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PLYMOUTH COLLEGE of ART
UNDERGRADUATE
COURSE GUIDE 2021/22
OPEN DAYS MAKING YOUR CONTENTS
APPLICATION
Our Open Days are a chance for you and your friends A bursary that you won’t have to pay back: About us
or family to visit Plymouth, meet and chat with Don’t Just Make - Live Make 4
If you’re a home (UK) student, you’ll be eligible to receive
our friendly programme leaders and admissions
financial support from us throughout your studies to help Plymouth: a city of creativity 6
staff, tour our studios and facilities, visit student
cover programme and travel costs. As it’s a bursary, you Space to make 8
accommodation and discuss the best study options
won’t have to pay it back and you’ll still have access to The facts 10
for you.
other funds and bursaries if you need them. For more
Collaborators 12
information please see our website.
Book your place at plymouthart.ac.uk/opendays and Meet the graduates 14
we’ll send travel offers, recommendations for hotels,
Your accommodation guaranteed: Unit structure 16
and details of workshops and alumni speakers in
advance. You’re also welcome to turn up on the day. As a first year student, you are guaranteed Halls of
Residence accommodation within the city, close to our Courses
campus. We work with Host and Clever Student Lets to BA (Hons) Animation & Games* 20
Undergraduate Open Days, 10am - 4pm: ensure you can choose suitable accommodation close BA (Hons) Commercial Photography 21
to our campus that suits your budget. BA (Hons) Costume Production 22
SAT 08 F EB 2020 Launching in September 2021:
BA (Hons) Craft & Material Practices
BA (Hons) Creative Technologies*
23
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As part of our ongoing commitment to industry-aligned BA (Hons) Fashion Communication 25
SAT 28 MAR 2020 creative learning, our undergraduate curriculum is in BA (Hons) Fashion Design 26
the final stage of our rigorous revalidation process. BA (Hons) Film & Screen Arts 27
Through close consultation with industry experts,
SAT 13 JUN 2020 academics, students and alumni, we are relaunching
BA (Hons) Film Studies
BA (Hons) Fine Art
28
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our well-established BA (Hons) course titles to ensure
they accurately reflect the excellent academic and BA (Hons) Graphic Communication 30
Additional dates to be announced, head to our employment opportunities available to our students. BA (Hons) Illustration 31
website for more information on booking your place All courses featured are subject to revalidation, BA (Hons) Interior Design & Styling 32
on one of our open days, arranging a campus tour unless indicated as subject to validation and new for
BA (Hons) Media & Cultural Studies* 33
or a portfolio review. September 2021.
BA (Hons) Museum Studies* 34
BA (Hons) Painting, Drawing & Printmaking 35
BA (Hons) Photography 36
Follow us Contact details BA (Hons) Sound Arts* 37 *Launching in
Follow our social media accounts, sign up to receive Plymouth College of Art BA (Hons) Textile Design 38 September 2021
our artist talks, gallery openings, student exhibitions Tavistock Place, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AT
and more: United Kingdom
Useful information
How it works: a simple guide 40
plymouthart.ac.uk +44 (0)1752 203434
What we’re looking for 41
PlymouthCollegeOfArt enquiries@pca.ac.uk
How to apply 42
PlymouthArt
Making living easy 43
PlymouthCollegeOfArt Call or message us on Whatsapp
Getting here 44
PlymouthCoA +44 (0)7722 744184
2 Open Days 3 Undergraduate Course Guide 2021/22
DON’T JUST MAKE – LIVE MAKE (Left) Public and industry
explore the diverse
work at our annual
Creativity doesn’t just happen in the studio, workshop or darkroom. It’s a way of life. A lot has changed here Degree Shows.
since we started out over 160 years ago, but this simple equation of making and living still shapes everything (Top) Screenprinting gets
we do. political at Port Eliot
Festival.
(Bottom) Fine Art student
Molly McCarthy’s tactile
We collaborate Live what you do explorations adorn the
walls of her studio desk.
We’re an independent, university-sector art school We believe that contemporary arts practice is the
with an internationally distinctive identity. It’s a truly catalyst for personal, professional and cultural
collaborative cross-disciplinary environment. Nationally, transformation, and in order to achieve this we pride
we’re a Founding Associate of Tate Exchange and ourselves in providing high levels of contact time and
internationally, we act as advisors to the Cheongju studio access, not just a few timetabled hours a week.
International Craft Biennale. Our contribution to the Living what you do means getting immersed in learning,
creative industries and cultural agenda continues and that requires constant access to the facilities,
to grow, offering more opportunities each year to technicians and tuition that you need to develop.
collaborate with leading artists from around the world. curating, publishing and exhibiting abroad ourselves, degree programmes are delivered by our team of
Making a difference we arrange exchange programmes with our partners academics, technical demonstrators and invited
overseas. experts who together deliver excellence in learning,
We are committed to making a difference in everything
teaching and assessment. Our programmes encourage
that we do. In response to the ongoing drive to
Thinking and making diversity in thinking and making - from practical
marginalise the creative arts in mainstream education
applications through to reflective, analytical writing.
in the UK, we founded Plymouth School of Creative Arts Study with us and you’ll expand your critical approach
and a dedicated pre-degree campus. Together, we’re alongside developing skills in research and analysis.
We provide a dynamic, stimulating learning
building a progressive continuum of creative learning Our academically robust and intellectually stimulating
environment from which to test new models of practice,
and practice extending from early years to Masters-
while investing in the rich relationship between practice
level postgraduate study, research and professional
and theory - based on the potential in material and
practice.
visual exploration, collaborative working, cross-
fertilisation of ideas, and the exploration of histories
Over 160 years of creativity
and contemporary contexts.
