CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES: CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: FILM & TV PRODUCTION

NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: FILM & TV PRODUCTION (CE FA 100)

Term 1

Film Terminology (CE FA 101) DSLR Cinematography (CE FA 102) Film Editing (CE FA 103)

Term 2 Audio for Film (CE FA 104) Screenwriting (CE FA 105)

Term 3 Pre Production and Visualisation (CE FA 106) Production Design (CE FA 107) Film Production(CE FA 108)

Term 4 Film Production (CE FA 108)

Overview The purpose of the qualification is to ensure specialist competence in all the disciplines related to film and television production, including camera, lighting, vision control, vision mixing, editing, recording, sound and captioning competence, with the elective component allowing for this specialisation. Qualifying students are capable of working under direction, and to specification. The qualification addresses competence for studio and outside broadcasts and film and television production, and single and multi-camera productions. There is a need for qualified students who can work independently according to a given brief, which they often contribute to, without hands-on operational supervision.

Qualified students can enhance film and television products through creativity, quality control, suggestions (e.g. regarding shots) and understanding the effect of their decisions on other people in the film and television production process. They are capable of complex tasks within their specific contexts, and can make critical decisions in a strenuous environment. They can critically evaluate their own area of responsibility within the context of the full process, and can identify problem areas. They understand their role in the overall context and the industry. They can operate the full functionality of equipment/machines, and can do this for a range of equipment/machines. Qualified students apply their own methods and understand their area sufficiently to contribute to others.

Qualified students are capable of: + Organising and managing information about film or television production activities according to specified requirements. + Determining film or television resource requirements for specific production processes. + Planning film or television production activities to meet given requirements. + Assessing film or television production processes against given quality requirements. + Implementing film or television production processes as directed within an area of specialisation. + Controlling film or television operations according to specified business principles.

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NATIONAL CERTIFICATE: 3D ANIMATION & VFX (CE 3D 100)

Introduction to 3D Technology (CE 3D 101) 3D Animation Production (CE 3D 102)

3D Concept Development (CE 3D 103) 3D Rendering Techniques (CE 3D 104)

Performance Animation (CE 3D 105) Introduction to Motion Graphics + Compositing (CE 3D 106)

Introduction to Game Design + Game Development & Scripting (CE 3D 107) 3D Animation Workflow (CE 3D 108)

Overview Students who attain this qualification are competent 3D animation or visual effects artists. This qualification is set to improve the quality of 3D animation and visual effects in South Africa, providing an entry level of generalist competence that can be developed to improve international competitiveness.

Qualifying students attain skills to work in post production, design sound, capture motion, visualise in 3D space, put ideas down visually (draw) on paper or computer, operate software packages, follow and assess storyboard instructions, plan workflow, manage themselves in larger projects, manage electronic files, model characters, create light and texture, animate by adding motion, composite and render, work in teams, and rig models. They attain knowledge about the history of animation, forms, styles and technology, characterisation and story boarding, the production process (modelling, texturing and lighting, animation and motion, compositing and rendering), types of outputs, procedures for storyboarding, conceptualising, copyright, intellectual property, editing principles, film/video/camera language and cinematography, scripting language, operating systems, Internet, hardware, resources, and health hazards related to computer use.

Qualified students are capable of animating characters, modelling objects and characters, texturing and lighting objects, characters and backgrounds, drawing characters and objects, storyboarding scripts, managing own projects, compositing layers, managing electronic files, rigging models, rendering files, formats and outputting, designing backgrounds, assessing contracts and marketing their own 3D animation and visual effects capabilities.

Qualified students are capable of: + Managing electronic files and data safely, securely and according to specified requirements. + Analysing requirements for 3D animation processes based on given specifications and existing reference material. > Range: Processes include storyboarding, modelling, animation, rigging models, shading, mapping images, lighting, rendering files, compositing layers, outputting, and designing backgrounds. + Developing creative elements according to specification using existing digital data. > Range: Digital data can include photographic images, pictures, sound, etc. + Marketing own 3D animation and visual effects produced for specific purposes. + Evaluating 3D animation and visual effects against specified requirements.