Introduction to Art Design:
Six weeks, generally from the first ten days of July to the middle of August, the tuition is 2100 to 2200 pounds.
The course mainly provides students with the opportunity to get started and experience the teaching of the three most famous art colleges in the world. Through the study of introductory courses, your portfolio will be better developed, laying a solid foundation for the preparatory stage of learning.
In the six week course, students can better adapt to life in London, participate in various studio projects, and investigate the world's famous museums and galleries. Regular group discussions and tutoring sessions will strengthen students' communication skills, and weekly English language courses will also lay a good language foundation for future preparatory studies.
The main features of the introductory course: tutoring of preparatory tutors at London University of the Arts, strengthening existing skills through painting, oil painting and 3D projects. Introduction to creative thinking, research and visit to major galleries and museums in London, develop creative ideas through continuous practice of draft books, and improve student works through regular coaching and feedback.
The introductory course prepares for the following areas of study: painting and oil painting; Graphic design and illustration; Interior and 3D design; Fashion and textile design; Stage design.
Art and Design Foundation:
One year term, starting from September, the tuition is about 10800 pounds (slightly adjusted every year). This course allows you to learn through exploration and discovery. Achieve learning objectives through participation in projects, lectures and academic visits. The course is essentially a transitional learning stage in art, design and media, which prepares you for entering higher education or career.
In the course, each student will be equipped with a personal tutor who will guide you and help you prepare for your study in higher education, including preparing applications and developing portfolios of related majors. Generally, most students will continue to stay in colleges or universities for undergraduate study, and some will continue to study in other schools in the UK or Europe.
Professional directions include:
Art: oil painting, sculpture/painting and photography/media
Media: graphic design, illustration and digital media
Design: 3D/product/interior design, drama/film/TV and fashion/ Textile Design
Undergraduate major in art and design:
Printing and Streaming Media
The three-year system starts from the end of the preparatory course, usually in September, and the tuition is 13800 pounds per year.
The major of printing and streaming media supports the contemporary art practice of widely applied technologies, including video, animation, digital photography, audio equipment, as well as the simulation process of movies (super 8 and 16 mm), prints and versions. The course structure is dominated by group discussions and informal debates. Students are encouraged to explore gallery based practices and integrated installations, artist publications, live art, screening, broadcasting and websites. Special emphasis is placed on the practice between still and moving images, the different strategies for publishing works of art, and the absorption of technology from "popular" and "top" cultures.
The student union often participates in film project cooperation, produces a collection of printed works and displays their works in screening or other activities.
In addition to six project studios available for booking, there are also shooting/performance studios, sound studios, green screen facilities, darkrooms, screen printing, etching, 16mm and super 8mm film cameras and animation suites.
Students will also have the opportunity to cooperate with galleries outside the campus on artist projects, such as the Serpentine Gallery (one of the pioneer galleries in London).
Development prospect: some graduates of printing and time based media have become artists, some have become video editors of artists, some have become freelancers, some have made music videos, some have taught Final Cut Pro, some have set up galleries, some have engaged in art related professions, such as curators, commentators, teachers and gallery staff.
Oil painting
Three year program, tuition 13800 pounds per year. This course supports students to conduct extensive and in-depth research and reconfirm the traditional definition in the field of fine arts. The first thing for students is to develop their own painting skills to form their own style. The awareness of the background is very important. At the same time, the college attaches importance to developing students' ability to criticize and understand their own works. Communication between students is very necessary, and the numerous visiting artists and critics' lectures in the college greatly enrich their activities. The oil painting direction provides students with high-level vocational education and cultivates their skills and self-confidence. The purpose is to enable students to fully explore their potential in a studio environment that is both helpful and challenging, to better understand the historical and contemporary problems in the art world, and to encourage students to evaluate, analyze and criticize their works by comparing historical and contemporary works.
Your course learning will be supported by painting studio projects, seminars, field trips on specific topics and professional painting technicians.