Plymouth College of Art was founded in 1856 as the
first specialist school of art and design in the city. Join us
Since that time, we’ve retained our independence, our
Atmosphere is a hard thing to put into words, but so
identity and our ability to respond swiftly to emerging
many people who come here say the same thing: it
trends and artistic movements. And the beliefs that
feels like home. Study here and you’ll be choosing
Making time, making space hold us together haven’t changed. Social justice –
somewhere to work hard but also to create, enjoy,
through community impact and social mobility, and
Our tutors are practising artists and designers, aspire and be yourself.
creative learning – through pedagogical innovation, are
and our technicians are highly skilled masters of
at the heart of everything that we do.
their crafts. We’re all making something. Some are
working at degree level, while others are pre-degree or
An international experience
postgraduate – all are contributing to the growth of the
creative industries in the UK. We’re proud of our big, Our onsite exhibition space, The Gallery, showcases
open studios, our diverse ecosystem of materials and international creative artists, and we welcome guest
our inspirational equipment and technologies. lecturers from overseas at every opportunity. As well as
4 Don’t Just Make - Live Make
PLYMOUTH: A CITY OF CREATIVITY
Located on the coast of Devon in the South West of England, Plymouth is Britain’s Ocean City. With a beautiful
waterfront and harbour that includes a lovingly restored 1935 Art Deco lido, and plenty of stunning surrounding
countryside, our thriving city offers a wealth of inspiration alongside vibrant culture and world-class events to
over 35,000 students.
There’s something special about the way that music, art Meanwhile Ocean Studios in Plymouth’s historic Royal Beyond Plymouth
and film blend in Plymouth. And we are actively involved William Yard offers collaborative facilities, residencies
Just a stone’s throw away is some of the South West’s Renowned names associated with the town range from
in an intergenerational placemaking project that is and open-space workshops, and is already home to
most beautiful coastline, moors and prehistoric Mark Rothko to Barbara Hepworth – a must-visit whilst
transforming the city into the regional capital of visual a wealth of creative, independent businesses – from
woodlands, as well as exciting creative hubs where you you’re studying at Plymouth College of Art.
arts – reflected in investment from Arts Council England. screenprinting workshops to contemporary jewellers.
can discover independent shops and cafes, exhibition
Contemporary arts venues like KARST house innovative
spaces and more. We’ve always loved our city, but lately there’s an even
contemporary art exhibitions and residencies, whilst Not only is Plymouth a city of rich creative and cultural
greater buzz to the place than usual. Come and find out
the college houses our own well-established Gallery heritage in its built form, but increasingly projects and
The nearby market town of Totnes is home to for yourself.
and independent arthouse cinema. You’ll find live music people are embracing creativity in the city in their lives,
extraordinary vintage stores and eclectic record shops
venues where you can catch local and touring bands, as their work and their leisure. A great example of this is the
– the perfect destination for a day of browsing markets,
well as DIY creative communities and community interest flagship iMayflower project, in which Plymouth College of
galleries and shopping. Discover Plymouth:
companies springing up all over the city. Art is playing a lead role in bringing new digital, immersive
and creative design and manufacturing skills to the
Less than an hour away, the Eden Project is the world’s barbicantheatre.co.uk
Devonport’s £7.2 million Market Hall regeneration project, masses. Through our Smart Citizens Programme, we
largest indoor rainforest and plays host to the Eden fotonow.org
led by the Real Ideas Organisation, has created a digital are looking to upskill over 1,500 people in the city in key
Sessions each summer, where artists including Björk, karst.org.uk
centre for arts, community activity and enterprise, future skills that you will find in our Fab Lab - including
Muse, The Chemical Brothers and Foals have played madeinplymouth.org
generating jobs and opportunities. coding, programming, 3D printing, 3D design (CAD), and
intimate shows in this breathtaking setting. nativemakers.co.uk
laser cutting. We believe passionately in the power of
nudge.community
The college’s Gallery plays host to major exhibitions and making and Maker Cultures to respond to some of the
Venture further into Cornwall, and you’ll find the small oceanstudios.org.uk
artists, including British Art Show 7 (with British Art Show societal challenges we face, and with the ability to make,
town of St Ives. Nestled into a hillside and overlooking plymouthdance.org.uk
9 set to return to Plymouth in 2021), and shows by the we can shape our future in a positive, sustainable and
the Atlantic Ocean, St Ives is home to Tate St Ives, radiantspace.org.uk
likes of Martin Parr and Rose Wylie. Across Plymouth, responsible fashion. You can be part of that when you
celebrating the artistic connections of the town which theatreroyal.com
creative events and exhibitions like We The People Are study with us.
has been a destination for artists since Victorian times. themarkethall.co.uk
The Work, The Atlantic Project, Plymouth Art Weekender
and Rebel Film Festival have welcomed internationally Plymouth’s artistic spirit also shines in the Theatre Royal,
renowned names to the city, including Oscar-winning the largest and best attended regional producing theatre
filmmaker Mia Bays, Ryoji Ikeda, Postcommodity in the UK. Our relationship with the theatre provides
collective, and Turner prize-nominated artist Ciara Phillips. opportunities for collaborations and industry experience –
it is currently the venue for our graduation ceremony.
Alongside the city’s much loved creative spaces, a host
of newly developed centres for arts and enterprise have Plymouth Pavilions draws the biggest names in music
recently opened. The Box is the new home for Plymouth’s and comedy, and the whole city gets involved with MTV’s
museum and city archives, with a £40 million rebuild annual festival style events in the city, with headliners
opening in 2020, housing seven large-scale permanent including the likes of Clean Bandit, The Vaccines,
galleries, including collections from the South West Film Rudimental and Charli XCX – to name a few.
and Television Archive.
(Right) Plymouth, known
as Britain’s Ocean City,
boasts stunning coastal
views. Photo © James
6 Plymouth: A city of creativity Breeden. 7
SPACE TO MAKE
We offer the richest, most diverse ecosystem of materials, technologies, processes, practices, and exchange of
ideas of any art school in the UK. And that synergy gives us a certain kind of energy.
