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Professional Certificate in 3D Animation & VFX

This professional certificate course will provide candidates with how to apply the Principles of Animation in all aspects of Character Animation, Creating Animated Sequences from Original Concept to Final Film or Video Production while emphasising on storytelling, motion, performance, and expression through industry leading digital forms and tools.

Candidates will master complex character and creature techniques and learn how to create compelling scenes that captivate the audience.

Course Outline

3D Modeling, Sculpting, Dynamics & Animation

Character Sketching, 3D modeling Techniques, Digital Sculpting, Working with Digital Clay, Sculpting Techniques, maintaining polycounts, Vehicle modeling, Spline Modeling, Procedural Modeling, Storyboarding Techniques, Fluid Animations, Fluid Dynamics, Soft Bodies Simulation, Slow-Motion Simulations, and Multi Simulations, Advanced Particle simulations, Mesh handling and exporting. Physical Simulators
Tools: Autodesk Maya

Introduction to The Maya Interface, 3d Concepts: Different Coordinate System, Pivot Point, Advanced Polygonal Modelling, Advanced Nurbs Modelling, Subdivision Surfaces, Shading & Textures, Advanced Lighting, Light Baking, GI, Camera Models, Final Gather, Fluids & Particle systems, V-Ray and Arnold. Rigging.

Mudbox & Z-Brush
Brush, Material, Zbrush, Quickstart, UI, Hotkeys & Custom Menu, blocking out Organic Shapes, Refine Organic, blocking out Hard Surface, Refine Hard Surface, Complex Creation, Posing and Rendering.

Postproduction & VFX

Digital Video formats, Kinds/ Styles/ Types of Editing, Principles of Editing, Concept of Linear & Non-Linear Editing, Computer as a tool for Editing, Equipment & Software used in Non-Linear Editing, Understanding & identifying editing styles using documentaries, movies, ad films news telecast, etc., Color Correction, Chroma Removal, Tracking & Stabilizing, Effects, Particles, Motion Graphics

Adobe After Effects
Using 3D Features (2.5D), Advanced 3D, Photoshop and After Effects, Lesson 5: Particles, Paint Effects, Performing Color Correction, Advanced Effects, Advanced compositing
Adobe Premiere & Adobe Audition
Introduction to Audio & video, Bit Rates, file formats, technical jargon, Signals & noise, Encoding.
Tools: Adobe Premiere & Adobe Audition

Introduction, Bit Rates, Common Tasks and Functions, Special Effects, Audio Mixing Methods, Noise Reduction, Voice Adding, Chanel Mixing, Multi Band Effects, Video Resolution, Importing & Exporting, Video & Audio Effects

Learning Outcomes

ILO1: Sketching, Sculpting, & rigging detailed 3D characters cater to a given or imaginative description
ILO2: Modeling, Animating and Simulating 3D environments with various props.
ILO3: Compiling sounds, video effects and encoding ques to incorporate with 3D scenes
ILO4: Apply the knowledge in post-production and VFX to enhance the scenes and export to various formats

To Whom?

Individuals aspiring to be indie 3D designers, VFX artists and content creators.
Students who have completed GCE O/L, A/L examinations waiting for results.
Freelance VFX artists, content creators and 3D artists who want to acquire professional qualification and skills.

Method Of Delivery

Option 1: Lab Demonstrations Face to Face (64 Hours) + (40 Independent study hours)
Option 2: Online/Distance classes through a digital learning platform. (64 Hours) + (40 Independent study hours)