Year
2020
Units
4.5
Contact
1 x 1-hour workshop weekly
1 x 1-hour film screening weekly
1 x 1-hour project work weekly
1 x 1-hour film screening weekly
1 x 1-hour project work weekly
Prerequisites
^ = may be enrolled concurrently
^ = may be enrolled concurrently
1 ^ SCME8202 - VFX Industry Tools
2 ^ SCME8203 - VFX Modelling
3 ^ SCME8204 - VFX Production
4 Admission into GCCAVE-Graduate Certificate in Creative Arts (Visual Effects)
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2 and 3 and 4)
2 ^ SCME8203 - VFX Modelling
3 ^ SCME8204 - VFX Production
4 Admission into GCCAVE-Graduate Certificate in Creative Arts (Visual Effects)
Must Satisfy: (1 and 2 and 3 and 4)
Topic description
VFX Theory and Practice introduces students to the history of VFX, and its use and production in the film industry. Students will theoretically analyse and deconstruct segments of movies which have used VFX and then practically reconstruct the effects using the appropriate industry techniques and software.
Educational aims
This topic aims to:
- provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the history of VFX in the film industry
- introduce students to the VFX techniques used in historically significant VFX movies
- enable students to theoretically analyse and deconstruct VFX segments from historically significant VFX movies
- provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of the industry standard VFX techniques and software
- enable students to practically reconstruct segments of VFX scenes from historically significant VFX movies
Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic students will:
- have a comprehensive understanding of the historical role of VFX in the film industry
- be able to identify VFX techniques used in key historically significant VFX movies
- be able to theoretically analyse and deconstruct VFX segments from historically significant VFX movies
- be able to report on their analysis and deconstruction of VFX segments from historically significant VFX movies
- have a comprehensive knowledge of the key industry standard VFX techniques and software
- Be able to practically reconstruct segments of VFX scenes from historically significant VFX movies
Key dates and timetable
Timetable details for 2020 are no longer published.
Sturt Rd, Bedford Park
South Australia 5042
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