On campus LABs
Our 13,000 square metres of studios and workshops Our LABs are open-access resources that support
across four buildings are filled with professional your learning and facilitate skill acquisition in
workspaces and state-of-the-art facilities. Home to our response to your ideas and research. During your
2,000-strong community of student artists, designers time at the college you’ll work primarily within a
and makers, our city centre campus is a thriving studio-based environment supported by an exciting
creative hub of collaboration and innovation, thinking and diverse range of media and production facilities.
and making. A close-knit community where artists, Each LAB holds a set of skill-specific workshops
designers and makers combine, it’s a place to explore that encourage exploration and choice, as you think
and experiment with processes and materials, both through materials, processes and their applications.
contemporary and traditional. Our aim is to enable flexibility and mobility towards
cross-disciplinary exchange at all levels. We value
Fashion designers collaborate with filmmakers, fine experimentation across both traditional processes and
artists with photographers, animators with ceramicists. new and emerging technologies. You will be immersed
The opportunities for cooperation and exchange are in a creative environment that offers a menu of
endless and open for discovery. Our academic and curiosity across a wide range of analogue and digital
technical staff are active thinkers, writers and creative opportunities.
practitioners.
Workshop Wednesdays
External engagement is an important part of your
Alongside your curriculum timetable, a programme of
learning, and you’ll have the opportunity to gain direct
rolling workshops is offered during each semester to
experience across the creative industries and cultural
encourage exploration, stretching your skills towards
sector. This could involve live projects with national
an extended practice. These optional extracurricular
brands, placements, internships and volunteering.
activities allow you to play with materials and niche
The college actively encourages you to use areas
processes outside of your study programme for a low
and communal space to curate and exhibit work
fee.
collaboratively or individually, in various 2D, 3D, 4D and
digital formats. • Fab Lab Plymouth research / development / • Material Lab ceramic / glass / plaster / metals /
Make Space Studios digital design technologies: 3D printing / wood / plastic
3D scanning / vinyl cutting / CNC milling /
Becoming part of our interdisciplinary learning Recently opened, our 300m² Make Space Studios • Multimedia Lab darkroom / specialist darkroom /
CNC routing / laser cutting
community offers you a diverse and challenging accommodate a range of creative projects from life scanning darkroom / rostrum / Steenbeck /
environment to develop your thinking and practice. drawing to large-scale installation work. You will be • Fabric Lab dyeing / sewing / cutting / tufting / green screen / lighting / sound / media
supported by experienced academic and technical knitting / embroidery / millinery / textile studios / edit suites / infinity cove / interactive
staff to help and guide you in the latest processes, silk screening / digital embroidery / media / Equipment Resource Centre
(Top right) Students have access to glassblowing techniques and methodologies. sublimation printing
• Learning Lab library / Study Zone / learning
furnaces, ceramics wheels, metal, wood and plastics
workshops. • Imprint Lab drawing / monoprinting / etching / technology / collections
engraving / intaglio / screenprinting /
(Bottom right) Fashion students work with photography photopolymer print / letterpressing / Digital
and marketing students in the creation of their Fashion Print Bureau
Lookbook.
8 Space to make 9 Undergraduate Course Guide 2021/22
THE FACTS
1 million newly created jobs by Founded in 1856, Plymouth College £13 million invested in spaces and Since 2010, the value of the Ranked 5th out of 132 UK Higher
2030: the number forecast by a of Art is over 160 years old. resources for you to make in. creative industries to the UK Education Institutions for class
2017 independent report into the economy increased by 53.1%. equality and widening participation.
UK’s creative industries.
Opportunities to engage with more The value of the UK’s creative 3.2 million jobs in the UK creative PCA–PSCA have created 300 new We have invested £30 million in
than 125 art and creative industry industries is £100 billion. economy in 2018. direct permanent jobs in Plymouth Plymouth city centre between
institutions worldwide. since 2011/12. 2012 and 2018.
4,000 visitors to our public gallery 87% of creative industry 80% student satisfaction with our Join a community of more than 90.9% of our full-time UK graduates Plymouth College of Art has
every year, which showcases workers are highly resistant learning resources, including Fab 1,200 undergraduate students in 2017 are employed or in further attracted £1.5 million EU funding
contemporary artists, designers and to the risk of losing their role Lab Plymouth, industry-standard across a range of specialist creative study (DLHE 16.17). (including £425,000 match funding).
makers. to automation in future. facilities and personal studio spaces degrees.
(NSS 2019).
10 11
COLLABORATORS
Here are just some of the brands and businesses that we call our friends, which our students have interacted with
through live briefs, lectures and as graduates working in creative roles.
South West
12 Collaborators 13 Undergraduate Course Guide 2021/22
MEET THE GRADUATES
HENRY SOUTH SUKI DHANDA STEFANI NURDING TOM OLDHAM
Senior Artist, Industrial Light & Magic Photographer at The Guardian and The Observer Skater, Designer and CEO Portrait Photographer
Henry South, Senior Artist at Industrial Light & Magic, Suki Dhanda’s portraits for The Observer and The CEO and professional skateboarder Stefani Nurding Tom has worked as a freelance photographer for over
has worked on some of the biggest blockbusters to Guardian include Sir David Attenborough, Rihanna, has worked with brands including Vans, Animal and two decades. Specialising in portraiture, Tom has
hit our screens in the past decade. Often working and Yoko Ono. She has gained a reputation as one of Sainsburys. photographed musicians, sports stars, politicians and
as a texture artist and sculptor for 3D modelling and London’s leading portrait photographers, and returned celebrities across the nation and worldwide, as well
character designs, Henry’s past job titles have included to the South West art college where she began her Inspiring girls around the globe, Stefani has been at as being a brand ambassador for Hasselblad. Some
Technical Animator, Character Artist, Environment Artist photography journey, with an exhibition entitled ‘Race, the forefront of Devon’s skateboarding scene since she of his most famous subjects include Dave Grohl, Jose
and Senior Texture Artist, on on titles that include Place & Diversity by the Seaside’. was 18. Stefani was the organiser of the Skateistan Mourinho, Usain Bolt, Nick Cave, Jeremy Corbyn MP
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Doctor Strange’, ‘Gravity’, charity event, using skateboarding as a hook to and Noel Gallagher. Other clients include BBC, Huawei,
‘Avengers: Endgame’, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ and “The college is there for you to use facilities, explore provide educational opportunities for at-risk youths in Paddy Power, Samsung, Vivo and Virgin.
