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“What makes UCA unique is “I always tell the students that its specialism in arts education their first day on the course is and the endless possibilities for their first day in industry.” collaboration and creativity across the numerous disciplines.” Jon Hunt Senior Lecturer, CGI Animation – “The visual effects in two particular films first inspired me to want to work in Animation – Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park. Seeing a 40-foot CGI T-Rex chasing a 4x4 through a jungle was pretty mind blowing! “What makes UCA unique is its specialism in arts education and the endless possibilities for collaboration and creativity across the numerous disciplines. The Animation course at Farnham was the first course in the UK to be established and recognised for academic study in the discipline of animation. “One of the most import things for students to learn is to approach their studies with a positive, open mind. It’s about learning to discover and embrace what an arts education can introduce you to.”
Dal Chodha Course Leader, Fashion Promotion & Imaging – “Working in fashion journalism was something that I knew I had to do. From a very young age I would draw clothes and so the natural progression was to study fashion after A-Level. It was only during my foundation course that I understood how many jobs there were in the industry. “The students at Epsom get a real-time, no gloss, high definition experience of what fashion is really about. I didn’t have that experience at university. I always tell the students that their first day on the course is their first day in industry. “It is important for students to be open to new experiences and new ways of thinking, and to be open to learning new ways of doing too. At Epsom we have such a broad range of practitioners coming in every week – from set designers who have spent the week balancing Gucci shoes against soft fruit, to photographers catching overnight flights from New York to teach workshops on silhouette and gender. There is something to take away from every single person you meet at university.” 69