Live Visual Design & Production

The understanding of some core concepts and industry standard software is at the heart of the degree course. This module introduces you to basic concepts of projection mapping, creative software workflow and 3D modelling. You will also be introduced to a range of creative software such as computer aided design, performance and projection mapping, and video editing programmes.

This module introduces you to the processes of creative workflow and concept design in the visual production industry. Managing a diverse range of projects across many sectors and meeting your clients’ needs is key. It is imperative that you interpret the clients’ requirements appropriately, communicate your ideas and solutions effectively, and manage their expectations. This module assists you to interpret brands and products effectively, and examine how designers make the connections between ideas and images.

Your learning of experiential design technologies within the live events industry commences by researching the evolution of lighting design and digital media. In this module, you will gain an understanding of the importance of style and theme, and the artistic qualities common to both light and video. In the module, you will produce a project in response to a given client brief, using examples of experiential technologies and techniques. 

The purpose of this module is to prepare you for the process of transferring your project proposals and experiential technology solutions to real performance environments across a range of sectors. The module integrates with on-site rehearsals and performances, including collaborative working, allowing you to gain experience of managing a performance and evaluating its success.

Building upon skills gained from the first year Visual Production Toolbox module you will gain experience of using a wider range of industry standard software and the exploration of generative content, composition and video game software. The work you complete in this module will help you to produce a showreel which is based upon researched content and represents your own style and interests.

This module is designed to further enhance your academic research skills. You will consider different forms of primary research and the ways in which data can be collected and analysed. You will explore the discipline of academic writing and further develop an awareness of secondary research sources and literature searching techniques. Ethical considerations such as confidentiality, data protection and unfair means will be taken into account.  

In this module you will explore the expectations of audiences, designers and performers regarding artistic and technical systems and how those expectations grow each year. Working to a given brief and as part of a team, you will project manage an entire production process; bringing together a range of artistic, creative, and technical skills. 

This module allows you to develop your knowledge and perspective of the live events sector. You will explore the latest trends and issues in the development of the live visual production industry, nationally and internationally and the factors influencing those developments. Specific content may change from year to year since this will also be will also be influenced by contemporary trends and current affairs allowing you to evaluate their current importance and impact on the future of the sector.  

This module builds upon and consolidates your learning from Levels 4 and 5 and allows you to work as part of a collaborative team to engage with the creative design and technical specification for a single project from conception through to final realisation. You will continue to develop your theoretical and academic understanding of the processes and workflows that underpin live visual production while applying this learning to a client based brief that will allow you to explore current and emerging cutting edge hardware and software.  

The Major Project module is a substantial piece of work that will give you the opportunity to demonstrate the extent of your achievement on the degree as a whole. The module will enable you to consolidate the skills and experience gained during the first two years of the course. You will agree on a project proposal and a learning agreement with your tutor. You may work individually or in a team. If you work in a team, the team members will have a common supervisor or supervising team, and all students will have clearly defined roles and responsibilities. Your project will build on areas already explored in the other modules in your programme. The module tutor and guide will provide further advice regarding the project, including attendance, supervisory arrangements, assessment criteria and rules regarding teamwork.  

The field of visual production has a relatively small body of research compared to more traditional university subjects so this is your chance to make a lasting contribution to the knowledge-base of the sector.