‘Jurassic World’. your ideas, and discuss projects with lecturers – it all Afghanistan, Cambodia and South Africa.
helps guide you towards finding your own direction. “When I was looking at where to study, I didn’t feel
“The college was great and it had a vibrant, But it’s really important for students to make some “The biggest achievement of my time studying was ready to tackle London to be honest. I just wanted to
creative atmosphere that allowed me to find out connection within the creative industry while they our final fashion show, because it really brought knuckle down quietly and get on with it, which was
what I was good at, but more importantly what are studying, too. If you are resilient and talented everyone together and while everyone was studying what completely Plymouth College of Art enabled
avenue of art I wanted to pursue. Discovering 3D enough, the transition from student to working will individually and studying really hard, everyone just me to do. It had fantastic facilities, obviously a great
modelling at the college opened the door to films, be easier. It also helps to be savvy with social media, came together and made it happen. That was a really staff and it felt right for what I needed. It was a really
games and mediums that I had never given any particularly Instagram. There’s a lot of competition good feeling being part of the team. obvious choice for me.
thought to. Leaving after the Foundation Diploma out there and you really have to believe in yourself
and the BA degree, I was set to walk into my and be prepared to work that extra bit harder to be “Before I founded Salon, I noticed that there were “The fact that now I’ve met some of the people I have
Masters in animation in Vancouver.” seen and heard.” not a lot of companies within skateboarding that is a constant surprise for me, I’m from this small
were representing women and when they were, they village in Dorset, and to be recognised by someone
were never representing feminine women. And so I like Usain Bolt and to photograph Robin Williams is
Graduated from BA (Hons) Photography in 1992.
Graduated from BA (Hons) Photomedia & Design felt like that was me.” a really nice moment.”
Communication in 2007. sukidhanda.com
search Henry South sukidhanda
Graduted from BA (Hons) Fashion in 2014. Completed ND Photography in 1994.
salonskateboards.com tomoldham.com
@stefaninurdingxx @tommyophoto
14 Meet the graduates 15 Undergraduate Course Guide 2021/22
UNIT STRUCTURE
Our unit structure applies to all of our undergraduate Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
courses, and creates a culture that promotes curiosity
and creative thinking that extends beyond subject Unit 1 Methods & Materials Unit 1 Speculative Strategies Unit 1 Research & Development
boundaries. Thematic approaches encourage an Develop and extend your existing knowledge of Enhance your awareness of research-informed You will be encouraged to further refine your aims and
environment of free-flowing creative learning and processes and technologies associated with your practice, the role of risk and failure, and the adoption ambitions for your final year of study, by formulating
opportunities for collaboration. field of study, through the exploration of associated of new or unfamiliar methodologies in developing and testing out ideas for your Final Project. You will
methods and materials. You will be introduced to a creative practice. You will focus on the critical and present a creative pitch that outlines the key concepts
Each unit will be contextualised by the subject range of practical methods, processes and techniques, practical processes used for ideas generation, and methods behind your project and demonstrates
specialism, and delivery will manifest uniquely through and encouraged to think critically about your subject. propositional and hypothetical creative outputs, rather knowledge and understanding of appropriate contextual
the specialist lens of each course. than finished outcomes. and professional frameworks.
Unit 2 Encountering Place
Extended BA (Year 0 of a 4 Year degree) Focusing on the geographical offerings and potential of Unit 2 Global Challenges Unit 2 Publication
If you choose to study an Extended BA, this will provide Plymouth and its surroundings, you will orientate your Think deeper about how creative solutions might help You will produce a research-informed critical text
you with a preparatory year that will support your creative practice through considering immediate geographies solve real-world challenges. Draw on expertise and that contextualises your research interests and
development through a broad range of art, design and the relationship of the local to the global. You will ideas from the arts and sciences to provide alternative demonstrates sustained critical engagement with your
and media skills, as the basis for continued study in develop ways for generating creative ideas in response propositions for solution-focussed practical enquiry. subject. This could be an extended critical essay or
your chosen specialist degree. You will learn through to a brief, with a primary focus on creative problem industry report; or an original publication (text & image)
experimentation, exploration and discovery. Successful solving, methods and materials. Unit 3 Ideas & Audience and accompanying critical essay.
completion of this year allows automatic progression to Through the use of real-world scenarios (live or
Year 1 of your chosen BA at Plymouth College of Art. Unit 3 Exploring Subject simulated), you will be encouraged to use the methods, Unit 3 Positioning Practice
Engage with subject-specific ideas and applications, knowledge and understanding gained in previous study This unit will extend your understanding and
encouraging critical reflection on your individual to place your work in relevant professional and creative consideration of appropriate audiences, end-users
creative practice and subject within the larger creative contexts in order to facilitate knowledge transfer into and markets for your work, and raise your awareness
arts domain. You will be supported to undertake an the public domain. of industry-relevant technologies, techniques and
imaginative approach to your subject that challenges innovations. Your learning will support the articulation
historical and cultural assumptions. Unit 4 Emergent Practice of your personal career ambitions, informed by an
Develop individual authorship in your creative practice, awareness of professional contexts and graduate
Unit 4 Platforms of Exchange and ownership of your learning through a self- opportunities for creative practice.
