2 years Full time or 4 years Part time
Specially designed in consultation with industry experts from Technicolor and Ubisoft, SAE’s Bachelor of VFX and Virtual Production will nurture your creativity, empower you to experiment, and enhance your technical skill set.
Covering the fundamentals of VFX and virtual production through to advanced strategies and techniques, you’ll build a diverse skillset in VFX, compositing, real-time engines, procedural graphics, 3D modelling, virtual environments, animation, texturing and shading. You’ll master cutting-edge, industry-standard equipment such as virtual production studios, motion capture suits, high-end digital film cameras and green screens.
In addition to your core units, you’ll choose from a pool of electives to develop a specialisation in one of three areas: Virtual Production, VFX, and Technical Art.
In the final trimester placement, you will get the opportunity to put new skills into action by experiencing working life in an industry of your choice. This ensures you graduate feeling confident and career ready.
Areas of study: Introduction to Real-Time Engines, Cinematography, 2D and 3D Asset Production, World Building for Virtual Environments, Introduction to Compositing, Project Design and the Entrepreneur, Procedural and Generative Systems, VFX Compositing & Post-Production, Systems and Design Thinking, Contextual Inquiry, Real-Time VFX, Project Management and Leadership, Virtual Production Studio, AI Technologies.
SAE University College
Duration is two years full-time. Part-time study available for eligible applicants (excluding international student visa holders).
SAE has a range of approaches to learning and teaching that can be activated to provide flexibility in the face of changing circumstances as required, to support student progression regardless of external factors.
Please note that this is an online only course for students studying from Brisbane.
Subject to final approval.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for SAE University College and for this course, refer to Entry Requirements on SAE’s website.
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years; Interview
SAE will contact applicants to arrange a short, informal interview. For information about the interview, contact SAE on 1800 723 338.
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
Virtual Production, VFX, Technical Art.
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Virtual Set Builder/Environment Artist, Virtual Camera Operator (VCO), Rendering Specialist, Compositor, 2D or 3D Modeler, Texture Artist, Graphics Programmer, Emerging Technologies Specialist, Technical Previsualisation Artist, Storyboard Artist, Virtual Production Coordinator or Supervisor, VFX Supervisor.