University of Technology Sydney
Graduate Certificate in Animation and Visualisation
The Graduate Certificate in Animation and Visualisation (GCAV) is ideal for students wanting to gain some experience with early stage professional animation production, without having to commit to a year of full-time study.
Learn the early stages of animation production
The Graduate Certificate in Animation and Visualisation (GCAV) has been developed in partnership with the industry-leading digital animation studio Animal Logic through the UTS Animal Logic Academy, to introduce participants to the creative and working practices, procedures and standards of a professional digital production studio.
Structured in crew roles, students work in collaborative teams to develop an early stage, professional-style animation project. Under the guidance and mentorship of practitioners and leaders from the industry, learning takes place in a custom-built digital production studio modelled on real-world production work structure and engineered to the highest industry standards.
Students engage in the early-stage development of an animation project, working in their chosen specialisation:
- Story development (concept, storyboarding, pre-visualisation)
- Art and design (concept art, character design, environment design, prop design)
- Asset creation (modelling, rigging)
- Layout and animation (early stage animation)
- Project management (collaborative team skills and pipeline integration)
Multidisciplinary knowledge is supported by masterclasses and mentoring by industry and academic experts. Students engage in collaborative problem-solving and knowledge-sharing as a dynamic process in a professional-like production environment.
The full-time GCAV is run over a 14 week block, 9am – 5pm Monday to Thursday. Friday is a self-directed learning day students can complete remotely.
Successful completion prepares graduates for entry level employment and/or articulation into the Master of Animation and Visualisation program (with 24 units of credit).
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