Graduate Certificate in Compositing and Tracking

Entry Requirements

Applicants seeking entry to the program will have:

a) a completed three year Bachelor degree from a recognised higher education institution in media arts, visual effects or a related discipline OR

b) a completed Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media or equivalent from an accredited Registered Training Organisation OR

c) a Graduate Certificate in Dynamic Effects and Lighting

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.

Course Details

This program complements the Graduate Certificate in Dynamic Effects and Lighting (ICDL) in partnership with Rising Sun Pictures.
Classes are delivered at the Rising Sun Pictures Studios in Adelaide.

This unique qualification will set you apart from the crowd, provide you with the skills and techniques needed to produce industry level visual effects, and offers the opportunity for you to learn first-hand from the professionals at Rising Sun Pictures.

You will immerse yourself in the world of visual effects when you embark on this intensive 12-week graduate certificate. Working alongside qualified visual effects artists at Adelaide’s Rising Sun Pictures studio, you will:

• develop industry-standard skills in compositing, rotoscoping and tracking
• produce an industry quality show reel
• graduate with a professional resume and reel to show prospective employers.

What you'll learn

This intensive 12-week graduate certificate will immerse you in a simulated studio environment where you will:

• develop industry-standard skills in compositing, rotoscoping and tracking
• develop camera tracking skills needed to produce production-standard matchmoves
• hone your existing tracking, paint and 2D skills
• gain theoretical knowledge, skills and techniques needed in professional practice
• join in Rising Sun Pictures’ company meetings and events
• produce a finished show reel of screen shots
• work with Rising Sun Pictures' recruitment team to professionalise your resume and reel

Career outcomes

Your career

This unique offering prepares students for an exciting career in the entertainment industry, and our collaboration with Adelaide’s own Rising Sun Pictures means you may even land a job before graduation. Careers to consider:

• compositor: construct the final image using film plates, animation and visual effects
• concept artist: produce illustrations to assist production designers
• digital preparation artist: digitally prepare the plate ready for the final image
• layout artist: break down storyboards
• matchmove artists: imitate camera movements in live action shots and match those movements in 3D computer animations
• lighting technical director: ensure lighting, colour and mood are consistent
• matte painter: create virtual backgrounds to replace or enhance live action photographed plates
• VFX producer: responsible for the running of the project
• roto artist: highlight the areas in live action frames where computer graphics overlap with live images
• VFX supervisor: ensure VFX shots are ready for post-production

You will also develop an understanding of current trends, technologies and professional practices, so you graduate industry-ready.