Calling all Bucks Animators - Social Media Job!

All this could be yours

Calling all Bucks Animators -  If you have a little knowledge of Social Media and would like to make some money and also add some job experience to your CV - Bucks New Uni is looking for a Social Media Ambassador - ideally a 2nd year Animation & Visual Effects student, who will work with the Department of Media Production to help get the word out about all the exciting work being done here at Bucks.

Right here in High Wycombe

Where Does the Job take Place?
The location is at our High Wycombe Campus.

What Are The Hours?
Up to 10 hours per week

What Does It Pay? 
Confidential - but ask me in class and I'll tell you. It's a decent amount.

What Exactly is involved?
This is a chance for a second year student to work with the Department of Media Production in spreading the word about the excellent work being done at Bucks and the stunning facilities we have to offer.

How Do You Apply?
Email BucksTemps@bucks.ac.uk

Will There Be An Interview?
Yes!  Interviews will be held on Tuesday 28th October

---Alex

Lost at Bucks? - How to find your way around campus

Buckinghamshire New University has a relatively small campus by university standards, but our sprawling complex of buildings in High Wycombe can be still hard to navigate, especially in your first semester or two. Lost at Bucks? Find our fabulous map below.

This month we are doing life drawing classes on Monday mornings with Mark Hudson's graphics students, sharing their space and bringing our two disciplines, graphics and animation, together. You can find full details of the class at this blog post here. Graphics is located on the ground floor of the Timberlake building (marked number 9 on the map), just off the main car park in the centre of Bucks.

And while we're on the subject, take a gander at this handy map below - the one the university hands out on open days. It's the best map of campus I have found - and my own dog-eared copy was indispensible during my first few weeks at the Uni when I could hardly find my way to the car park.

The buildings that are mainly of interest to animators are these:

• No 10 - Gateway Building - our arts and media hub. Most of our teaching happens here
• No 9 - Timberlake. Here you will find Graphics on the ground floor, Foundation Art on the first floor, and Fine Art on the second. All good places to hang out and find inspiration.
• No 3 - The East Wing. On the fourth floor, at E4.02, you will find the office of animation tutors David Creighton, Alex Williams (me) and Nick Brown.

Print out a copy and carry it around with you - and never get lost again.

---Alex

Open Day at Bucks - April 27th

Our next Open Day at Bucks is April 27th. Open Days are all about meeting the tutors (for Animation & VFX - that's me and Dave), finding out about the courses, and also exploring our campus.


Got any questions about Animation and VFX? Want to know about careers, what kind of jobs are available for animators and digital artists? - We have the answers.

Higher education is a big step and it's even bigger now that course fees are going up. We want to make sure that all our students get excellent value for money, and receive an inspiring top-quality training that will ensure a successful career in industry.

So, come along on April 25th and find out if Bucks is for you. Check out the video above to learn more. The official page, which has more details, can be found here.

---Alex

Virtual Tours of Bucks

The Gateway building - crammed with state-of-the-art equipment

The best way to figure out if Bucks is the right place for you to study is to come in a visit us. We have regular Open Days (watch this blog to find out more about the latest one - coming up soon on April 25th).

But in case you can't make it in to see us in person, check out our virtual tours instead from the comfort of your keyboard.

First up is the High Wycombe Campus. This is a general overview of what the campus looks like. The big blue building that looks like TV set (above) is the Gateway building, and has tons of ultra-modern facilities like sound design, dance studios, green screen facilities as well as space to shoot live-action and record music.

Next up is a Production Studio. This shows one of the sound design rooms in Gateway - crammed with hi-tech hardware.

Also check out our Dance studio - "Studio 101" - here, and the "Gateway Studio" here. We have a strong dance department at Bucks and, using motion capture technology, animators can collaborate with dancers to make better and more sophisticated films.

And we have actors too - take a look at our drama studio here. Actors can help animators through motion capture collaborations, and also by doing voice-over work. Again, collaborating with other departments helps to raise the level of quality on any project. Film is a collaborative medium and a good director wants to squeeze the best talent out of everyone.

Finally check out the Library (aka "Learning Resource Centre"), which is crammed with books, computers and helpful staff. We're currently beefing up the library resources for animation, which you can read about here.

Of course, there is no substitute for coming in and taking a look around. But these virtual tours at least give you a flavour of what life is like at Bucks.

Enjoy!

----Alex


 

Take a virtual tour of the student accomodation at Bucks

All this could be yours

One question I get asked a lot at interview is - "what kind of housing is available for students?" Since I'm an animator, not a housing expert, I usually say something like "er...I'll get back to you on that...".

However, thanks to the helpful folks in the marketing dept I can now provide a slightly more impressive answer in the form of a virtual tour of the student acommodation buildings in High Wycombe.

There are four Halls of Residence available for first year undergraduates and international students, living outside a 25-mile radius of High Wycombe.

You can find the virtual tours here:

1. Windsor House: http://www2.bucks.ac.uk/virtualtours/windsor_house/ 
2. Brook Street: http://www2.bucks.ac.uk/virtualtours/brook_street/ 
3. Hughenden Park: http://www2.bucks.ac.uk/virtualtours/hughenden_park_student_village/ 
4. Alexandra House: http://www2.bucks.ac.uk/virtualtours/alexandrahouse/

Other important information about student acommodation at Bucks can be found here:

---Alex