Focus on collaboration as a practice, way of working initiated project. You will be introduced to methods
and experience. Share your skills in pursuit of for managing and producing an independent creative Unit 4 Final Project
creative problem solving through mutual interest and project, developing skills in project articulation and The culmination of your undergraduate study providing
cooperative approaches, while being introduced to management to include consideration for project a focussed period of consolidation and creativity, you
methodologies from other disciplines. scope, time and resources management. will have the opportunity to realise a final major project
to demonstrate your specialist knowledge and skills.
At the end of the unit, you will have the opportunity to
present this project to the public within the context of
the annual PCA Summer Shows.
(Left) Share your
creations with students
in different disciplines
as you work across the
same themes.
16 Unit Structure 17 Undergraduate Course Guide 2021/22
ANIMATION & GAMES* COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Bring your character designs and illustrative concepts Our animation and games studio facilities are fully From lighting and framing a dramatic fashion shot With support from our teaching and technical team,
to life with our BA (Hons) Animation & Games course, equipped with industry-standard hardware and to visualising concepts for retail, commercial as well as practitioners from industry, you’ll develop
where you will invent new, imaginary worlds using software such as Unreal Engine, Substance Painter, photography has the power to influence and your confidence in responding to client briefs
the latest 2D and 3D software and techniques. Toon Boom, 3D Studio Max, Maya, Marmoset Toolbag, inspire. This course will help you succeed in today’s while demonstrating creative problem-solving and
You’ll develop the technical skills and production Z-Brush and Adobe Master Suite. You’ll have your competitive photographic industry, and give you the conceptualisation skills. Then, in your second year, you’ll
experience necessary to thrive in the top animation own high-spec, cloud-render enabled workstation with broad range of skills that you’ll need, combining work with real industry clients to build a professional
and gaming creative studios internationally. drawing monitors, as well as access to VR devices, technical excellence with visual awareness, portfolio. Recent contributors include Getty Images, Met
cintiqs, a stop-motion studio, green screen studio and innovation, business acumen and enterprise. Office, Mercedes-Benz, and Pro-Direct Sport.
Globally the animation industry is estimated to be a state-of-the-art 3D printing and scanning studio.
worth £170 billion, with the gaming industry predicted This programme will equip you with advanced technical You’ll acquire a broad range of entrepreneurial abilities
to be worth £140 billion by 2021. Whether your interest Some of the core specialisms you’ll study include pre- skills in studio and location, lighting, digital capture in marketing, self-promotion and business development,
is in film, television, video games, online content, VFX, production concept art for the entertainment industry, and post-production techniques. Industry-oriented and develop financially sustainable practices,
motion graphics or VR, we’ll help you enter the market 2D and 3D world-building, drawing, environment art, assignments, supported by hands-on workshops using fundamental to your success in the industry. You’ll
with the knowledge and skills necessary for a leading environmental and particle textures, game play, level sophisticated camera and lighting equipment, will also also benefit from our affiliation with the prestigious
role in the industry. design, 2D and 3D character design, stop-motion develop your technical skills. Association of Photographers (AOP). Our photographic
animation, 2D and 3D animation, and special effects. resources include industry-standard studios, one of
In our state-of-the-art multimedia studio environment, which provides an infinity cove to create seamless
you can explore the full range of the drawing, Our Animation & Games students have gone on to work backdrops for shoots. We also provide access to lighting
modelling, editing, rendering, and scripting techniques, at leading creative studios such as Creative Assembly, and high-end digital camera equipment, large-format
giving you an unrivalled opportunity to take a multi- Playstation, Rebellion Studios, and Industrial Light and scanners, post-production suites and 6000 pieces of
faceted view of the animation and games world. Magic. Recent contributors to the course include Jim kit that are free to hire from our Equipment Resource
Working within the creative incubator of our School Parkyn from Aardman Studios, Jack Eaves and Frederic Centre.
of Arts + Media, you’ll not only gain knowledge of Fitzpatrick from Rebellion Studios, Tim Nguyen from
the latest software used in the creative industry and Playstation, and Henry South from ILM (Industrial Light Our students attend world-class events including the
develop collaborative skills across disciplines, you’ll be and Magic). annual Visual Culture Symposium in London, where
encouraged to develop as an emerging artist-designer speakers have included picture editors from The
with your own unique creative voice. You’ll also have Graduates can become: UX & UI designers, animators, Telegraph and The Guardian, amongst acclaimed
the opportunity to work alongside students from our filmmakers, art directors, illustrators, special effects international photographers. You’ll also be encouraged
award winning Film & Screen Arts course and Film artists. to enter graduate showcases and awards, with one of
Studies, as well as collaborating with Animation and our recent graduates winning Best in Show - first runner
Games students in interdisciplinary projects. *Launching in September 2021 up, at Free Range 2019.
Our curriculum includes a rich schedule of visiting
lecturers and photographers, many of whom also
take an active role in running practical workshops,
contributing to group critiques and seminar discussions,
and providing portfolio review sessions. And we are
regularly visited by talented photography alumni,
including industry professional Harry Borden, Suki
Dhanda, Tom Oldham and Candice Farmer. Many also
(Left) BA (Hons) Animation provide work placement and assisting opportunities.
& Games student Elliott
Rowe capturing his stop Graduates can become: commercial photographers,
motion animation. fashion photographers, advertising photographers,
(Right) Image captured digital retouchers, digital editors, publishers, picture
by BA (Hons) Commercial editors.
Photography student
Rhiannon Brassington.
