Course Title: Create digital visual effects
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5216 Diploma of Screen and Media
Course Title: Create digital visual effects
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 70
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
COSC5382C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2011, Term1 2012, Term1 2013, Term1 2014, Term1 2015 |
Course Contact: Program Administration
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815
Course Contact Email: mcvet@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course covers the skills and knowledge required to create digital visual effects to simulate physical or natural phenomenon, such as fire, crowds or weather conditions. Compositors are responsible for creatively combining elements into the final image, ensuring that the established style of the project is respected and continuity is maintained. You will use a range of software applications to create and refine digital visual effects.
This course is taught and assessed with CUFPOS401A Edit screen content for fast turnaround.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFANM402A Create digital visual effects |
Elements: |
1 Clarify work requirements 2 Prepare components. 3 Assemble previsualisations 4 Produce visual effects. 5 Finalise visual effects |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
You will be able to:
- create a range of digital visual effects sequences that:
- meet the requirements of a brief
- demonstrate attention to detail and an ability to refine visual effects to achieve the required creative effects
- adopt a collaborative approach to work
- meet deadlines.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and will include both project work and practical exercises that assess skills and knowledge