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Digital Media
(Higher National Diploma)

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INTRODUCTION:

A Digital Art & Design Course for Creatives!

This diverse and fast-paced course provides professional training in motion graphics, animation, video compositing, 3D graphics, and visual effects (VFX). Students learn how to research and generate ideas and gain the design skills needed to produce high-end, mouth-watering graphics.

Year one covers a broad range of skills in computer graphics, motion graphics, VFX (visual effects), video compositing, animation and 3D modelling.

Year 2 develops and refines these skills, focusing on advanced motion graphics and editing, 3D character animation, 3D cinematography. Students learn to produce professional quality motion graphics, rig and animate 3D models and light, render and composite their work.

These skills equip students for careers in motion design, visual effects, 3D graphics for games, film and television.

This is a two-year BTEC Higher National Diploma, an international qualification delivered and recognised around the world. As part of the UK framework, it is equivalent in value to a Foundation Degree.

This course can be viewed as the first two years of a three-year Higher Education degree. Graduates can apply to a range of UK colleges and universities to do a one-year top-up to achieve an Honours Degree. They may also apply for advanced entry to a number of Irish Higher Education courses.

On completing this course, students are also well equipped to go directly into the workplace.

ERASMUS+

This year some of our students are doing a 2-week work placement doing VFX in a film studio in Malaga, Spain as part of the Erasmus program. Read about it HERE.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

  • Leaving Certificate or equivalent.
  • All applicants are interviewed with a portfolio of work and places are awarded on suitability.

DURATION:

This is a two-year course.

FEES (Year 1):

  • Student Services: €250
  • BTEC exam fees: €350
  • Facilities / Class Materials: €200
    Total: €800

FEES (Year 2):

  • Student Services: €250
  • BTEC exam fees: €30
  • Facilities / Class Materials: €200
    Total: €480

Please note that only debit cards/visa/mastercard payments are acceptable for payment. The College cannot accept cash/cheque.

CERTIFICATION:

  • BTEC Higher National Certificate in Creative Media Production (Motion Graphics route)
    (Year 1) 603/2286/X.
  • BTEC Higher National Diploma in Creative Media Production (Motion Graphics route)
    BGHC2 (Year 2) 603/2282/2.

COURSE CONTENT:

Photoshop, After Effects, 3D modelling, VFX, Motion Graphics, Animation, Project Development, Professional Practice, and more!

Students gain skills in leading industry computer programs such as:

  • 3DS MAX
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Illustrator

Year One covers a broad range of skills in computer graphics, motion graphics, VFX (visual effects), compositing, animation and 3D.

Year Two focuses on 3D modelling, visual effects, advanced motion graphics and animation techniques. Students also learn to promote themselves professionally.

Whether you have zero experience in 3D modelling, or if you have already been learning 3D with programs like Blender, 3DS Max, Maya, Cinema 4D or ZBrush, this course will take take your 3D skills to a professional level.

YEAR 1

  • Image creation and editing in Adobe Photoshop
  • Video post-production & animation in Adobe After Effects
  • 3D
  • Project development
  • Motion graphics practices
  • Visual effects & motion graphics cultures
  • Professional practice

YEAR 2

  • Advanced motion graphics studies
  • 3D computer modelling & animation
  • 3D character rigging & animation
  • 3D cinematography
  • Sound design & editing
  • Visual effects & video compositing
  • Advanced editing & compositing
  • Personal professional development

EDUCATION PROGRESSION OPPORTUNITIES:

For full details on progression opportunities see these links:

Excellent progressions opportunities including:

Note: Some of the courses below also offer the possibility of advanced entry into the 2nd and 3rd year of their courses for students who achieve high enough grades in their HND at CSN.

  • Various UK colleges for a 1-year top-up course to achieve a BA in Creative Media Production.
  • Colaiste Dhulaigh (Dublin): B.A. (Hons) Top Up Degree In Animation (1 year) delivered in Dublin in conjunction with the University of Wolverhampton (UK).

MTU Cork:

  • BA (Hons) Visual Communications (CR600).
  • BA (Hons) Photography with New Media (CR225).
  • BA (Hons) in Creative Digital Media (CR112).

TUS:

  • BSC (Hons) Game Art & Design (Level 8) (LC502).
  • BSC (Hons) Creative Media and Design (Level 8) (LC517).
  • BSC (Hons) Digital Animation Production (Level 8) (LC518).
  • BSC Creative Media and Design (Level 7) (LC504).

MTU Tralee:

  • BA in Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Design (TL701).
  • BA (Hons) in Animation, Visual Effects and Motion Design (TL801).

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Graduates have an excellent and adaptable skills set. Recent graduates are employed in e-learning, 3D animation, architectural visualisation, film post-production and video-game graphics, motion graphics and animation. They work for a broad range of companies such as Boulder Media, Sixteen South, Wavebreak Media, Framestore, Factory Media, M-I-E, SceneStealer, Jellyfish, Growth University, Twitter, Red Man Media and many more.

PREVIOUS GRADUATES:

Previous graduates of Digital Media such as Iva Trajkovic (See her IMDB page here) have gone onto successful careers in visual effects and compositing for film.

IvaVfx Showreel from ivavfx on Vimeo.

TESTIMONIALS & HIGHLIGHTS:

Where can this course take you?

Oliver Keane

Watch this short interview with Oliver Keane, a graduate of the Digital Media course, to hear about the impressive possibilities for our course graduates.

Zoe Serodio

Student Showreel

‘How to make a cloud in a bottle’

An animated Explainer Video made as a group project using Adobe After Effects and Adobe Illustrator.

Digital Media Student Showreel

Watch the Digital Media Student Showreel on Youtube: 2D animation, 3D lighting and modelling, 3D animation, Motion Graphics, VFK, compositing, sound editing, and much more.

2D Animation by Laura Clark, Digital Media Year 1.

A 28 second animation of ‘The Name of the Wind’ by Patrick Rothfuss. Drawings done in Adobe Photoshop and animated in Adobe Animate. Audio from the UK audiobook on audible.co.uk read by Rupert Degas.

3D Cinematography

A trailer for ‘The Last of Us’ by Fabien White.

3D Modelling & Animation

A number of our graduates have excelled in 3D modelling and animation including Zoltan Kovary and Kevin O’Shea.

CONTACT DETAILS:

John Halpin, Course Director
Email: john.halpin@csn.ie
Tel: (021) 4961 020