Avigni, Programme Leader and Unreal Authorized Instructor.

We teach Unreal Engine on almost all of our programmes, as a key tool for use across video games, animation and visual effects (VFX).

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Thursday 24th July
Houdini Taster Session

This Houdini software session is hosted by Dan Shutt, 3D VFX tutor. We teach Houdini on the following programmes:

  • Visual Effects Production (VFX)
  • Character and Creature Creation
  • Game Design
  • Technical Art
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Meet our industry-experienced tutors

They all have industry experience and are experts in their fields, including certified trainers for Unreal Engine, Autodesk and Houdini. They've worked at studios such as Walt Disney, EA and Framestore, on credits including Doctor Strange, Kingsman and Bond: Spectre.

Meet your tutors