Lesson plans

Lesson plan: Focus on VFX

Learning objectives

This lesson is designed for secondary students age 11-18. It's designed to be approximately 60 minutes although it can be adapted to suit your timetable. 

Lesson objective: To be able to apply some fundamental concepts of photography and visual effects.


AIM:

To develop an understanding of the relationship between scale and the distance between
the camera and subject. To gain an introductory knowledge of light and shadow in photography
and the principles of image compositing.


Materials:

Paper or sticky notes, pencils/pens, tape measure, a phone with camera or any digital
camera, the ability to move photos from camera to computer (e.g. USB/memory card)

Literacy: Communicating in teams to interpret and problem solve scale and image
composition.


Numeracy: The use of mathematics in relation to scale and perspective.


Gatsby benchmarks:
Benchmark 2 - Learning from career and labour market information.
Benchmark 4 - Linking curriculum learning to careers

Lesson planner, slides and accompanying worksheets

Click on the links to download the lesson plan, slideshow and worksheets for this lesson. 

Additional resources

Download the FAQs, answered by Amy Smith from Framestore and based on questions received during the Insight session. 

Download the ScreenSkills VFX career map featuring an overview of job roles, how studios and teams work together and career tips

Watch our two films featuring employees from Framestore, made in 2021: 

Derin Owudunni, a systems support assistant 

Dioni Zhong, a senior pipeline technical director

Explore the Access VFX website