Digital Compositing and Visual FX

Area of Study:	Visualisation Effects
Commences:	21st July 2009 and early 2010
Applicable for international students? no
Qualification:	Certificate III	Schedule:	part-time
Location:	Canberra	Duration:	18 weeks
Program Code:	n/a	Hours per Week:	4
Prerequisite:	People with filmmaking, multimedia or animation experience	Total Hours:	80

Area of Study:	Visualisation Effects
Commences:	Mon 27th July 2009 and early 2010
Applicable for international students? no
Qualification:	n/a	Schedule:	part-time
Location:	Sydney	Duration:	10 weeks
Program Code:	n/a	Hours per Week:	4 hrs in class, 4 hrs online
Prerequisite:	People with filmmaking, multimedia or animation experience	Total Hours:	80

* Please note fees are current till December 2009 and may change thereafter.

This course will introduce students to techniques in digital compositing and film post production effects using industry standard digital compositing software. This course is suited to both 3D animators and traditional filmmakers who are looking to take their projects to the next level. Students will be learning how to use industry standard software to produce high end compositing techniques.

Topics

Interface and general workflow
Colour grading tools
Principles and basics of Compositing
Creating mattes
Importing footage
How to key and composite green screen and blue screen footage
Tracking footage
Stabilizing and matchmoving
Compositing digital Matte paintings
3D compositing & Integration
Working with multipass renders
Creating multi-plane elements
Use of channels and custom file handling
Production of a short Visual FX portfolio piece

digital compositing & visual fx

Students who attend all sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion. On request, students may have their work assessed against National Units of Competency from the CUF07 Screen and Media Training Package.

Software Used:
Sydney Campus - Nuke: Nuke is a powerful compositing and effects application that is full-featured, fast and efficient. Shots from five of the seven shortlisted films for 'Best Visual Effects' at the Academy Awards were composited in Nuke: 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', 'The Dark Knight', 'Iron Man', 'Australia' and 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor'.

Canberra Campus - Combustion: Combustion is a professional compositing application designed to meet the needs of the world’s most demanding digital artists. It features powerful creative tools, an artist-friendly interface, efficient work flow, and integration with 3D animation software.

Pre-requisites: This course is intended for people with filmmaking, multimedia or animation experience.

Cost: $1595 (student concession available)

Please contact your nearest campus to get more information and to register:

Canberra Campus	Sydney Campus
Commences 5pm Tuesday 21st July Using Combustion (Autodesk) Software Ph: (02) 6162 5131	Commences 5 pm Monday 27th July Using Nuke (The Foundry) Software Ph: (02) 8514 8800

The Information above is only relevant to permanent residents/citizens of Australian and citizens of New Zealand . International students please refer to the International students section.

* Please note fees are current till December 2009 and may change thereafter.