The Graduate Certificate in Animation and Visualisation (GCAV) is ideal for students wanting to gain some experience with early stage professional animation production, without having to commit to a year of full-time study.
Learn the early stages of animation production
The Graduate Certificate in Animation and Visualisation (GCAV) has been developed in partnership with the industry-leading digital animation studio Animal Logic through the UTS Animal Logic Academy, to introduce participants to the creative and working practices, procedures and standards of a professional digital production studio.
Structured in crew roles, students work in collaborative teams to develop an early stage, professional-style animation project. Under the guidance and mentorship of practitioners and leaders from the industry, learning takes place in a custom-built digital production studio modelled on real-world production work structure and engineered to the highest industry standards.
Students engage in the early-stage development of an animation project, working in their chosen specialisation:
- Story development (concept, storyboarding, pre-visualisation)
- Art and design (concept art, character design, environment design, prop design)
- Asset creation (modelling, rigging)
- Layout and animation (early stage animation)
- Project management (collaborative team skills and pipeline integration)
Multidisciplinary knowledge is supported by masterclasses and mentoring by industry and academic experts. Students engage in collaborative problem-solving and knowledge-sharing as a dynamic process in a professional-like production environment.
The full-time GCAV is run over a 14 week block, 9am – 5pm Monday to Thursday. Friday is a self-directed learning day students can complete remotely.
Successful completion prepares graduates for entry level employment and/or articulation into the Master of Animation and Visualisation program (with 24 units of credit).