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Visualising the future: new careers in animation and VFX

When it comes to the animation and VFX industry, it’s not just an exciting future ahead, it’s a dynamic and rapidly growing space right now.��

In short, animation and VFX content is in demand across Australia and globally, both for consumption and for problem solving.

A career in animation and VFX is increasingly dynamic and will continue to evolve with the industry.��

For Pat, animation is “also growing into every other realm of interaction” beyond entertainment. From the social domain to spaces of work, the rise of new technologies in areas such as virtual reality mean that animation and visual effects will have new applications in problem solving and facilitating day-to-day life.��

“I think that space of communication that we often do by making funny gestures and hand signals is going to be something that animators and 3D artists can start occupying.”

As such, meeting the demands of a rapidly expanding space will continue to rely on highly skilled animation and visual effects artists who can adapt to and lead change in the field.����

John’s experience with visualisation technologies across the health sector has seen that, despite being an unconventional space for animation and VFX, a fidelity to visual quality remains paramount.��

“It's about attention to detail. It's about storytelling, using digital tools… [people have] come in to work with my team and they've been able to adapt very quickly. Even though the technology might be slightly different, the workflows remain the same and the importance of attention to detail and creativity is vital.”��

What skills do I need to become an animator or VFX artist?��

Tapping into this rapidly evolving industry requires skills across the full production workflow:

As part of the Master of Animation and Visual Effects program, you can study a Master’s, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma depending on your preference and level of experience. You’ll have the opportunity to develop animation and VFX skills across the creative pipeline, including:��

• Animating movement and motion capture

• 3D visualisation and modelling��

• VFX compositing

• Digital aesthetics

• Rigging

• Creature and character animation

• Digital cinematography

• Real-time and virtual production��

• Procedural FX

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But it’s not just technical skills and software that will help you thrive as an animator or VFX artist. Often, it’s the overlooked soft skills that are most in-demand by employers who are looking to realise abstract ideas and manage big projects.

As new tools and applications for animation and VFX continually come to the fore, foundational creative skills across “experimentation, open mindedness, communication and ability to be curious will allow [students] to then really move into those areas rapidly,” says John.��

From collaboration and leadership to developing a certain resilience to change, soft skills can transcend your technical toolkit and ensure that you’re well-placed to future-proof your career across new and diverse industries.

Having come up as a young person in the film industry, Pat emphasises the importance of open mindedness and a hunger to learn.��

“Don't get comfortable and learn, learn it all. Be confident with it and then don't be afraid to adapt. And if there's a tool that sparks interest, pick it up, get a demo, get a licence and so on and just try it. So much of my career was based on, ‘I think I know about this thing, I think I can figure it out. Give me like a week to figure it out and I'll and I'll show you what I've got,’ and then [I would] spend a lot of time figuring it out. And then you show them. You show employers that you're willing to figure it out, and that's all they care about.”