Overview

THIS COURSE IS NOT OFFERED IN 2025. The Graduate Certificate in Visual Effects (Animation) is a postgraduate course specialisation taught by lecturers at Flinders and instructors from CDW Animation in partnership with online mentors at Technicolor Academy. It will prepare you for a career in visual effects by working with … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Bedford Park
Flinders
Melbourne CBD
Sydney CBD

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Aims

The course specialisation aims to provide a high-quality program in which students can enhance their creative and practical skills within a framework of academic study. It fulfills the need for professional studies in VFX animation at the postgraduate level.

Overall it aims to:

  • Provide students with an intensive introduction to VFX workflow and work practices involved in the contemporary VFX industry
  • Provide students with advanced skills in rigging and Biped Mechanics
  • Develop students' ability to perform realistic facial animation and movement
  • Develop students' ability to rig and animate quadruped characters
  • Develop students' problem solving skills in a cross-functional team environment
  • Provide students with the opportunity to interact with and obtain feedback and guidance from industry professionals
  • Provide students with an understanding of industry best practices and techniques in the use of software in VFX animation production
  • Provide students with the opportunity to produce a professional quality showreel

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:
1.
Determine the key software and techniques used in the VFX animation pipeline, including their key features and operation
2.
Evaluate VFX industry trends, best practices, and techniques in the use of software used in VFX animation
3.
Collaborate on client briefs to a project deadline
4.
Implement advanced rigging and animation tools and prepare assets safely and appropriately
5.
Present a professional quality showreel identifying your competency in the core VFX animation technique
6.
Assess creative and technical problems, and break them down into manageable tasks

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