21 Undergraduate Course Guide 2021/22COSTUME PRODUCTION CRAFT & MATERIAL PRACTICES
Our intensive and practical Costume Production also gain real-world insights from visiting professionals Our BA (Hons) Craft & Material Practices course Our ambition is that your material practice develops in an
course will transform you into an outstanding like Cathy Tate, Amanda Barrow and Jane Stuart Brown. will provide you with a specialist foundation in international context, and you’ll be given the opportunity
costumier, ready for a wide range of careers in the the making of objects using both traditional and to visit a number of current events such as Sieraad
performing arts – including television, film, theatre, In TV and film, our students have contributed to BBC’s modern techniques. A vibrant mix of designing in Amsterdam, Collect at the Saatchi Gallery, British
ballet, opera and heritage industries. ‘Poldark’, ‘Frontier’ by Take the Shot Productions, and making gives you the chance to explore a Ceramics Biennial, the Contemporary Craft Festival and
Canada, and BAFTA-winning director Robert Young’s diversity of materials including clay, textiles, fibers, London Design Fair. You will also have access to our
From illustrating ideas and researching silhouettes to film ‘Curse of the Phoenix’, which won the Platinum wood, metals, glass, and new synthetic matter Making Futures biennial conference, offering you the
recreating historic garments and writing narratives - on Award at Houston WorldFest. As well as working behind while developing a cohesive, forward-thinking and chance to further realise your work among international
this course you will develop your practical rigour and the scenes of smash-hit stage productions such as sustainable contemporary practice. makers.
understanding of key design principles for costume. ‘Wicked’, ‘The Book of Mormon’, ‘Wind in the Willows’
and touring shows from the Actors Wheel, including ‘A With almost 150,000 people employed in the UK’s Recent contributors to the course include Steve Dixon,
Using our state-of-the-art workshops you will develop Clockwork Orange’ and ‘King Lear’. craft industry, skilled crafts-people are putting the Pr Neil Brownsword, Caroline Broadhead, Dr Erin Dickson,
costumes, wearable props and prosthetics, using country on the map for original, forward-thinking Dr Wendy Gers, Sam Photic, Nuala Clooney, Mount
textiles, plastics, wood, metals, digital fabrication, and Our students also create costumes for exhibition contemporary design. The relationship between Edgecumbe and Eden Project.
3D making. You’ll also benefit from masterclasses led purposes, gaining commission from the National designing and making is ever-evolving, with
by experts in specialist areas such as millinery and Trust, showcasing their skill at major events such as experimentation and innovation seeing a new wave of Graduates can become: ceramicists, glass artists, prop
make-up artistry. TheatreCraft and Destinations, London, and attending makers take their craft profession in fresh and original designers, ornament/wearables designers, sculptors,
immersive theatre to view large-scale costume in directions, often looking to develop methods in which architectural surface designers, textile designers, fine
You’ll gain experience working on live commissions, action (such as Puy Du Fou historical theme park and we can live harmoniously within natural and fabricated artists, gallery and museum professionals.
developing essential organisational and communication Les Machines de L’ile). environments that support a healthy ecosystem.
skills, alongside entering international competitions,
such as New Zealand’s World of Wearable Art, and Students from this course have been awarded You’ll study specialist ceramics techniques such as
Costume Society’s Patterns of Fashion, in which our internships at prestigious institutions, including throwing, slip casting, hand-building, coiling, glazing,
students have reached the finals two years in a row. Glyndebourne, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and raku firing. Working with glass will include hot
Birmingham Royal Ballet and National Theatre. glass making, kiln-formed glass, coldworking and
Your learning will be supported by a dedicated team of lampworking. Working with metals will see you casting,
professionals who have worked for theatre companies Graduates can become: costume makers, prop welding, and grinding. If you’re looking to specialise
including the Royal Exchange Manchester, Royal makers, designers, stylists, buyers, wardrobe in wood-working, you’ll have the opportunity to learn
Shakespeare Company, and West End productions by managers, theatrical milliners, heritage professionals. woodturning, vacuum forming, CNC fabrication, laser
Cameron Mackintosh and Andrew Lloyd Webber. You’ll cutting, and 3D printing.
Through the use of traditional materials like clay, wood,
textiles and glass, as well as explorations in smart
and adaptive materials, you’ll develop new modes of
creative authorship through experimentation, research
and invention.
Our spacious Materials Lab includes specialist
facilities for ceramics, glass, metal and wood,
(Left) Lestat de Lioncourt encouraging you to explore traditional making
by BA (Hons) Costume alongside the rapid digital prototyping facilities in our
Production student Emily Fab Lab, giving you the opportunity to reinvent craft
Furley. for the 21st century. However learning isn’t limited
to our design studios and workshops – you will meet
(Right) Create and
innovate in our BA (Hons) some of the UK’s most inventive and entrepreneurial
Craft & Material Practices contemporary makers and thinkers through studio
studios. visits, demonstrations, and presentations.
23 Undergraduate Course Guide 2021/22CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES* FASHION COMMUNICATION
Explore the cultural reaches and limitless Core specialisms include consideration of areas such Fashion is an evolutionary and multi-faceted industry specialists. This collaborative attitude combined with
opportunities of existing and emerging technology, as; interaction design, interface design, social media that takes innovations in technology and culture as an exclusive mix of subject matter covered by our
by approaching computer-based digital content as design, interactive web media, mobile application inspiration. From social media campaigns and fashion programme ensures that you will have the opportunity
an art form. You’ll address the impact of technology design, web design, responsive and immersive shoots through to discussions around how in-store to diversify and tailor your learning, so that by
on society and culture, by studying its technical environments, internet art, network-based art, and experiences and disruptive technology are changing graduation your portfolio bags you the career you want.
aspects and history, and discovering its potential for software art. consumer behaviour – this course will place you at the
innovation. forefront of fashion communication. We enrich our learning environment with a varied
Through studying Creative Technologies you’ll learn how programme of live projects, guest speakers and
This course will provide you with the technical and digital code, platforms and media exist simultaneously Strictly for the fashion-curious, it is practice based and internships. Recent contributors have included; Vogue,
design skills you need to lead the development of in the studio, lab, and streets. Our state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary, designed to help talented and self- Dazed, It’s Nice That, Amazon, Urban Outfitters,
interactive technologies. You’ll explore the language of facilities, including the Fabrication Lab, Impact Lab, motivated students become innovators and strategists Topshop, Ellesse, Opumo, The Protagonist Magazine,
code as a mode of expression, and then develop forms Immersive Media Lab in addition to our world-class in the world of fashion communication. Gung Ho PR, Women’s Health Magazine, HPR Fashion
of art that establish interaction with others. Material Lab, and cultural partnerships with the Tate Agency London, Finisterre, and Amy Gwatkin for Peter
and Karst, mean that studying technology includes Working independently and as part of cross-disciplinary Jensen.
