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Virtual Production Previsualisation
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What you will learn
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The bulk of virtual production takes place before filming in the volume, where scenes are previsualised using real-time 3D tools, motion capture, and virtual cameras.
This course is perfect for anyone working in visual storytelling, particularly screen professionals such as directors, producers, camera operators, VFX artists and 3D animators. It offers a combination of in-person teaching, self-directed learning, and online modules.
Taught by experts in filmmaking, 3D animation, and visual effects, you'll have access to the University of Melbourne's new innovative virtual production studio at our Southbank Campus.
Learn previsualisation fundamentals
Explore the fundamentals of previsualisation and gain essential creative, technical, and practical skills. You'll develop your understanding of the previs process to visualise your ideas and lay the groundwork for future projects before filming in an LED volume.
Integrate previsualisation into the production process
Learn how to leverage previsualisation techniques that harness the advanced capabilities of LED volume technology. You'll experiment with a range of visual storytelling techniques to enhance the look and feel of your work, including shot composition, camera angles, movement, and lighting.
Create your own virtual production previsualisation
Design a previsualised storyworld and shot sequence that demonstrates your understanding of the principles of creative visual storytelling for virtual production. You'll showcase this previsualisation to your peers and receive expert feedback on its effectiveness and suitability for shooting in a volume.
Who you will learn from
Learn from skilled academics and professional experts who will share invaluable knowledge you can use in your job.
Phillip Wilkinson
Lecturer in Virtual Production
Philip is a computer graphics lecturer, researcher, and emerging photo-media artist. His current PhD research explores the mediation of practitioner and place by incorporating 3D imaging technologies into landscape photography practice. He joins the University of Melbourne after almost two decades of academic management, curriculum design, and teaching 3D animation and visual effects for film and television in the private post-secondary sector.
Bonnie Van De Ven
Lecturer in Virtual Production
Bonnie lectures in Virtual Production at the University of Melbourne, collaborating with a team in a state-of-the-art LED volume. She specialises in 3D animation, previsualisation and integration of inputs from external sources such as motion capture and tracking devices. Her creative journey began with studies in design and multimedia at Ballarat University (now Federation University), followed by animation at Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2005. In 2021, she joined VCA as a lecturer.
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The Virtual Production Workflow series
The Virtual Production Workflow series is designed to meet the growing need for film and screen professionals across all design and production areas to upskill in the rapidly evolving virtual production industry. Training in virtual production is highly sought after by employers in creative industries, both within Australia and globally.
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