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Animation, visual effects & moving image

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What is animation, visual effects & moving image?

Animation, Visual Effects & Moving Image provides a strong foundation in contemporary creative media production, including:

  • animation
  • visual effects
  • moving image
  • sound
  • 3D visualisation
  • emerging media technologies

By combining practical skills in these areas, you’ll develop a range of technical and conceptual practices that will help you to explore your individual interests, ideas and stories.Ìý

You’ll learn how to adapt and apply technical skills to develop a sustainable practice as a creative professional. By working with the latest ideas, technologies and production methods, you’ll learn to communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences and work across various media contexts.Ìý

Taught in studio-based environments, this specialisation focuses on completing practical, creative projects. Theory, professional practice and electives complement these skills to develop innovation, critical thinking and contextual awareness.

Learn more about our Animation, Visual Effects & Moving Image studios:Ìý

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Starting with the basic elements of animated movement, you’ll incorporate real world physics into your own animated sequences and motion graphics in our animation studio. Experiment with 3D animation and eventually create a full short animation production from concept, pre-production and storyboard to completion.Ìý

Visual Effects (VFX)
Explore different visual effects techniques and concepts as you develop your own creative works. Create computer generated elements (CGI), integrate them with live action footage and understand how to sequence engaging content in the VFX studio.

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In our moving image studio, you'll explore contemporary approaches to video art, short film and audio-visual composition. Challenge norms to create visionary works in video art, installations and experimental filmmaking for screenings, galleries and beyond. Ìý

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Get hands on in our industry standard sound studios and acoustic environments to create media artworks using sound-based techniques and processes. Develop skills and knowledge to create sound-based media art projects for art galleries, and virtual and public spaces.

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Delve into virtual worlds in our 3D studio and explore how virtual environments are created. Through hands-on experience, use key technologies such as 3D modelling, texturing and real time immersive platforms. You'll develop the practices and skills required to join a growing digital industry.

Why study animation, visual effects & moving image at ºÚÁÏÍø´óʼÇ?

Tap into the expertise of media artists, producers and theorists who are active and accomplished in the industry. Our academic community has broad connections with Australia's leading research labs in creative robotics, interactive and immersive cinema and 3D visualisation.

Studying animation, VFX & moving image in the Bachelor of Fine Arts allows you to expand your creative practice by exploring your ideas through different formats, mediums and techniques. Focus on this study area or take advantage of opportunities to experie