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Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects
Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects at Adelaide University is a six-month graduate certificate. 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 CFX artists and supervisors. In this immersive qualification students learn the specialised techniques and knowledge essential to crafting creature effects, alongside the career management skills and professional practice standards needed to work in a VFX studio. While learning the process of creating realistic creature and asset effects, students get the opportunity to plan, iterate and deliver a project to meet a production brief and deadline to industry standards.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
Year 1, Semester 2
6 units- 6 unitsCloth Simulation
- 6 unitsHair Simulation
- 6 unitsCreature Effects Project
- Visual Effects Professional Practice
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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