Graduate Certificate in 3D Animation

This unique qualification will set you apart from the crowd, provide you with the skills and techniques needed to produce industry standard photorealistic 3D animated content for feature film and episodic series. You will also be provided with opportunities to learn first-hand from animators and supervisors on site at Rising Sun Pictures.

In this immersive, 12-week qualification you’ll learn the specialised techniques and knowledge essential to crafting photorealistic 3D animation, alongside the career management skills and professional practice standards needed to work in a professional VFX studio.

Working alongside qualified visual effects artists, at world-renowned VFX studio Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), you will:

gain invaluable experience in a simulated studio environment
build industry-standard expertise in 3D animation
be mentored by visual effects artists and supervisors
use the latest industry technologies
work with Rising Sun Pictures’ recruitment team to professionalise your resume and showreel
graduate with a showreel of industry-standard work.
You’ll graduate career-ready with experience of current trends, technologies and professional practices, along with industry contacts and first-hand experience of how a world-class VFX studio operates.

Applicants seeking entry to the program will have:

a) a completed three year Bachelor degree from a recognised higher education institution in visual effects, film and television, creative arts or related discipline OR
b) a completed Advanced Diploma in visual effects, film and television, creative arts or related discipline or equivalent from an accredited Registered Training Organisation OR
c) a Graduate Certificate in visual effects, film and television, creative arts or related discipline OR
d) Three years relevant work experience

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.