Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects: Fees & Entry Requirements at Adelaide University, Australia

Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects

Australia

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What will I learn?

Creature Effects (CFX) is a vital part of the visual effects (VFX) production pipeline, and CFX TDs are responsible for bringing creatures, digital doubles and CG props and scenes to life, through the creation of realistic hair, fur, and cloth dynamics.Studying this program will equip you with specialist skills in CFX production, while you learn in a simulated studio environment on-site at Rising Sun Pictures. You’ll also graduate with your own industry standard CFX showreel.Adelaide University’s Graduate Certificate in Creature Effects will prepare you to work as a CFX TD in the visual effects industry. Designed in partnership with award winning VFX company Rising Sun Pictures (RSP), and delivered on site in their Adelaide studio, you’ll develop advanced skills in industry standard software like Maya and be taught by experienced CFX artists and supervisors.In this immersive qualification you’ll learn the specialised techniques and knowledge essential to crafting creature effects, alongside the career management skills and professional practice standards needed to work in a VFX studio. While learning the process of creating realistic creature and asset effects, you’ll get the opportunity to plan, iterate and deliver a project to meet a production brief and deadline to industry standards.

CRICOS

115799M

Study options

Full Time (.5 Years)

Tuition fees
A$22,550.00 (12,53,823) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

June 2027

Venue

Adelaide City Campus

Corner of North Terrace and, Frome Rd,

Adelaide,

South Australia,

5001, Adelaide, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.

  • A completed bachelor degree (AQF level 7) or higher from a recognised higher education institution; OR
  • A completed Advanced Diploma (AQF level 6) from a registered training organisation (RTO); OR
  • Three years experience in the visual effects industry or the creative industries with a relevant showreel of visual effects work.
  • All applicants must submit a CV and a 60-second visual effects showreel.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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