University of Portsmouth

The BSc(Hons) Computer Animation and Visual Effects degree at the University of Portsmouth is a close community of VFX artists and animators. Our students are supported by a highly talented team of industry experienced staff helping to develop their skills to the high levels expected of the entertainment industry. Our drive is to enable our students become highly skilled practitioners and critical thinkers that fully understand the fusion of art and science when it comes to the realm of computer animation and visual effects.

We have a tight knit community with our graduates, who go on to work for studios all over the world including ILM, Framestore, Double Negative, Rockstar and The Imaginarium.

Over the past few years we have been integrating more and more of the visual effects pipeline into our course and at the heart of that has been Houdini. Adopting the creative power of proceduralism and Houdini's far reaching toolset has been an instigator for huge leaps in our student's work. Our Houdini modules focus on building a strong foundation in several FX elements, including procedural workflows, as well as procedural environment development.