You’ll develop a full awareness of the social, ethical the exploration of the digital evolution of traditional teams, you’ll cultivate a broad range of techniques in
and environmental impact of those technologies in the materials and methods of making. art direction, styling, photography, film, graphics, retail Whether you aspire to work in fashion PR, online
connected contemporary world. You’ll learn beyond design, fashion writing, online media and advertising. journalism, print editorial, product styling, styling,
understanding how to develop new digital interfaces, Graduates can become: app developers, web This degree enables you to develop strong conceptual, influencer relations, visual merchandising or something
to also understand why they are necessary as a means designers, interface and user experience designers, visual and written skills. else entirely - this course will propel you into a
of encouraging technological ideas that suggest digital data forecasters, interactive artists and successful career in the fast-paced fashion industries.
alternative ways of inhabiting information communities. immersive media artists. You’ll also tap into current trends and market insights,
enjoying access to global forecasting tools like WGSN Graduates can become: creative directors, art
You will be fully equipped to create, design, intervene, *Launching in September 2021 and The Future Laboratory, and attending key fashion directors, fashion filmmakers, fashion photographers,
innovate and speculate on new and emerging events including London and Paris Fashion Week. journalists, stylists, content producers, social media
technologies in the public realm, in the studio and as a You’ll be encouraged to develop team-working skills managers, visual merchandisers, trend forecasters,
form of social enterprise. and form networks across the college and with industry buyers, pr and marketing coordinators.
(Left) Explore the latest in
gaming, animation and VR
technology.
(Right) Having a Nosey
by BA (Hons) Fashion
Communication student
Georgia Gadsby.
24 CoursesFASHION DESIGN FILM & SCREEN ARTS
From material innovation to pattern-cutting and styling J.W. Anderson, Mary Katrantzou, Pentland Brands, Marks BA (Hons) Film & Screen Arts is a dynamic practice- Our on-site independent cinema, run by Plymouth Arts
for magazines, fashion is one of the largest employers and Spencer, Denza, Paul Smith, All Saints, British Alpaca based film course where you will explore the craft and Cinema, provides the perfect opportunity for you to
of all the UK’s creative industries. Follow your ambition Fashion, and more. aesthetics of contemporary filmmaking. You’ll study display your work on the big screen as well as explore
and challenge the future of clothing construction on our a broad range of approaches to film and cinema and a diverse range of arthouse, foreign language and
cutting-edge Fashion Design course. Our staff are all experienced fashion practitioners, and investigate the current and emerging techniques used mainstream cinema. You’ll also have the opportunity
you’ll engage with industry events in London, Paris, in the global filmmaking industry. to work alongside students from our new Film Studies
A spirit of independence runs through our vibrant Fashion New York, and Berlin, as well as having the chance course, as well as collaborating with Animation and
Design course, and we develop talented, innovative to showcase your work at Graduate Fashion Week in You will explore specialist techniques including Games students in interdisciplinary projects.
and versatile designers. As one of our students you’ll London. cinematography, production design, scriptwriting,
hone your attention to detail and finetune your signature screen direction, sound production, set-building, Recent visiting lecturers include award-winning
aesthetic without the confines of a house style. Our graduates have secured placements with Jonathan lighting design, editing, visual effects, social media filmmaker Ben Wheatley, Oscar-winning producer
Saunders, Alexander McQueen, Gareth Pugh, Lulu production and experimental image-making. Mia Bays and Production Designer Ed Turner. We
You’ll investigate sustainability and ethical manufacturing, Guinness and at London Fashion Week. have established links with NAHEMI, BFI London,
acquiring a deep appreciation for every step of the You’ll have the opportunity to make film media from the Royal Television Society and the Aesthetica Film
commercial supply chain. You’ll also learn traditional Graduates can become: fashion designers, knitwear your initial idea to shooting and screening, all while Festival, as well as many independent filmmaking
techniques, and understand how to combine these with designers, stylists, buyers, tailors, fashion illustrators, considering its relation to culture, society and the wider professionals both in the UK and abroad. You’ll have
new methodologies – such as Gerber AccuMark, a 3D pattern cutters, trend forecasters, visual merchandisers, world. You’ll have the freedom to develop a wide range the opportunity to attend international film festivals
virtual prototyping and fashion design software, and our studio managers. of projects beyond traditional film, including screen- such as Rotterdam, Oberhausen and Asethestica,
digital Fab Lab – to become a confident fashion designer. based installations, site-specific cinema and video art. where students have screened their own work as well
Led by a team of filmmakers and media designers, all as held panel discussions.
