Course Title: Create digital visual effects

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4416 Certificate IV in Screen and Media

Course Title: Create digital visual effects

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 80

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

VART6495C

City Campus

TAFE

515T Creative Industries

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2022,
Term1 2023

Course Contact: Rowan Humphrey

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4842

Course Contact Email: rowan.humphrey@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course introduces the core skills & knowledge required to create visual effects for screen industries including television & film. Whilst the majority of the course work is computer based students also conduct a studio green screen shoot.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUAANM412 Create digital visual effects

Elements:

1. Clarify work requirements

2. Prepare components required for creating visual effects

3. Assemble previsualisations

4. Produce visual effects

5. Finalise visual effects

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to create visual effects for screen industries including television & film using techniques such as:

  • colour matching
  • applying light & shadows
  • manipulating transparency
  • typography
  • animation
  • rotoscoping
  • green screen shooting & compositing


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course will involve demonstration of practical tasks and testing of your knowledge.