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What is Multiplatform & Transmedia? Do you have a Multiplatform & Transmedia Strategy and if not, why should you? This 2 day intensive course is aimed at emerging Producers and creatives looking for an understanding of the many facets of the new media options of the future, how to engage with the audience already on these alternate screens and what their profit generating potential is. Multiplatform & Transmedia are literally changing by the day, and it’s time for content producers ... [More]

This two-day course provides a detailed introduction to desktop compositing for broadcast using Adobe After Effects CS5.5. After Effects is the most commonly used graphics program in Australia for the preparation of broadcast design/graphics in TV. It is a program that allows new levels of creative freedom for designers, animators, art directors and editors. Participants will gain an understanding of desktop digital animation and compositing environment and how it is used for broadc... [More]

AFTRS three-day introductory course course provides an overview of the history, styles, techniques of Digital Matte Painting. It will equip students with a hands on understanding of current production processes involved in Digital Matte Painting. During this course students will gain insight into the techniques used in traditional and Digital Matte Painting, current technical production practices, and be given first-hand experience utilising these skills as they create their own dig... [More]

This weekend introductory course will take you step-by-step through the process of visual effects compositing. Ideally suited for anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of compositing and where this fits in the digital pipeline. As well as giving an overall insight to the industry, this course will use NUKE 6 to introduce compositing basics such as layering, keying and 2D/3D integration. Held in one of the Schools Mac Labs, A maximum of 12 students will allow for hands-on ex... [More]

In order to provide the best learning experience AFTRS Nuke course, is kept very small to enable one on one interaction with the lecturer. This course provides an overview of Nuke compositing for high end visual effects shot generation. It covers techniques including keying, tracking, rotosplining, colour correction and 3D integration. The course also includes an overview of the image-based keyer and OpenEXR integration. [More]

This introductory course provides an overview of Unity, a multiplatform games development tool capable of creating titles for deployment on iPhone, the Nintendo Wii or the web. It covers workflow with other 3D applications such as Maya and 3D Studio Max, importing and exporting assets and an overview of the scripting environment. The course is designed to get you started creating independent games for multiple platforms. It is desirable but not essential to have an understanding of ... [More]

The course will explore the basics of colour correcting and grading using the Apple Color application in Final Cut Studio. It is a hands-on workshop that encompasses both demonstrations and practical exercises in colour correcting and colour effects. The course will cover colour theory, basic grading, using the auto balance tool, grading with colour balance controls, grading with curves, grade management, duplicating grades, applying grades to groups and the pathway to red workflows... [More]

This intense one day course delivers a detailed introduction to desktop compositing for moving images using Adobe After Effects CS5. After Effects is a program that allows new levels of creative freedom for designers, animators, art directors and editors. Participants will gain an understanding of the desktop digital compositing environment. This course is suitable for practitioners who use desktop systems such as AVID or Final Cut Pro including titles and broadcast designers, inter... [More]

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A THREE DAY COURSE RUNNING MONDAY, TUESDAY AND THURSDAY, NOT SCHEDULED ON WEDNESDAY DUE TO ANZAC DAY Kick start your career in animation! Careers in Animation span all genres and markets of the world. This rapidly expanding area of entertainment constantly needs new people and ideas. But where might you fit in? In this series of talks, industry veteran Rodney Whitham will walk through the processes and challenges, from development to final delivery of animation p... [More]