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UTS Animal Logic Academy's Master of Animation and Visualisation Postgraduate Courses 2022 Master of Animation and Visualisation UTS Animal Logic Academy Welcome 1 Meet the team 3 Why study with us? 4 Course structure 6 Roles in the production pipeline 10 Awards & projects 12 Graduate Certificate 14 Testimonials 16 Research opportunities 18 How to apply 20 Contact us 22 Acknowledgement of Country UTS acknowledges the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation and the Boorooberongal People of the Dharug Nation upon whose ancestral lands our campuses stand. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands. Accelerate your potential and lead the next generation of animation and visualisation professionals Ian Thomson A message from the Head of Head of UTS Animal Logic Academy UTS Animal Logic Academy At the UTS Animal Logic Academy we’re looking for the next generation of digital creatives, 3D artists and IT specialists to drive innovative, high-end production and creative excellence in the animation and visualisation industries. One of the great strengths of the Academy is that we are set up as a fully functioning digital production studio, giving students the opportunity to develop their professional skills in an immersive studio environment and work collaboratively in teams to produce high-end professional projects. Students have produced internationally recognised, award- winning animated films, interactive games, AR/VR and mixed reality experiences and have gone on to work at studios such as Luma Pictures, Flying Bark, Method Studios, Mill Film, MPC, Start VR, Plastic Wax, Double Negative, Animal Logic and many others. With Australia continuing to develop an international reputation for world-class animation and visual effects, it’s an exciting time to be pushing the boundaries of what animation and visualisation can achieve in creating new worlds, experiences, research, careers and opportunities. Welcome 1 Welcome to the UTS Animal Logic Academy Take a step inside the UTS Animal Logic Academy – a unique, world-class centre of educational excellence for digital production and emerging visualisation technologies. Established in 2017, the Academy is a At the Academy, you’ll work alongside first-of-its-kind collaboration between leaders in industry, education and Australia’s top young university, the research who’ll support your artistic and University of Technology Sydney (UTS), professional growth. By the end of your and world-leading digital production time with us, you’ll have built a robust studio, Animal Logic. We’re passionate skillset that’s applicable across a wide about producing the next generation of range of roles, from creative and technical digital artists and technical professionals roles in computer generated animation to who are ready to shape the future of the exploring new and emerging opportunities animation and visualisation industries. in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and real-time (RT) Located within the UTS city campus – right technologies. in the heart of Sydney’s thriving creative precinct – the Academy is a professionally- You’ll learn the tools of the trade in an equipped, custom-built digital production immersive studio environment, working studio space offering a range of practice- with equipment engineered to the highest based postgraduate programs, including a industry standards, and designed to reflect one-year accelerated Master of Animation real-world production environments, so and Visualisation (MAV) as well as research you’ll be confident and work-ready. You’ll No. and PhD programs. also have the opportunity to gain valuable insights and mentoring from a wide 1 range of industry experts, giving you the Ranked top school in networks and connections to boost your career prospects. Australia for 3D Animation Production Excellence Whether you’re keen to advance in a creative or technical role in animation The Rookie Awards or help drive the development of new 2020 visualisation industry sectors, studying at the Academy is a unique opportunity to develop your conceptual skill and technical dexterity in a dynamic and collaborative No.1 professional learning environment. Ranked top school in the world for Immersive Media – Production Excellence The Rookie Awards 2019 2 Meet the team Ian Thomson Andrew Johnston Head, UTS Animal Logic Academy Research Director As Head of the Academy, Ian Thomson Professor Andrew Johnston is brings over 30 years’ international the Research Director at the UTS Animal experience as an award-winning media Logic Academy. His work focuses on designer, filmmaker, author and educator the design of systems that support – with postings in London (Frame Store), experimental, exploratory approaches Barcelona (OFramestore), Vienna (DMC), to interaction, and the experiences and Hamburg (Premiere) and Sydney (VPB). practices of the people who use them. He is Ian has developed media projects, also the co-director of the UTS Visualisation theatre productions, documentaries Institute and co-directs the Creativity and and courses for a range of large Cognition Studios, an interdisciplinary organisations and brands. research group working at the intersection of performance, art and technology. Alex Weight Dylan Neill Creative Lead VFX Lead With an extensive international career Dylan has over 20 years’ experience in the spanning two decades as a writer, director, VFX industry as a 3D artist and supervisor. animator and script consultant, Alex Weight His expertise includes CG animation has worked at a broad range of production production, app development, game companies, including Rising Sun Pictures, design, online advertising, television Animal Logic, Flying Bark and Script Central. and feature film production. Dylan’s film He has worked on blockbuster movies such credits include Outlaw King, Lord of the as Peter Rabbit, wrote and directed the Rings, King Kong and I, Robot. Dylan is Chinese animated features Frog Kingdom also the author of his own YouTube channel 3 and 4, was co-director of Blinky Bill: The offering online tutorials in 3D animation Movie and lead animator on the Oscar- and visual effects. winning Happy Feet. Naomi Que Sarah Giddy Pipeline Technical Support Studio Coordinator Naomi is a graduate of the Master of Sarah Giddy has over 15 years’ experience Animation and Visualisation and works in in administration and operations, most Pipeline Support for the Academy. Naomi recently as part of the HR team at Animal supports our students in solving problems Logic Sydney. As Studio Coordinator she and developing new tools to ensure manages the day-to-day operation of the project work is delivered efficiently to our studio, overseeing Academy enquiries and award-winning pipeline. Her experience admissions, providing primary student as Surfacing Lead on the student project contact and support, and coordinating ‘SubAqua’ and a Surfacing/Lookdev Artist studio events and social media. on the short film ‘Bounty Hunter’ has given her hands-on experience and insight in how best to support the students through both the creative and technical challenges of collaborating on professional-level projects. Meet the team 3 Why study with us? With the Master of Animation Advanced practitioners wanted Work with the tools of the trade and Visualisation (MAV) you’ll This course is for creative, technical and The MAV is a unique practice-based be ready to enter the animation production applicants with pre-existing learning experience. Key to the Academy and visualisation industries with skills in the animation and/or visualisation is our professional studio space, which has advanced knowledge and skill, as space. You’ve already got the fundamental been purpose-built to enable the creative skills — we’ll help you take them to the next workflows that define the industry. It also well as experience in working as level in order to launch you into industry. houses the latest in digital technologies, part of a professional team. You’ll develop your creative practice, so you’ll be gaining hands-on experience conceptual capabilities and technical with the same tools you’ll use in your Developed together between UTS dexterity, while learning to apply them in professional career. and Animal Logic, the MAV will professional and new contexts. Gain more than knowledge transform you from an aspiring Learn from the best digital artist to a professional Technical knowledge is important, but To be the best, you’ve got to learn from partnerships are at the heart of all great with leading insight into your the best. Because the Academy is a creative projects. That’s why we’ve built field. Build niche technical and partnership between UTS and Animal extensive opportunities for creative creative skills, work alongside Logic, one of the world’s leading digital collaboration into our courses — you’ll industry leaders, and expand your production studios — when you study with work alongside peers from a range of us you work with leading professionals in backgrounds, sharing skills and expertise intellectual and creative practice mentored workshops, masterclasses and to deliver advanced solutions to complex through a series of high-end with guest speakers - who are shaping the creative and technical challenges. collaborative projects. digital creative industries of the future. Build skills that count The MAV is all about developing specialised skills, but also about diversifying your exposure to all areas of production. As part of a team, you’ll be exposed
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