St Helens College | 2024 School Leavers' Prospectus

Industry Links TownCentre Campus *Salary data collected from various sources, see page 106 for details, July 2023 Animator £18k - £36k+ 3D Artist £20k - £46k VFXJunior Artist £30k - £38k Concept Artist £17k - £40k Games Developer £25k - £70k Level Editor £21k - £35k+ The Northwest is home to a growing digital arts industry and key production studios for animation, games production and visual effects for TV and film, whichmeans big employers are always looking for fresh talent! Designed by leading industry partners such as Ubisoft, Sony, Framestore, Blue Zoo and Double Negative, you will develop technical, artistic and programming skills that are crucial to you launching your career. You will also have the opportunity towork on a range of live briefs with local and regional employers. Visit www.sthelens.ac.uk/games for more information 76 Games, Animation and VFX Course Title Entry Requirements Progression Level 3 ExtendedDiploma University or Employment 4GCSEs at grade 4 or above (including English and/or maths, and an art related subject) Classroom Level 3 Extended Diploma Joined us from De La Salle High School Thomas "I was able to exploremany facets of game development allowingme to discover what I lovedmost, 3D art! I nowwork at Wushu Studios Ltd as a 3D Junior Artist, creating content for both new and existing games, such as the recently released Fall Guys CreativeMode and Baldur's Gate 3." Inspiring Junior 3DArtist at Wushu Studios IndustryChallenge Students took part in NextGen Skills Academy's Industry Challenge, which involved responding to a brief based on climate change. Working alongside industry professionals fromgame studios, Ripstone and Radical Forge, the students designed an impressive digital fleet of spaceships, before presenting their work to a panel of experts fromCreative Assembly and Framestore! Into theVoid A group of students created a short VFX trailer, 'Into the Void', as part of their final year project work. Using a combination of motion capture techniques the teamperfected their idea and had the chance to pitch the concept at the NextGen Skills Academy Graduate Showcase. GraduateShowcase Students attended NextGen's Graduate Showcase 2023, held at the iconic BAFTAHeadquarters at 195 Piccadilly, London! The event sawover 80 exceptional students from across the NextGen network of colleges showcasing their work to industry professionals. The College won best of show again! With team 'Sent Down' winning the student choice award for best game overall. 77