Course Summary
Course Category: PLC (Further Education - FET) - Apply directly to College
Visual Effects (VFX) involves combining live action and digitally created images together to create and develop high quality digital content for the 3D animation and visual effects industry.
During this two-year course students will work with industry leading content creation tools, techniques and workflows. In addition to developing their artistic ability, students will acquire the technical knowledge and skills to produce high quality 3D content for use in the films, television as well as related areas such as games and the visualisation Industry. Course subjects are taught by sector experts who will lead students through the process of placing real actors on a digital set, teaching how to light and shoot the live action elements, and supervising students while they create and composite digital backgrounds and characters into footage to create the final scene.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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YEAR 1
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Cultures
Visual Effects Practices
Creative Media Industry
Professional Practice
Storyboarding
3D Modelling
Principles of Photography
Individual Project
YEAR 2
Collaborative Project
Personal Professional Development
Advanced Visual Effects Studies
Advanced Rendering and Visualisation
Advanced 3D Modelling
Advanced Compositing for Film and Television
Asset Capture and Management
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
- Almost all PLC courses have a Work Experience module, which requires students to find their own placement in an area directly related to their course.
Progression to CAO Courses
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
