Visual Effects Adelaide University

Overview

Throughout the Visual Effects course from Adelaide University you'll learn an innovative and industry-focused degree that combines theoretical and technical skills to set you up as a multidisciplinary artist. Study in a simulated studio environment at award-winning VFX studio, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP).  

Gain hands-on experience in essential techniques across various VFX specialisations to prepare for a successful career in the field. Create a professional-quality demo reel showcasing your best VFX work, and form important industry connections. 

Study alongside students in other discipline areas including animation, illustration, film and television and creative arts. Explore cutting-edge visual effects that are highly desired by clients including Disney, Marvel, Warner Bros, Netflix, and Amazon. 

Career opportunities:

A career in visual effects blends creativity with technology to bring imagination to life on screen. The demand for skilled VFX artists is growing across multiple industries including film, television, games, and virtual reality (VR).   

You might design and build CG sets, assets and characters for the next big children’s animated television series. Maybe you’ll bring to life real or mythical digital creatures, ensuring their movement, skin and fur is photorealistic. You might even seamlessly composite live-action footage with CG elements or backgrounds in blockbuster films and episodic series for Marvel and Disney. 

Careers in the field are dynamic and exciting, with a variety of VFX roles including: 

• 3D animator 
• FX artist 
• Lighting artist 
• Compositor 
• Concept artist 
• Paint and roto artist 
• Matchmove artist 
• DMP artist 
• 3D modeller 
• Creature technical director 
• Layout artist 
• Production assistant/coordinator 
• Rigger 
• VFX editor 
• Technical services operator. 

You could work locally, nationally and internationally at companies including RSP, Industrial Light and Magic, Framestore, MPC, DNEG, Pixel Zoo, Luma Pictures, Mighty Kingdom and Lightstorm Entertainment.