OVERVIEW

Program Overview

In George Brown College's Visual Effects online graduate certificate program, students will expand upon concepts and techniques in 3D animation, motion graphics or audio/video editing for film and television.

PLEASE NOTE: There is no ability to transfer into the in-class Visual Effects P408 program after the start date.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

This is a 100 per cent online program, irrespective of the current remote delivery for P408 in light of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. P418 will remain as a permanent online option. Therefore, students in this program do not come to Canada, and are not eligible for a study permit, and graduates will not be eligible for a post-graduation work permit upon completion of this program.

FULL DESCRIPTION

In this three-semester online Visual Effects graduate certificate program, students will expand upon concepts and techniques in 3D animation, motion graphics or audio/video editing for film and television. Preparing for a career in the post-production industry, visual effects artists combine the skills of a programmer with the creativity of a designer. As members of film and television production teams, visual effects artists turn concepts into visual representation.

Visual effects artists hone their visual storytelling capabilities through the use of elements such as digital lighting, surface attribute design and camera composition. While learning the procedures for planning visual effects for film, students cover the techniques of procedural modelling and animation used in visual effects films.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

The Visual Effects program requires students to have access to a personal computer with the following minimum specifications:

• laptop or desktop
• CPU:? Intel Skylake Core i7 – i9 six coresor equivalent 
• graphics:? RTX 2000 series or equivalent 
• RAM: ?32GB (the more you can afford the better) 
• screen:? 15-inch minimum
• storage:? 500GB – 1TB SSD
• additional storage: 4TB Portable HD or more
• optional but recommended: Wacom tablet;

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

This online program is only available to study while remaining in your home country and does not qualify for study/work permit eligibility in Canada.

Program Learning Outcomes

The graduate demonstrates the ability to:

1. Design visual effects sequences using storyboarding and pre-visualization that meet production requirements.
2. Use filmmaking and game terminology to communicate effectively throughout all stages of production.
3. Complete the production of live action plates for use in visual effects.
4. Manage the production of visual effects projects to meet production schedules.
5. Identify hardware and software protocols specific to the field of visual effects.
6. Analyze images and physical sets to digitally re-create lights, cameras, locations and objects.
7. Create photo-real images to match live action footage.
8. Recreate natural phenomena by using appropriate particle or dynamic effects.
9. Integrate 2D and/or 3D computer-generated imagery and live action elements.
10. Create customized tools through software or scripting to allow for more advanced application of visual effects techniques.
11. Work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams on the production of visual effects.