Course Title: Design animation and digital visual effects
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6087 Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media
Course Title: Design animation and digital visual effects
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 80
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) |
COSC5381C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
345T Media and Communication |
Face-to-Face 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 design animation and digital visual effects for screen productions.
Designers who specialise in animation or visual effects apply the skills and knowledge described in this unit. They work closely with people such as directors or producers to prepare design specifications for animation or visual effects for projects, which range in scope from television commercials to aspects of feature films, an entire animated film or interactive games.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
none
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CUFANM503A Design animation and digital visual effects |
Elements: |
1 Clarify design Requirements 2 Generate and assess ideas. 3 Conduct research and experimentation. 4 Produce draft design specifications 5 Finalise design specifications. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, you will be able to undertake design specifications for animation and digital visual effects.
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester.
Your knowledge of course content is assessed through the application of learned skills and insights to your projects and through:
• evaluation of material created by the candidate
• direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence
• observation of the candidate compositing material for visual effects
• written or verbal questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required skills and knowledge section of this unit.