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The price stated is 10% of the total course fee. This subsidised rate (SPUR) is opened to Singaporeans and PR only. For those who are not eligible but wish to take up the course, you may do so by paying the full fees. The commencement of each class is subjected to sufficient number of applicants per class.  

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Software Fundamentals for 3ds Max

Duration:  (30hrs)  (Once a week)

Fees At Subsidized Rate:  S$306 (Inclusive of GST)

Entry Requirements:  Beginners and Enthusiasts who are interested in CG

Course Outline:
1) User Interface
2) Transforming Objects
3) Modelling Tools
4) Material Tools
5) Animation Tools
6) Lighting Tools
7) Camera Tools
8) Rendering

Fundamentals of 3d Animation

Course Duration:  (36 hrs)  (Twice a week)

Fees At Subsidized Rate:  S$340 (Inclusive of GST)

Entry Requirements:  Beginners or Animation Enthusiasts who have interest in 3D animation but have some experience with 3D software packages.

Course Outline:
To give an overview of the principles of animation and why they are essential. The most basic principles out of the 12 will then be used and applied to the exercises which follow in the subsequent lessons.

Fundamentals of Polygonal Modeling

Duration :  (30 hrs)  (Once a week)

Fees At Subsidized Rate:  S$306 (Inclusive of GST)

Entry Requirements: Basic 3D experience and understanding with 3ds Max, Maya, XSI, Cinema 4D or Lightwave.

Course Outline: This basic modeling course covers the basic knowledge and understanding of the polygonal modeling, which is the industrial standards in both game and films. It covers the process of understanding 2D drawings, translating them onto 3D software models and basic model optimization for production e.g. egde loops & topology and managing model's complexity.

Fundamentals of Texturing & Shading

Duration :  (30 hrs)  (Once a week)

Fees At Subsidized Rate:  S$306 (Inclusive of GST)

Entry Requirements: Basic 3D experience and understanding with 3ds Max, Maya, XSI, Cinema 4D or Lightwave. Intermediate 2D experience with photoshop or any equivalent 2D packages.

Course Outline: This course covers the basic understanding of texturing and sharing through various techniques. This includes painting 2D maps in Photoshop and applying it with 3D shader model in 3D packages. Participants will also learn to study the characteristics of day-to-day materials and how to create them to fit the production requirements. UV mapping and manipulation will be taught as well.

Introduction to Character Rigging (Bipedal)

Duration :  (30 hrs) 

Fees At Subsidized Rate:  S$306 (Inclusive of GST)

Entry Requirements:  Basic 3DS MAX knowledge, little or no rigging/technical knowledge required.

Course Outline:  This course covers the basic fundamental of character rigging in a 3D environment. Participants will be guided with topics starting with the basic knowledge of bones and mechanics and how to conceptualize the art-form of rigging. They will learn to find and use the things they require, and how to integrate them together to form the basics of a character setup. Participants will be able to rig a basic character setup at the end of the course.

Basic Rotoscoping

Duration :  (30 hrs) 

Fees At Subsidized Rate:  S$306 (Inclusive of GST)

Entry Requirements: Basic knowledge in using compositing sofware such as After Effects

Course Outline: Participant will learn to key out characters from green screen videos and video images. Rotoscope plays a large role in the vfx industry as often the characters are needed to be matte out from video images and composite into different environments. Rotoscope can also be used to aid in the creating of visual effect(such as glow) by means of matte or rotoscoped line. An example will be the original 3 Stars Wars movie where the lightsabers were created using rotoscope technique. The course will introduce compositing software After Effects where participants will learn to create and animate mask, different color keying techniques and basic compositing.

Basic VFX

Duration :  (40 hrs)  (Twice a week)

Fees At Subsidized Rate:  S$408 (Inclusive of GST)

Entry Requirements: Basic knowledge in 3D software interface. Knowledge in 3D Studio max is a plus.

Course Outline: Participant will learn how to create basic visual effects in 3D Studio max using max legacy particle system. Learn how to add natural forces(such as gravity, wind,etc..) and run dynamics system to make your effects look realistic. Create shaders, glow effects and learn how to apply them to your particles system and geometry. Animate them and your particles system to make the effects look interesting.

High-Res 3D-Digital Sculpting

Duration :  (40 hrs)  (Twice a week)

Fees At Subsidized Rate:  S$425 (Inclusive of GST)

Entry Requirements:  Intermediate 3D experience. Polygonal Modelling and UVW mapping skills.

Course Outline:  Participants will learn to create highly detailed organic models using Mesh-Displacement maps rendered with Mental Ray. The course will introduce Mudbox, a digital sculpting and texture painting software, founded by former artists of Weta Digital, where it was first used to produce the 2005 Peter Jackson remake of King Kong. Work with tools such as brushes, stamps, and stencils to quickly sculpt and create lifelike textures.
Participants will be taught Model preparation, User Interface, Sculpting,Texture Painting and Assignment Layers, Workflow, Connectivity and Integration with professional 3D software.