Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
Highlights Develop practical skills in motion graphics, 3D graphics, drawing and real-time modelling for virtual environments. Gain experience and contacts in your industry through professional industry placements and projects. Choose independent study options where you can design and implement creative work. Start online unavailable. This course is only available to…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Highlights
- Develop practical skills in motion graphics, 3D graphics, drawing and real-time modelling for virtual environments.
- Gain experience and contacts in your industry through professional industry placements and projects.
- Choose independent study options where you can design and implement creative work.
- Start online unavailable. This course is only available to you if you can attend classes on campus. It is not possible to start this course online.
This degree allows you to learn the various creative aspects and techniques involved in animated filmmaking, visual effects and games by providing a solid grounding in the fundamental practices, theory, techniques and art of animation. The course progresses from generalised to more specific allowing you to explore the broad areas and latest techniques involved in animated filmmaking and then develop a more advanced specialisation in your area of interest.
You will be encouraged to experiment with a range of animation styles and techniques while producing your own animations, graphics and visual effects. Studies in industry workflows, tools, process and skills will equip you with a strong understanding of current industry practices-from concept development to timelines and finished works. Later in your degree your studies will include CGI production in preparation for final-year projects and work integrated learning opportunities.
Why choose this course?
The ability to create, build worlds and animate characters opens doors to a variety of careers. Animation is an important part of filmmaking, TV production and creative advertising and marketing; it’s also integral to games production.
This degree allows you to learn the various creative aspects and techniques involved in animated filmmaking, visual effects and games by providing a solid grounding in the fundamental practices, theory, techniques and art of animation. The course progresses from generalised to more specific allowing you to explore the broad areas and latest techniques involved in animated filmmaking and then develop a more advanced specialisation in your area of interest.
Careers and outcomes
The ability to create, build worlds and animate characters opens doors to a variety of careers. Animation is an important part of filmmaking, TV production and creative advertising and marketing. It’s also integral to games production.
Graduates of the animation major are employed in various industries and fields, ranging from film, games and education to architecture, engineering and medical research for assisting with product previsualisation. The animation field is broad in terms of possible creative and technical roles including concept artists, storyboarders, animators, modelers, producers, visual effects artists, game artists and directors, to mention a few. Graduates from our program have worked on award-winning films including Bluey, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Avengers: Endgame, Guardians of the Galaxy, I, Robot, King Kong, Godzilla and How to Train Your Dragon. They have also been part of teams that developed games such as Hellblade and Disney Infinity 3.0 at major studios such as Animal Logic, Disney Animation, Lucasfilm, Double Negative, Rising Sun Pictures and Weta Digital.
This course can be also followed with a graduate-entry teacher education course which enables you to become a qualified teacher. Pathways also exist to prepare you for further study including research.
Entry to graduate-entry teacher education courses usually requires that you have studied a range of units in a different subject area to the main focus of your degree.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Study at The University of Queensland. Learn with leading academics in world-class facilities and join the most employable graduates in the state. At UQ you’ll benefit from flexible study options, field trips, lab work, industry placements, research experience, and online study in Brisbane, Australia.
