Education // Professional programme

VFX Generalist

Live action // Visual storytelling // Compositing

Programme focus

A two-year route through live-action image construction and the complete VFX pipeline. Compositing is the centre of the programme, but the real subject is judgement: understanding why an image works, how to transform it and how every technical decision supports story, photography and performance.

Curriculum // Complete route

Read the image. Intervene with intention. Make the impossible belong to the frame.

Year 1

5 modules

Image language

Learning to read a shot before changing it.

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Narrative intentionCompositionCameraLightContinuity

Live-action acquisition

What must be understood and recorded before post-production begins.

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On-set logicPlate strategyLens and camera dataLighting referenceScanning and capture

Compositing foundations

Building an image from connected, controllable decisions.

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Image preparationRotoscopyKeyingTrackingIntegrationFinaling

Matte painting & image extension

Extending photography while preserving scale, light and atmosphere.

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2D and 2.5D workflowsPerspectiveEnvironment extensionProjectionPhotographic coherence

Shot preparation & pipeline

Understanding dependencies, reviews and delivery standards.

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Script breakdownShot structureColour pipelineVersionsDailiesDelivery

Year 2

3 modules

Collective production

A shared film project developed under studio conditions.

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Department briefsProduction planningShot ownershipReviewsInterdepartmental work

Sequence practice

Taking a group of shots from first turnover to final approval.

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ContinuityComplex integrationFeedbackQuality controlFinal delivery

Professional reel

Presenting the work and the thinking behind it.

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BreakdownsPortfolio editingShowreelPresentationIndustry preparation

Objectives

What you learn.

Master visual language and the principles of cinematic composition.
Understand the VFX pipeline from script analysis and acquisition through final delivery.
Integrate digital work into live-action photography without breaking narrative or visual coherence.
Develop solutions with technical precision, aesthetic sensitivity and production awareness.
Work responsibly inside a department-based studio pipeline.

Professional paths

Where it leads.

Compositor
Digital Matte Painter
Sequence Lead
On-set VFX practitioner
Progression towards VFX supervision

Who it is for

Your starting point.

Students of film, art, animation, design or communication.
Professionals entering or moving into visual effects.
Self-taught artists with visual judgement who want a professional structure.

Programme mentors

Supervision by people who make the work.

Alonso Varela

Founder & CEO, Filmmaker & Visual Effects Supervisor

Biography // Credits // Showreel ↗

Adrián Castro

Layout & Matchmove Supervisor

Biography // Credits // Showreel ↗

Carolina Jiménez García

VFX & Layout Supervisor

Biography // Credits // Showreel ↗

Carl Edlund

Digital Environments & Matte Painting Supervisor

Biography // Credits // Showreel ↗

Guy Hauldren

3D Scanning & Creative Technologies Specialist

Biography // Credits ↗

Admissions // Calls

Open calls for this programme.

admissions open

VFX Generalist // 2026—2028

Starts 1 October 2026
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20 places // on site

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Education // VFX Generalist

VFX Generalist

A two-year route through live-action image construction and the complete VFX pipeline. Compositing is the centre of the programme, but the real subject is judgement: understanding why an image works, how to transform it and how every technical decision supports story, photography and performance.

Read the image. Intervene with intention. Make the impossible belong to the frame.

Image language

Live-action acquisition

Compositing foundations

Matte painting & image extension

Shot preparation & pipeline

Collective production

Sequence practice

Professional reel

What you learn.

Where it leads.

Your starting point.

Supervision by people who make the work.

Alonso Varela

Adrián Castro

Carolina Jiménez García

Carl Edlund

Guy Hauldren

Open calls for this programme.

VFX Generalist // 2026—2028

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