Graduate Certificate in Dynamic Effects and Lighting

This unique qualification will set you apart from the crowd, provide you with the skills and techniques needed to produce industry-standard visual effects, and offers the opportunity for you to learn first-hand from the professionals at Rising Sun Pictures.You will immerse yourself in the world of visual effects when you embark on this intensive 12-week graduate certificate. Working alongside qualified visual effects artists at Adelaide’s Rising Sun Pictures studio, you will:learn how to create 3D visual effects such as explosions, water effects and clouds, as well as procedurally generated environments such as cities, beaches and forests.learn how to use computer generated lighting applications.graduate with a professional resume and reel to show prospective employees.Deliver work using industry-standard tools, such as Shotgun and Houdini.Benefit from unique networking opportunities when you work alongside skilled visual effects artists and industry professionals.

Career outcomes - : This unique offering prepares students for an exciting career in the entertainment industry, and our collaboration with Adelaide’s own Rising Sun Pictures means you may even land a job before graduation. Careers to consider:

FX artist: construct dynamic effects such as simulations, explosions and natural phenomena for feature film and television
lighting technical director: ensure lighting, colour and mood are consistent
Production assistant coordinator: ensure all aspects of a production run on time and to budget
VFX producer: responsible for the running of the project
VFX supervisor: ensure VFX shots are ready for post-production

Applicants seeking entry to the program will have:

a) a completed three year Bachelor degree from a recognised higher education institution in media arts, visual effects or a related discipline OR

b) a completed Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media or equivalent from an accredited Registered Training Organisation OR

c) a Graduate Certificate in Compositing and Tracking

Alternatively, applications will be considered from applicants holding a completed academic qualification from a recognised higher education institution in an unrelated field who are able to demonstrate substantial experience in media arts or visual effects, demonstrable in the showreel and curriculum vitae submissions.

English Language Requirements:

IELTS score of 6.5 (with 6.0 in Reading and Writing); TOEFL iBT score of 79 with Reading and Writing not less than 18; TOEFL paper-based test (PBT) score of 577 with TWE of 4.5; Cambridge CAE/CPE score of 177; Pearson's test of English (Academic) (PTE) score of 58 with Reading and Writing communicative scores not less than 50; CELUSA score of AE5.