This intensive one year course enables students to develop the practical skills necessary to direct animated projects.
This course offers a unique mixture of practice and theory developed and taught by industry experts, mixing classwork, workshops and production opportunities in a creative multi-disciplinary environment to develop students’ skills in Animation Directing.
Students are encouraged to build a course that fits their passions, skills and needs through a structure that allows each student to create a unique specialist pathway by a combination of core and elective subjects, including subjects from new Graduate Diplomas in Direction (Fiction and non-Fiction) and Game Design, and then put that into practice.
By the end of this course students will have had the opportunity to:
- Design and bring to life compelling characters to effectively support narrative goals
- Acquire skills to elicit performances from Animators and voice talent
- Acquire skills in directing animated projects
- Initiate and lead a creative project
- Experience production focused learning in a creative multi-disciplinary environment
Through lectures, demonstrations, masterclasses, and industry guest speakers students will investigate areas such as narrative, character, performance, creative leadership and property development.
This course provides opportunities to develop creative ideas and projects in a multi-disciplinary environment.
Pre-requisites:
- Demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following areas:
- Animation (Digital 2D, 3D or traditional areas such as stop motion or cel)
- Fine arts (illustration, graphic narrative or comic book art)
- Live action directing experience
Places in this course are limited
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated creative potential as evident in portfolio
- Evidence of ability to complete complex tasks
- Evidence of original creative thinking
Tasks to be completed as part of the application process
- Set Task 1
Create an original response to the theme of 'loneliness'. Limit written responses to 500 words or other responses to 5 minutes duration.
- Set Task 2
Choose any 5 photographs from the images inlcuded inthe application form (in no more than 500 words)
- Include four copies of your creative portfolio which demonstrates your talent and potential. Your portfolio can include documentation of artwork, written work, film, video and interactive work. (Your portfolio must fit in an A4 envelope). Clearly outline your official role on any work submitted in your portfolio. Clearly label each disc or element of your portfolio with your name, contact number and application ID number
- Include four copies of your Curriculum Vitae
- Include four copies of a professional reference from someone in the industry who can attest to your skills
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