Please note - Swinburne University of Technology

Centre for
Animationllnteractive
Multimedia
The Centre was established in 1992 to provide a focus for
professional training and research relevant to the needs of
the animation and interactive multimedia industries.
FO~I Graduate Diploma in
Animationllnteractive Multimedia
* Quota - 12 students
Assessment
First semester: internal assessment of completed assigned
projects.
Second semester: the major component of the course is the
creation of a published and distributable end product.
Assessment is based upon the evaluation of the resulting
published work rather than the formal process of its
realisation. Assessment of the major work or portfolio of
work(s) will be made by an external assessment panel
composed of professional practitioners representing the
various facets of the course.
The assessment panel is the final arbiter on deciding the
pass or failure status of any student portfolio of work.
General and copyright conditions
Students are requested to ensure that their productions
conform to formal copyright, publication rights, agreements
and censorship obligations.
Swinburne University is the copyright holder of curriculum
works and reserves the right to retain any work executed by
students as part of their course studies. Work not required
may be claimed by the student after final assessment and
public exhibition. The original authors may retain rights to
their material eg. script, music, character design or computer
software etc. conditional upon a written agreement from
Swinburne.
Course aims
The primary objective of the course is to provide professional
training and to foster the development of artistic and
creatiw talent through practical production. In the course of
the year, students are expected to produce a substantial
body of published work for examination and exhibition.
The course has a strong alliance with industry, the
foundational training is based upon the heritage of
animation and the motion picture arts, the course recognises
and facilitates R&D and the new opportunities for artistic
expression and employment created by changing technology
in the new media industries. The course acknowledges that
the quality of any program is largely determined by the
conceptual and realisation skills of the writer/director/editor.
Formal script writing classes are conducted during the first
semester to help students develop personal projects for
production later in the year.
The course also seeks to formally establish foundation craft
skills in production through exposure to a wide range of
genres and techniques and to the history and culture of the
motion picture and interactive media arts: eg. traditional
animation, experimental, object animation, special effects,
2D and 30 computer animation, interative production and
computer games.
The course intends to lay the foundation for persons wishing
to undertake further advanced study at MA and PhD level at
the Centre or in association with other faculty disciplines.
Eligibility
Applicants are initially required to submit responses to tests
set each year by the lecturing staff. These tests follow the
example below:
1. Write a short engaging narrative on a given topic.
2. Convey a dramatic theme through a sequential series of
images.
3. Outline a proposal for a personal project suitable for
possible production in the second semester.
Following the assessment of the tests, selected applicants are
asked to attend an interview where they are required to:
1. Present a portfolio of work which provides evidence of
artistic and creative abilities.
2. Demonstrate an awareness of the requirements and
goals of the course and where their training is likely to
lead.
3. Prwide academic reports.
Selection tests and interview are conducted between
October and November each year.
Applicants usually will have taken a first degree or diploma
in any discipline. The distinguishing qualities being sought
are innovation and creativity.
Experience in one or more of the creative arts areas is
considered to be a desirable asset in any applicant eg.
motion-picture, music, theatre, graphic design, publishing,
radio, visual arts. Whilst computer-based production
equipment and application programs are used widely within
the course, formal computer programming skills are not
required for the use of these facilities.
Mature age entry applicants, some who are not graduates,
may be considered for admission if they can demonstrate
substantial industrial experience in related fields or can
demonstrate their creative and artistic abilities through a
substantial portfolio work.