Full time 30 weeks
Take your 3D skills to the next level and make your passion for animation a career reality. Animation is all about capturing the essence of movement and making the unreal, real.
Our Diploma of Animation (Advanced) course includes storyboarding, pre-production, animating, character design, modelling and rigging. You'll also develop your visual effects and post production techniques, art and computer graphic design skills and get the inside knowledge on industry practice.
Using industry standard software, create an animated world and bring it to life. Make your characters move, convey thoughts and emotions, and respond to their surroundings.
The Diploma of Animation (Advanced) gives you the skills you need to join this exciting global industry. Put together a showreel that reflects your talent and get set to make your mark on the international stage.
Our Diploma of Animation (Advanced) class size is restricted to a maximum of 20 students.
Course Components
- Art and design - develop your creative and design skills; study life drawing, animation and art history, screen composition, lighting and colour; develop your understanding of visual language and how to create storyboards
- Animation principles - make objects move in a realistic way; learn how to use weight, elasticity, anticipation and exaggeration to show thoughts and attitudes of a character or object
- Industry practice - learn how copyright and legal issues affect production; how animation production is managed and how workflow is organized; develop communication skills essential for working in animation industries
- Modelling and rigging - model both mechanical and organic forms using the latest 3D modelling techniques; design and create characters complete with facial expressions and skeletons for use in your animations
- Character animation - bring simple characters to life; learn how acting and directing can influence animation; create walk cycles; animate a character to convey emotions and thoughts
- Animation production - finish your animations to a commercial standard; design surfaces and light scenes; manage rendering and complete animation using compositing techniques
- Visual effects (VFX) - incorporate fog, smoke, fire, water, atmospheres, weather and explosions into your animation
- Group project - create an animated short film
- Individual / joint project showreel - apply what you have learnt to produce a short animation to include in your showreel.
* Course content is subject to change to ensure continued industry relevance.
Assessment
- A graded form of assessment is used with standards set to reflect those required in the animation industry.
- No examinations.
- All projects are expected to be produced to a commercial standard.
- You are encouraged to develop technical skills and your own design style.
- One reassessment opportunity is available for each assignment.
- Minimum 80% attendance requirements apply.
Equipment & Software
Equipment
- Apple Macintosh computers
- Digital video cameras
- Sound recording equipment
- Video production room with studio lighting and blue/green screen
Software
- Autodesk Maya
- NewTek LightWave 3D
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe After Effects
- Apple Final Cut Pro
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Apple Soundtrack Pro
Entry Requirements
Animasia's Diploma of Animation and Digital Video is designed as an excellent pathway into this course. If you have not done this course, you can still be accepted if you can demonstrate equivalent 3D modelling and animation skills, in your showreel.
Industry Relevance
The course includes a major group project. Working as part of a team, you will create an animated short film using all the skills you have learnt through the course. The completed animation will be shown at a screening to an audience. This group project simulates working in an animation studio.
- Animasia liaises closely with the video, animation and interactive industries to ensure the latest commercial practices are taught.
- Animasia encourages students to work on real industry projects.
These connections with industry mean you will have the skills needed to hit the ground running once you finish your course.
Career Opportunities
- 3D animator
- 3D modeller
- 3D texture painter
- Character designer
- Character TD / rigger
- VFX artist
- Matte painter
- Compositor
- VFX production coordinator
Further learning
Once you have completed this course, further develop and refine your skills with the Animasia Diploma of Digital Media (Advanced) or diversify your skills with the Animasia Diploma of Video Post Production (Advanced).
You can also explore degree level study at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia. Graduates can get direct entry to year 2 of either RMIT's:
- 3-year Bachelor of Arts (Animation and Interactive Media)
- 3-year Bachelor of Arts (Games Graphics Design)
- 3-year Bachelor of Arts (Digital Arts)
A saving of one year. |
