The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
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The Arts University College at Bournemouth (formerly The Arts Institute at Bournemouth) is a further
and higher education
university college
based in Poole
, United Kingdom
specialising in arts, performance, design, and media. Students are based within one campus which is located in Poole, next to Bournemouth University
and Wallisdown
.
In 1998, the name was changed to The Arts Institute at Bournemouth (AIB) and in 2001 the AIB became a higher education institution.. The AIB was one of only a few HEIs that focused exclusively on creative work in contemporary art, design, media and performance.
In 2009 the Arts Institute changed its name to the Arts University College at Bournemouth following the acquisition of Taught Degree Awarding Powers in 2008.
In May 2010 the BA (Hons) Film Production at AUCB received trailblazer accreditation, in 2011 there are only 2 undergraduate film courses in the UK with accreditation by Skillset. The AUCB now operates two Skillset accredited courses, BA (Hons) Animation Production and BA (Hons) Film Production. The AUCB with Bournemouth University is committed to re applying for Skillset Media Academy license in 2011.
Further education
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and higher education
Higher education
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university college
University college
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based in Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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specialising in arts, performance, design, and media. Students are based within one campus which is located in Poole, next to Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University
Bournemouth University is a university in and around the large south coast town of Bournemouth, UK...
and Wallisdown
Wallisdown
Wallisdown is a residential and commercial area situated partly in Bournemouth and partly in Poole, in southern England.- Geography :Wallisdown is situated on the border between Bournemouth and Poole...
.
History
In 1964, Bournemouth and Poole College of Art was formed through the merger of Bournemouth Municipal College of Art and Poole College of Art. The name was changed to Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design in 1980, and the first new building on the present campus was opened in 1984, built at a cost of £2.3 million.In 1998, the name was changed to The Arts Institute at Bournemouth (AIB) and in 2001 the AIB became a higher education institution.. The AIB was one of only a few HEIs that focused exclusively on creative work in contemporary art, design, media and performance.
In 2009 the Arts Institute changed its name to the Arts University College at Bournemouth following the acquisition of Taught Degree Awarding Powers in 2008.
Bournemouth Screen Academy
Due to the growing reputation, both nationally and internationally, the AIB, in partnership with Bournemouth University, successfully bid to be a Screen Academy in 2005. The film, costume and performance courses at AIB being a central component of the Screen Academy offer. These designations from Skillset were designed to recognise excellence in film and the broader screen-based media. The 7 or so institutions with Screen Academy status were able to access bursaries and draw down revenue funding (supported by the UK Film Council).Bournemouth Skillset Media Academy
In 2007 Skillset introduced Media Academies and the AIB and BU applied successfully to become additionally a Media Academy in 2007.In May 2010 the BA (Hons) Film Production at AUCB received trailblazer accreditation, in 2011 there are only 2 undergraduate film courses in the UK with accreditation by Skillset. The AUCB now operates two Skillset accredited courses, BA (Hons) Animation Production and BA (Hons) Film Production. The AUCB with Bournemouth University is committed to re applying for Skillset Media Academy license in 2011.
Preparation for Higher Education courses
- Foundation Diploma in Art and Design / Media
- Extended Diploma in Art and Design
- Diploma in PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
Honours Degree courses (BA (Hons))
- ActingActingActing is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
- AnimationAnimationAnimation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
Production - ArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
- Arts and Event Management
- Commercial Photography
- CostumeCostumeThe term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. Costume may also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances...
with Performance Design - Digital MediaDigital mediaDigital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital form. It can refer to the technical aspect of storage and transmission Digital media is a form of electronic media where data is stored in digital (as opposed to analog) form. It can refer to the technical aspect of...
Production - FashionFashionFashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
Design and Technology - FashionFashionFashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
Studies - FilmFilmA film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Production - Fine ArtFine artFine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
- Graphic DesignGraphic designGraphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
- IllustrationIllustrationAn illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
- Interior ArchitectureInterior architectureInterior Architecture is truly a marriage of three distinct design disciplines: interior design, architecture, and industrial design...
and Design - Make-Up for Media and Performance
- Modelmaking
- PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Textiles
- Visual CommunicationVisual communicationVisual communication as the name suggests is communication through visual aid and is described as the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or looked upon...
Postgraduate courses (MA)
- AnimationAnimationAnimation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
- ArchitectureArchitectureArchitecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
- CostumeCostumeThe term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. Costume may also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances...
- FashionFashionFashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
- Fine ArtFine artFine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
- PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Interactive MediaInteractive mediaInteractive media normally refers to products and services on digital computer-based systems which respond to the user’s actions by presenting content such as text, graphics, animation, video, audio, etc.-Terminology:...
- Graphic DesignGraphic designGraphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
- Contemporary Performance
- IllustrationIllustrationAn illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
- M.Arch
- MPhil/PhDPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
Other
- Short Courses
- Specialist Summer Courses
- Study Abroad (non UK students)
- Saturday Art School
Notable alumni
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, writer of The Adventures of Tintin - Chris DickensChris DickensChris Dickens is a British film and television editor with more than 25 film credits. His work on Slumdog Millionaire , directed by Danny Boyle, won the Academy Award for Film Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film .Chris went to...
, editor of Slumdog MillionaireSlumdog MillionaireSlumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British epic romantic drama adventure film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup...
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, writer of French and SaundersFrench and SaundersFrench and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television show written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act.... - Oliver IrvingOliver IrvingOliver Irving is a British film director. He directed and wrote How To Be starring Robert Pattinson. He is currently based in New York.-External links:*...
, writer/director of How to BeHow To BeHow to Be is an award-winning independent comedy/drama feature film written and directed by Oliver Irving. It is about a young man named Art, played by Robert Pattinson, who is going through a quarter-life crisis.... - Nick KnightNick Knight (photographer)Nick Knight OBE is a British fashion photographer, documentary photographer, and web publisher—as director of SHOWstudio.com.-Life and career:Knight studied at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design....
, renowned fashion photographer - Suri KrishnammaSuri KrishnammaSuri Krishnamma is a British film director. He has directed several films, including A Man of No Importance, New Year's Day, Locked In and Wuthering Heights. He has won four film festival awards and been nominated for three BAFTA awards.Krishnamma has also directed several episodes of the...
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, critically acclaimed photographer, Turner Prize Winner - Tony WeareTony WeareTony Weare was a comics artist best known for drawing Matt Marriott, a daily western strip written by Jim Edgar, which ran in The Evening News from 1955 to 1977....
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and executive producer of Attack the BlockAttack the BlockAttack the Block is a 2011 British science fiction action film written and directed by Joe Cornish. The film stars Jodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Franz Drameh, Leeon Jones, Simon Howard. Set on a council estate in South London on Bonfire night, the film follows a street gang which have...
and The Sightseers