PROD341-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025

Cinematics and Visual Effects

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 February 2025
End Date: Sunday, 22 June 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 2 March 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 11 May 2025

Description

With the increasing influence of cinema on the design and narrative common in modern day games, and the rising use of game technology in cinema - including new technologies such as Virtual Production - the worlds of game and film are becoming increasingly intertwined. In this course, students will learn about the tools and techniques of film production as they apply to gaming. From pre-production to sound and lighting techniques, camera tracking, compositing, editing and VFX, students will learn how to turn their games into cinematic masterpieces. Students will also apply these skills to the newest technology at the intersection of film and gaming, Virtual Production, and how game engines can be used to create digital environments that replace green screens for modern day filming.

Learning Outcomes

  • On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
  • Discuss the tools and techniques used in post-production as they apply to animation and
    game development
  • Use industry standard tools for visual effects and compositing
  • Apply visual effects to shot elements
  • Use camera tracking equipment and software for the purposes of VFX and virtual
    production
  • Describe the processes involved in creating visual effects, from game engines through to
    camera tracking

Prerequisites

PROD243

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 Otakaro 146 L1 Lecture Theatre
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 09:00 - 11:00 Otakaro 205 Computer Lab
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Tuesday 11:00 - 13:00 Otakaro 205 Computer Lab
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
Computer Lab B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 14:00 - 16:00 Otakaro 205 Computer Lab
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun
02 Thursday 11:00 - 13:00 Otakaro 205 Computer Lab
24 Feb - 6 Apr
28 Apr - 1 Jun

Course Coordinator

Tim Budgen

Course Administrator

Alison Lowery

Lecturers

Oana Jones and Bree Cooke

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,122.00

International fee $6,238.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Product Design on the departments and faculties page .

All PROD341 Occurrences

  • PROD341-25S1 (C) Semester One 2025