Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects
Adelaide University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 04249J
Adelaide University's Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects will prepare you to work as a CFX TD in the visual effects industry. Designed in partnership with award winning VFX company Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), and delivered on site in their Adelaide studio, you'll develop advanced skills in industry standard software like Maya and be taught by experienced CFX artists and supervisors. In this immersive qualification you'll 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, you'll get the opportunity to plan, iterate and deliver a project to meet a production brief and deadline to industry standards. You'll graduate career ready with expertise in current trends, technologies, and professional practices, along with local, national and international industry contacts, with first-hand experience of how a world class VFX studio operates.
Structure
24 units
Subjects
- Visual Effects Professional Practice COMP5007
- Creature Effects Project COMP5014
- Cloth Simulation COMP5015
- Hair Simulation COMP5016
Standard entry requirements
- To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.
- A completed bachelor degree (AQF level 7) or higher from a recognised higher education institution.
- A completed Advanced Diploma (AQF level 6) from a registered training organisation (RTO).
- Three years experience in the visual effects industry or the creative industries with a relevant showreel of visual effects work.
- All applicants must submit a CV and a 60-second visual effects showreel.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Adelaide City Campus | International: $21,700 | No |
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