Overview

This unit of study aims to integrate motion graphic techniques to create an advanced motion graphics outcome. Students will identify and apply industry best practice to inform project development; this knowledge may be applied to commercial outcomes in the film, television, advertising, animation and computer game industries.

Requisites

Prerequisites
DDD30021 Digital Video Compositing
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Organise, manage and perform key roles and activities within a production environment by working efficiently and effectively independently or in collaboration
  • Apply development and pre-visualisation techniques to construct a proof of concept and project pipeline
  • Integrate specialist knowledge and techniques to design and construct aspects of a Motion Graphics outcome
  • Evaluate production workflows and the application of tools, techniques and principles to a Motion Graphics sequence by participating in peer review activities
  • Show professional competencies in the field of Motion Graphics by authoring a fully resolved Digital Video production

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Studio		3.00 12 weeks 36
Unspecified Activities
Readings		2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		7.50 12 weeks 90
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Brief 1Individual 50% 1,2,4 
Brief 2Individual 50% 1,3,4,5 

Content

  • Animation principles
  • Motion graphics techniques
  • Concept development
  • Storyboarding
  • Typography
  • Advanced Effects
  • Music and Sound

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.