Features: The school's studio has flexible time and provides many project spaces that can be reserved; The professional staff union of the school provides you with a lot of modern and contemporary professional background support; There are many opportunities for your works to be exhibited internationally, such as Hans Brinker in Amsterdam; The school curriculum emphasizes not only the cultivation of painting skills, but also the ability to analyze and think.
Prospects: Many recent graduates have successfully advanced to master's programs in different colleges. Many graduates' works also participated in the following exhibitions: New Contemporaries Exhibition The Saatchi, Channel 4 "New Sensations" exhibition, etc. Many students, including Martin Creed, have been employed by famous artists' studios in their work practice, Varda Calvano, David Harrison, Danny Rolph, Simon Callery, Mark Wright, etc.
Sculpture
The sculpture course, which starts in September, costs 13800 pounds a year. Its orientation courses include a series of introductions and activities on material application, process, background and media. In addition to learning "traditional" sculpture works, sculpture students in Wimbledon will also be involved in live works, performances, social projects, large-scale installations, works of art with motorized devices, photography and film videos. From the beginning of the course, emphasis was placed on the subject background and the exhibition of works, as well as their influence on sculpture practice. At different stages of the course, students will be invited regularly to display and experiment their works in different spaces, including studios, project spaces and external spaces.
As an applicant for this course, you need to use materials, processes, media, space, etc. as tools to express your inspiration. The vivid studio environment supports your development of personal practice and allows you to participate in team work.
Development prospect: some graduates have advanced to master's degree, some are engaged in art creation in Norway, Spain and France, or are employed in exhibition planning, art management, teaching and other fields.
Employment opportunities include the studios of artists Jamie Shovlin, Ryan Gander and Gavin Turk, as well as the Haunch of Venison and Peer Gallery.
Graduates also realized the importance of transferable skills learned in the course in other fields, such as project management, network and furniture design, and other entrepreneurial activities.
Drama Costume Design
Three year system, tuition 13800 pounds per year, starting in September each year. This course is a unique course in the UK, which includes comprehensive professional knowledge of basic costume structure skills of drama, film and television
Features: The tutor of the course is a professional director and designer, which ensures the development of the actual work process; The course provides good work and internship opportunities; The students have participated in the cooperation project of the Royal Opera House and cooperated with freelance designers; Studio projects include costume design of historical texts, basic structure of corsets, female hats, dance design and theater edge design.
Development prospect: Some graduates work in the drama, film and television industries, and hold positions including assistant, manager and designer, and some study advanced master's courses. Recent alumni include Georgina Chapman, designer of fashion brand Marches, and Kenny Ho, who worked with Girls Aloud.
Portfolio suggestions
Select six sets of clothing drawings from recent design projects;
Demonstrate good painting skills (including sketching works);
Demonstrate the ability to understand the characters in the drama;
Demonstrate the ability to use shape, color, texture and space (through multiple projects);
Show interest in historical and contemporary clothing;
Show interest in participating in cooperation and making performances;
Submit drafts and notebooks.
Fashion design project (the project is submitted selectively)
Choose one of the following scripts (or others with the same influence as the following scripts) to design at least 6 costumes for the play, plus supporting works, such as costume reference materials, character sketches and cloth samples.
Optional scripts include:
Euripides' "Women of Troy"
Brian Friel's "Translation"
"Oh What a Lovely War" of the Theatre Workshop
Please create a design work based on the script text, rather than a drama video
Drama Costume Communication
Three year system, 13300 pounds per year, starts in September. Drama Costume Communication is designed for students who want to become drama costume managers and costume producers of theaters, movies and television in the future. Although you will also develop your own garment production skills, your focus is still on analyzing other people's design works. You will be involved in many drama design projects, and will continue to learn in your internship. At the same time, you will also have the opportunity to practice in major drama clothing design studios in London. So whether you practice in school or out of school, your education is very professional.
Recently, students actively participated in the practice of V&A Museum, and joined the milliner manufacturer, the National Grand Theater, the Royal Opera House and some private companies for internship. At the same time, the course also gives the students of Grade 2 and Grade 3 the opportunity to perform costume design shows. The team of this course is composed of professional clothing suppliers and designers to ensure that students can have the ability to accumulate professional skills and sufficient practice opportunities.
