Visual Effects Project: Dynamic Effects and Lighting

Students undertaking the Visual Effects Project: Dynamic Effects and Lighting course will experience an immersive full-semester project with our industry partners Rising Sun Pictures in their studio environment. Students completing this course will gain a developed understanding of working within the dynamic effects pipeline and will gain expertise with key digital asset development techniques in order to deliver a high quality, finished product for inclusion in their showreels. Through this process, students will experience simulated production practices including participating in project progress reports and management of client and supervisor requirements. This course familiarises students with professional practice in the visual effects industry, and provides the theory, skills and techniques to produce an industry-standard dynamic effects shot. Student will develop expertise with key digital asset development techniques including SOP, CHOP, ROP, etc. and will gain advanced skills needed to integrate, remove, isolate, grade and insert asset elements. Students will also undertake production projects to develop expertise with importing attributes, casting and dynamic simulations. This course exposes students to professional standards, through learning in a production studio under the supervision of experienced visual effects artists. This simulated project environment will expose students to professional practice situations including participating in project progress reports, understanding and developing client requirements and delivering an industry-standard project within agreed timeframes. Upon completion of this course, students will have developed a clear understanding of professional practice in the visual effects industry, and will be employable on a global scale, equipped with a unique and sought after skill set.