Rose Bruford calls for students interested in gaming, video, photography and design
Harriet Clifford
Friday, February 12, 2021
The college is actively recruiting students to its new courses who may not have previously considered training at a traditional drama school.
Launched in 2020, the new Centre for Digital Production offers two innovative degree courses in Virtual Theatre and Digital Experiences, and Digital Content Design for Theatre and Live Events.
The Centre makes Rose Bruford College one of the first UK drama schools to offer courses in virtual theatre and digital content design.
Both courses focus on virtual reality (VR), mixed reality and motion capture technology, with students benefiting from dedicated computer labs and a fully equipped studio space in which they can learn to operate media servers, cameras, projectors, control desks, motion capture and virtual reality equipment and green screen technologies.
Rose Bruford is now encouraging students with wider interests in gaming, video, photography and design to apply, even if they have not previously considered this kind of training.
Sally Elsmore, head of student recruitment at the college, said: ‘Applications for September 2021 remain open through UCAS until June this year, in recognition of the fact that many applicants might need longer than usual to decide on the best way forward for their education.’
James Simpson, head of development, said: ‘Anyone with any interest can find a role in Virtual Theatre whether they are technical, creative or a bit of both!
‘If you interested in gaming, video, photography and stage technology you will get a chance to play with all of the tech, and if you are interested in design, art, graphics, 3D CGI, writing or making stories for a live audience, you will get the chance to explore your full creative potential and work as part of a team to create original and innovative projects.’
ETA Graduate Tatenda Matsavai and 1st year ETA student Adrianna Paniak creating creatures in the Motion Capture Suite with James Simpson & Enrique Munoz-Jimenez
The first year of the new courses have been facilitated with a new partnership with SimpleCloud Education, enabling teaching to continue virtually despite restrictions. Rose Bruford College is also partnering with Reality Check Productions.
For students applying to Rose Bruford’s performance programmes for 2021 entry, the college has decided not to charge for recalls or auditions. Elsmore said: ‘This should go some way towards easing financial strain the pandemic may be placing on potential students.’