Stage and screen scene props design
Three year program with annual tuition of 13800 pounds, starting in September. The stage and screen scene props design specialty provides technical and creative preparation for entering the film and television production and design, miniature model production, computer game visualization, stop motion animation, concept and storyboard visualization and other industries.
At the beginning of the course, through a series of projects, you will be responsible for the design and technology of stage and screen scene props. The important skills taught in the course include: precision model making, computer-aided design and structure drawing, and learning to use cameras and lights in the college's film studio.
By visiting studio projects directed by professional practitioners, you will have a lot of experience in stage and screen scene props design at the end of the second year. In the last year, use your imagination and technical potential to realize your own learning project.
characteristic:
Through cooperation with students from the London School of Communication, the London Film Academy and Goldsmiths College majoring in directing, writing and photography, students will gain a lot of experience in production and design.
The unique sound stage and film studio of the college provide facilities for cooperation with other colleges.
Development prospect: The course is designed for professional preparation such as technical drawing, model making, visualization and storyboard. It provides you with the opportunity to develop the skills required for creative design and production design careers.
Recent graduates participated in "Harry Potter" (Warner Bros pictures), "Primeval" (Impossible pictures) and "Midsumer Murders" (Bentley Productions). Sarah Greenwood, an alumnus who acted as the production designer of the film Atonement, won the 2008 British Academy of Film Arts Production Design Award, and won two Oscar nominations for Atonement and Pride and Prejudice.
Technology and special effects
Three year program, 13800 pounds per year, starts in September. Cheng will introduce the modeling technology of theater, film and television, including the use of glass fiber, silicon, wax, role effects, simulation robots, modeling, props production, clay modeling props and other production technologies. Many students choose to develop their own observation and skills through self-study of human body modeling, At the same time, different molding methods were tested by making clay sculptures of different specifications in the process of research. The college strives to create a mutual aid environment between teachers and students that is suitable for developing students' intelligence and innovative ability. The "student-centered" teaching method of the course ensures that students can have the ability to learn independently, while developing students' sense of responsibility for their own works, as well as their sensitivity and understanding of the creation of other members of the group.
The school will help students understand and use the workshop of industrial standard facilities. Focus on training students' practical operation ability. The course is closely related to Madame Tussauds, the British National Television Film Academy and Adelman Animation Company, and also provides internships for graduates.
Development prospect: Graduates have had experience in participating in Harry Potter's film design, and participated in the design, production and performance of the clothing series of the feature film "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Some graduates have established their own careers or become freelancers in large film studios. Other occupations available include sculptor, model manufacturer, designer, film animator, artificial limb artist, prop maker, character costume designer, etc. Some alumni have joined the BBC's "Dr Who" and New Zealand's Weta Studio, which completed the special effects of the Lord of the Rings.
Drama Design
Three year program with annual tuition of 13800 pounds, starting in September. Wimbledon's drama design major will give students professional knowledge and skills in the field of drama stage construction and costume design. This course has always enjoyed a high reputation in the theater. Based on the broad project research, students will have the opportunity to contact the relevant fields of drama production, such as film and television production, animation production, etc., and have many opportunities to practice. In the process of participating in the on-site production, students will try to use different technologies, such as the production of fine models, drama clothing production, art scene layout, handicraft production, and the application of computer-aided design technology. In the last year's study, students will have the opportunity to exert their creativity as much as possible, and use the professional knowledge and skills learned to practice and create with related industries. Important fact: Through the study of this course, you can not only gain professional practical production experience, but also establish contacts with related industries, creating good opportunities for future practice and work. The course keeps good contact with other colleges and projects of the university.
Development prospect: Graduates of this major have broad prospects in the theater or performance field. Professional positions include screenwriter, film and television production, production director, set, etc. Past graduates have won the Linbury Stage Design Award, the British Film Academy Finalist Award, etc.
