Multimedia/interactive media is an exciting growth industry, with many creative and business opportunities. These courses provide students with practical skills and necessary career strategies to make an impact. The course develops competency in designing, developing, utilising and securing multimedia briefs as a specialist or part of a team. Creative options include working with:
- audio
- video
- 2D animation
- 3D animation
- multimedia authoring/programming
- web page design/development
- games development
- specialisation in hardware and networks
Alternatively, students can choose to cultivate business, project management and communication skills.
Areas of study include:
- develop and implement a business strategic plan
- develop and implement visual effects
- test and multimedia products
- apply principles of design to multimedia products
- write interactive sequences
- manage major projects and multimedia production
- develop marketing strategies
Graduates will have the chance to showcase their work in a spectacular end-of-year exhibition.
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Available Courses (3)
Certificate IV in Digital and Interactive Games
If you have a creative flare for IT that involves interactive games then the Certificate IV in Digital and Interactive Games might be the one for you. This qualification provides the skills and knowledge for you to be competent in supporting the design, development and programming of basic digital games briefs as part of a larger development team. This qualification has a selection of core units as well as a selection of units from specialist groups of electives across the different artistic or programming fields of the industry.
Certificate IV in Digital Media Technologies
If you have a creative bent and flare for IT, the field of digital media might be for you. The Certificate IV in Digital Media Technologies provides the skills and knowledge for you to be competent to design, develop and use digital media echnologies as an assistant information and communications technology (ICT) specialist. You will also be able to work independently or as part of a large development team.
Diploma of Interactive Digital Media
This course provides you with theoretical knowledge and specialist skills around interactive digital media practice. The qualification uses a range of specialised, technical and managerial competencies to plan, carry out and evaluate work within the interactive digital/multimedia industry. Learn a range of interactive digital/multimedia skills including 2D and 3D imaging and animation, sound, video and the manipulation of art and design within an interactive digital/multimedia design context.
Available Short Courses (5)
Adobe Dreamweaver - Introduction
Gain an introduction to this powerful web design application, and develop skills such as navigation techniques and working with image maps and animation. Learn how to automate web production and improve team efficiency. Adobe Dreamweaver is a used by a wide range of professions and industries for website development and management.
Adobe Fireworks - Introduction
Push the boundaries of web graphics creation with Adobe Fireworks. Gain an introduction to this versatile software program, and skills around creating image maps, image slicing and HTML table construction. The future of communication is the web, and the future is now.
Adobe Flash - Introduction
Adobe Flash is rapidly becoming the industry standard for web animation. Through practical exercises learn the concepts of animation, web delivery and scripting. Develop the confidence to produce complex animations for the web or your own new media projects. The creative and career potential of Adobe Flash is limited only by your imagination.
Adobe InDesign - Introduction
Learn how to create a variety of documents from simple advertisements and flyers to more complex multi-page colour publications using InDesign. This industry-standard application is powerful yet easy to use. Enhance your appreciation of design concepts and skills around document creation and layout.
Certificate in Professional Web Development
Gain an introduction to the Adobe suite of software (Fireworks, Flash and Dreamweaver) used to develop professional websites. Using techniques such as vector graphics, layers and animation learn how to build and maintain dynamic, user friendly and attractive websites. The future of communication is the web, and the future is now.