Through industry-led briefs, you will gain understanding areas of your learning will be underpinned by a rigorous
of the crucial relationship between design, creativity, critical and cultural understanding of film in its many Graduates of the course have participated in many
sustainability, project management and communication contemporary forms. international film festivals and galleries, including the
skills, along with insight into factors that impact design, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Edinburgh International
development and production. You’ll also enjoy cross- Our experienced technicians support your practical Film Festival, London Short Film Festival, New York
collaborating with photographers, graphic designers and learning, and you’ll have access to our outstanding Tribeca Film Festival, and Raindance International Film
filmmakers to style the lookbook for your final collection. facilities including film studios, green screen studios, Festival.
sound recording and post-production studios,
Our Fashion Studio is a large, light space with panoramic vocal recording booths and foley studio space. Our Graduates can become: cinematographers, directors,
views and is comprehensively equipped with industry- Multimedia Lab is stocked with a wide range of production designers, camera operators, screenwriters
standard technologies. We encourage cross-disciplinary equipment, including an Arri Alexa, Super 16mm film, and editors.
working, so you’ll be able to expand your skills by underwater film and photography kit, and much more.
exploring our professional textile print studios, as well
as workshops for jewellery and other making skills. Our
digital Fab Lab houses the latest laser cutting and 3D
printing technologies, giving your design ideas scope for
diverse outcomes. You’ll also have the opportunity to
use global trend forecasting tools WGSN and The Future
Laboratory. (Left) BA (Hons) Fashion
Design student Franziska
Through national and international trips, expert industry Wagner’s collection Yes.
speakers, and collaborations for specialist brands such (Right) Create using our
as Finisterre and Hiut Denim, you’ll develop your market free to hire industry-level
awareness and refine your design and construction skills. filmmaking equipment.
You’ll gain access to work placements with our extensive
professional network, including Missoni, Cope and Vale,
26 Courses 27FILM STUDIES FINE ART
This dynamic, interdisciplinary course will develop your A key area for Film Studies students will be Plymouth Our BA (Hons) Fine Art course encourages you to workshops, you’ll be working in a dynamic and rigorous
strong analytical, critical thinking and writing skills, Arts Cinema; Plymouth’s independent arts cinema, explore the world through contemporary art-making, learning environment that provides a meaningful link
as well as deepening your experience in practical located at the heart of our city centre campus. promoting an ambitious, self-directed and critically- between your studio practice and contemporary art
film-making. Uniquely situated within our independent This exciting partnership with the cinema provides engaged approach to creative practice while gaining an theory.
art school, you’ll study film as an artform as well as opportunities for Film Studies students to study cinema understanding of the creative sector and how to create
a carrier of content, with a focus on artist’s moving programming, exhibition and distribution and also to lasting professional networks. and potential for future Led and supported by a stimulating community of creative
image, experimental and independent film and the work work on joint projects with the cinema in live project employment. practitioners, the core academic team are experienced,
of female, LGBTQA+ and activist filmmakers. briefs: to programme seasons of documentary, feature practising artists who are active makers, writers and
and independent films, to introduce films and events The course will accelerate your creative ideas, working researchers in contemporary fine art practice.
As a BA (Hons) Film Studies student you will be taught and to write programme and publicity copy and critical in a multidisciplinary environment with access to a
to challenge the conventional perceptions of film history articles for audiences at the cinema. range of processes (including 2D, 3D, 4D and hybrid You will develop an unrivalled understanding of the
and theory. By foregrounding films by women, LGBTQA+ practices) and workshops in drawing, painting, sculpture, professional art world through our ongoing partnerships
identifying filmmakers, activists and marginalized You’ll have the opportunity to work with film technologies performance, video, sound, printmaking and critical which include emerging and established galleries,
communities - you’ll interrogate cinema’s role as a resourced from our professional Multimedia Lab, with writing, amongst others. museums, creative organisations and practising artists.
vehicle for change, documentation and escapism. the opportunity to work alongside our established and Every year, Fine Art students and staff participate in
With the support of our expert industry-practicing award-winning Film & Screen Arts course, as well as You’ll develop your individual artistic practice within the Tate Exchange at Tate Modern, as part of the college’s
filmmakers and theorists, you’ll explore content made collaborating with Animation and Games students in supportive environment of an independent specialist art commitment to socially-engaged forms of art and cultural
outside of dominant US and European mainstream interdisciplinary projects. college, with a focus on the intersection of creativity and practice. The college’s on-site public exhibition space, The
media, drawing on themes such as ethnicity, culture, social justice. As well as gaining a high level of practical Gallery, also draws a range of national and international
feminism and identity politics. With an emphasis on Core specialisms of the course include film theory, film skill in your chosen field of fine art practice, you will learn artists and exhibitions, allowing you the opportunity to
cinema that confronts dominant assumptions and history, film criticism, cultural studies, creative and how to work to a brief, explore creative ideas singularly engage with artists through related workshops, talks and
narrative convention, you’ll discover the importance of critical writing, cinema and film festival programming. and with peers, and manage independent projects to screenings.
representation and diversity, from documentary making The college is committed to social justice and the conclusion.
through to cult classics and the avant garde. programme will challenge conventional perceptions of Graduates from our Fine Art programme regularly go on
film history and theory by foregrounding marginalised Our Fine Art course encourages a diversity of approaches to land residences and exhibition opportunities at some
communities and filmmakers from a range of ethnic in thinking and making based on supporting your of the UK’s most exciting contemporary art spaces –
backgrounds as well as their relationship to mainstream personal creative development through exposure to including KARST, Spike Island, Tate Exchange and Ocean
film industries. a wide variety of material methods and modes of art Studios.
practice. With opportunities for working collaboratively,
As a graduate, you’ll leave equipped with specialist deepening cultural understanding through cross- Graduates can become: writers, fine artists, sculptors,
knowledge in film exhibition, programming, distribution fertilisation of ideas and exploring new processes in curators, researchers, painters, filmmakers.
and festivals, and the skillset required to work within
film criticism, teaching, community arts and arts
administration and journalism (including hard copy,
online and broadcast) as well as for further study at
postgraduate level and for research in Film Studies and
related disciplines.
Recent visitors to the college include Independent
Film Programmer Anna Navas, BAFTA award winning
filmmaker Babak Anvari, Film Critic Anna Smith, Director
John McLean, and Oscar-winning filmmaker Mia Bays.
(Left) We The People Are
Graduates can become: film critics, film distribution
The Work exhibition in The
coordinators, publicists, location managers, programme
Gallery.
researchers, film archivists, concept artists, producers,
directors, media presenters. (Right) MUKTV by BA
(Hons) Fine Art student
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