Course overview
Specially designed in consultation with industry experts from Technicolor and Ubisoft, SAE’s Bachelor of VFX and Virtual Production will nurture your creativity, empower you to experiment and enhance your technical skill set.
Covering the fundamentals of VFX and virtual production through to advanced strategies and techniques, you’ll build a diverse skillset in VFX, compositing, real-time engines, procedural graphics, 3D modelling, virtual environments, animation, texturing and shading. You’ll master cutting-edge, industry-standard equipment such as virtual production studios, motion capture suits, high-end digital film cameras and green screens.
In addition to your core units, you’ll choose from a pool of electives to develop a specialisation in one of three areas: Virtual Production, VFX, and Technical Art. As you develop your expertise, you’ll collaborate with fellow SAE students and apply your skills to multidisciplinary projects in Computer Science, Film, Games and Animation.
Course record
Career Opportunities
Graduate roles may include:
Virtual Set Builder/Environment Artist Virtual Camera Operator (VCO) Rendering Specialist Compositor 2D or 3D Modeler Texture Artist Graphics Programmer Emerging Technologies Specialist Technical Previsualisation Artist Storyboard Artist Virtual Production Coordinator or Supervisor VFX Supervisor.
Majors
2D and 3D Asset Production, AI Technologies, Cinematography, Contextual Inquiry, Introduction to Compositing, Introduction to Real-Time Engines, Motion Capture, Procedural and Generative Systems, Programming Foundations, Project Design and the Entrepreneur, Project Management and Leadership, Real-Time VFX, Systems and Design Thinking, Textures & Shaders, VFX Compositing & Post-Production, Virtual Production Studio, World Building for Virtual Environments.
Entry requirements
Review the captured standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.
Standard entry
- Current Year 12 graduates Educational outcomes considered for selection Satisfactory completion of an Australian Year 12 or equivalent. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. Recent Year 12 graduates Educational outcomes considered for selection Satisfactory completion of an Australian Year 12 or equivalent. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. Applicants with Higher Education study Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. Applicants with VET study Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency. Applicants with work and life experience Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. English language test selection International students must provide evidence of English language proficiency equivalent to the IELTS scores indicated below. Please visit our website for more information on International Entry Requirements and Domestic Entry Requirements . Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia with overseas qualifications from countries where English is not the standard language of instruction may also be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency.
Student profile
No de-identified past offer cases are available for this course yet.
Campuses & intake dates
- SAE MelbourneVIC

