GraduateArts & Design
Graduate Certificate in 3D Animation
Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Certificate in 3D Animation at Adelaide University is a six-month graduate certificate. Adelaide University’s Graduate Certificate in 3D Animation will prepare students for a vibrant career in the global visual effects industry. Designed in partnership with award winning VFX company Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), and delivered on site in their Adelaide studio, students develop advanced skills in industry standard software like Maya and be taught by experienced 3D animation artists and supervisors. In this immersive qualification students learn the specialised techniques and knowledge essential to crafting photorealistic 3D animated sequences, and animate a range of props, vehicles, and digital doubles, as well real and mythical creatures, and develop the career management skills and professional practice standards needed to work in a VFX studio.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Year 1, Semester 1
6 units- 6 unitsVisual Effects Professional Practice
- 6 unitsAssets Animation
- 6 units3D Animation Project
- Creature Animation
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Admissions
A completed bachelor degree (AQF level 7) or higher from a recognised higher education institution; OR A completed Advanced Diploma (AQF level 6) from a registered training organisation (RTO); OR Three years' experience in the visual effects industry or the creative industries with a relevant showreel of visual effects work; OR All applicants must submit a CV and a 60-second visual effects showreel.
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