Graduate Diploma in Visual Media
Creative Media
A course by
SIT
Intensive one-year graduate qualification in advanced visual media, enabling students to develop specialist skills in animation, game design, filmmaking, VFX, and digital storytelling through industry-standard software and team-based projects.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Invercargill, Invercargill
It will take a total of 1 year
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Develop advanced creative and technical skills
Apply specialist skills in visual media disciplines such as animation, filmmaking, game art, digital content, and storytelling, using industry-standard software and production methods.
Manage and execute complex creative projects
Lead or collaborate on audience-focused projects from conception to final release, incorporating workflows, brand development, and professional standards including legal and ethical responsibility.
Engage in creative industry practices and research
Conduct research into emerging practices, critically analyse transmedia approaches, and tailor personal portfolios to creative industry standards.
What You're Signing Up For
The Graduate Diploma in Visual Media is designed for graduates or creative professionals in related fields seeking advanced knowledge and practice across disciplines such as animation, filmmaking, 3D and 2D media, scriptwriting, gaming art, and digital storytelling. Through a blend of compulsory and elective industry-led modules, studio projects, and an internship, students gain essential creative, technical, and professional practice skills, preparing them for diverse roles in the screen and creative industries.
Course Content
- Studio Project: Management and execution of collaborative or independent creative projects, audience-centric concepts, and pipelines with ethical, health & safety considerations.
- Industry Internship: Professional placement to gain industry experience, organisational understanding and evaluation.
- Elective modules (sample): 2D & 3D Animation, Visual Effects & Compositing, Game Art & Design, Digital Filmmaking, Cinematography, Content Creation, Studio Photography, Storyboarding, Screenwriting, World Building, Studio Drawing, Fashion Design & Production, Computer Aided Design.
- Principles of Animation and Stop-Motion Animation.
- Pre-Production and Project Management Techniques.
- Transmedia Storytelling and Project Distribution.
What you need to know first
A Bachelor degree in a related discipline or equivalent practical/professional industry experience.
Portfolio requirements: examples of free-hand and digital work, statement, CV, references, and interview.
High competence in spoken and written English (NCEA Level 2 literacy or equivalent).
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Screen industries
Creative industries
Film production
Animation
Game design
Digital media
Visual effects
Future employment opportunities might be
3D Animator
Visual Effects Artist
Game Designer/Animator
Filmmaker/Videographer
Digital Content Creator
Content Manager
Director
Art Director
Scriptwriter
Compositor
Illustrator
Costume Designer
3D Modeler
Surface Artist
Technical Artist
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