Diploma of Creative Arts (3D Animation)
DURATION
7 up to 8 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
AUD 26,400 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* per trimester for international students | $9,000 per trimester for domestic students
Introduction
Bringing a character to life involves more than just technical ability. With that in mind, Animation at JMC has been developed in association with studio professionals from Pixar and Animal Logic, to help you tell your story from concept development to finished animation.
Learn to design and develop characters and worlds – from concept to finished art – and create arresting graphical motion and believable characters. Introducing you to the art and practice of animation, this course allows you to specialize in your passion, be it story and art direction, 2D + 3D hybrid animation, technical art, or a combination of them all.
We’ll make sure you are up to speed on all the latest developments demanded by the industry, you'll have a chance to intern, network, and study abroad along the way. Graduate with a top-notch portfolio, a showreel, and knowledge of who’s who where it counts, to launch you into the industry.
Get hands-on with the design and development of characters and worlds – from concept to finished art – and create arresting graphical motion and believable character performances with a Diploma of Creative Arts (Animation). Master drawing and visualization techniques, learn traditional techniques and cutting-edge motion design, and master the core skillset and tools required for 3D modeling and animation.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
For more information about scholarships, please visit the institute website.
Curriculum
- Design Processes 1
- Studio Workshop
- Design Fundamentals
- Games and Animation in Context
- Laboratory 1
- 2D Animation 1
- 3D Animation 1
Program Outcome
Graduates of the Diploma of Creative Arts (Animation) may move directly into the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation) with advanced standing. Please contact us for more details.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Diploma of Creative Arts (Animation) may move directly into the Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation) with advanced standing.
JMC’s Animation graduates currently work in a wide range of creative positions in game design, film + TV, web animation, and advertising, in major studios like Animal Logic and design houses like ZSpace.
Animation is an essential ingredient in the collaborative, innovative, and future-forward global entertainment industry, which is why some of the most in-demand players are animators and visual effects specialists.
Specific roles may include:
- 3D or 2D Animator
- Producer
- Director
- Concept Artist
- Storyboard Artist
- Modeller
- Texture Artist
- Rigger
- Illustrator
- Render Wrangler
- Visual Effects Artist
- Matte Painter
- Effects Animator
- Compositor
- Digital Lighting
- Designer
- Motion Designer