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Watch A Robot’s Desperate Dash To Safety!
Watch a desperate robot attempt to make a brave escape in this psychological science fiction thriller. With only a flashlight as a guide, the robot creeps his way closer to an escape door. In his hurry to flee the abandoned ship to reach safety, the escape door light reveals the creature that has been lurking…
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How Do Robots Kill Time? Find Out In This Animated Student Film
Two bored robots are inspired to have a Mexican show down to kill some time. Killing Time is a short animated film created by the 2021 students in AIE’s Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media specialising in 3D Animation & Visual Effects. This team of four students were able to focus on using their creative…
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Dominion – An Action-Packed Short Movie By AIE VFX Students
Two brothers; a pilot and a tank commander in World War II, fight alongside their British allies against the German army, will they survive? Or face an unfortunate fate…. Dominion is one of the major productions from the 2021 graduating students of AIE’s Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media specialising in 3D Animation and Visual…
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What does a Production Coordinator do?
Have you always dreamt of working on a blockbuster film? That dream is now a reality for AIE alumni Crystal Taylor! Since graduating from AIE in 2020 with an Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media, specialising in 3D Animation & VFX for Film, Crystal has gone on to work at Method Studios in Melbourne. While…
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How to launch your FILM career
Filmmaking and Virtual Production Career?! A string of words that Australia has not successfully offered in an educational pathway, until NOW! AIE has recently reinforced its offerings through combining with The Media and Production Film School (MAPS), to leverage 35 years of experience and production in over 1,500 films.
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AIE students break into the advertising industry!
Think you’ve had a tough day? Protect your house against flames and falling trees by taking out Clarity insurance! Watch things go from bad to worse in this entertaining branding and advertising project completed by AIE’s 3D Animation & VFX for Film students.
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AIE wins 2021 ACT Small Training Provider of the Year Award
Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) has again been recognised as the Small Registered Training Organisation of the Year at the 2021 ACT Training Excellence Awards. The award was announced in a virtual ceremony by ACT Minister for Skills, Chris Steel MLA. The ACT Training Excellence Awards recognise the dedicated training efforts in the ACT by…
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Aftermath a short film production from AIE’s 2nd year VFX students
Aftermath is a short production from aspiring 3D artists and 2020 graduates of AIE’s Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media specialising in 3D Animation & Visual Effects.
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Artificial Stupidity: Is AI really smart? Watch this funny animated short by AIE students
From the brilliant minds of our VFX students studying via the online campus, comes Artificial Stupidity. This animated short explores the trials and tribulations of life as a security guard as a droid finds out he locked his keys inside his booth. His battery is running low and must find a way inside. The team…
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Feast for One – Short Film by AIE Students
Rotund and hungry, a gluttonous noble calls for his personal chef to prepare him an elaborate meal. Unsatisfied, he demands more food until the chef is fed up with his greedy, selfish ways and bottomless stomach.
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AIE Sydney Unlocks New State of the Art Campus
AIE’s Sydney campus is undergoing a massive upgrade to educate the next generation of game and film developers. Stunning learning studios and start of the art equipment will enable AIE’s Sydney students to all be located at the one address and ready to take on the world for all courses commencing in February 2021.
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The Exciting Future of Australia’s Film and Games Industries
Modern video gaming provides shared cultural experiences like never before. Through individual gameplay, we get to live the hero’s journey, while in shared online gaming we connect with people across the globe that we may never meet.
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AIE awarded 2020 ACT Small Training Provider of the Year
In a Virtual Awards Ceremony held online last night the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) won the Small Registered Training Provider of the Year at the 2020 ACT Training Awards. AIE Staff and Students watched the online presentation from both campus and home and cheered when the category and winner was announced.
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My Journey Into 3D Animation & VFX for Film – Rachael Stewart
Ever wonder what it’s like to have your name credited on a big blockbuster movie? Rachael Stewart did too before she landed her dream job at major film post-production studios such as MPC and Method Studios.
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My journey into Character Design – Kellie Lautier
It is every game artist’s dream to have their game character loved and played by people around the world…including big-name celebrities! For AIE Alumni Kellie Lautier, this dream came true when her name was credited on one of 2020’s most highly anticipated games.
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The AIE Graduate Showcase Adelaide
Every year the AIE holds its annual graduate showcase event. After 14 weeks of Major Production, the students have an opportunity to share the results of all they have learnt for the past two years. They can be truly excited and proud of their results and they invite our local industry professionals for feedback.
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How does VETiS work with the AIE?
Many students want to be game developers and VFX artists, but many don’t fully understand how or when these pathways start. As many are aware, the AIE offers a certificate program that allows you to study a Certificate II or Certificate III in different subjects to receive the knowledge you want.
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EPIC Games to deliver workshops at AIE in Sydney and Canberra.
If you have been keen to learn more about how to make games in Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), the same engine used to develop Fortnite, Final Fantasy VII remake and Vader Immortal, make sure you register for the upcoming workshops. EPIC Games, makers of UE4 will be at the AIE campus providing beginner and advanced…
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AIE producing some of the best
We are very proud to announce that six AIE graduates and one AIE staff member have won a place on the 30 under 30 lists for ‘The Develop Pacific’ which highlights new members in the industry across the Development, Education and applicable advocacy sectors.
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2018 Graduate Showcase Events
AIE Graduates completing their Advanced Diploma and Graduate Diploma programs are showcasing their major projects at Graduate Showcase events at each campus over the next three weeks. We are very proud of this year’s graduating group who have been working hard on these projects to showcase what they have learnt. Games and VFX industry representatives,…
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Why learning rotoscoping as part of the 3D Animation and VFX for Film course is so important
Ever had an amazing idea for a short film, but didn’t know how to carry it out? There are lots of different skills you can learn to help you make a kickass film.
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Angela Sae-Lam is another award-winning AIE graduate
Another award-winning AIE graduate, Angela Sae-Lam stopped by AIE to give her support to those soon to be graduating 3D Animation & VFX students and told us a little about her time since leaving AIE.
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Applications Now Open for 2019
AIE is currently accepting students for its range of specialist, practical courses that are starting in February 2019 at all campuses. This is a great opportunity to kick-start your career in games and film. Applications are open for the following courses:
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Look Development Artist – Rising Sun Pictures | AIE Graduate
Graduating from AIE’s 3D Animation and VFX course in 2016, Christina was quickly snapped up in the industry before she had even completed her course by Adelaide studio, Monkeystack. With her practical skills and showreel, Christina was able to demonstrate a range of talent and was hired to work on Modelling, surfacing, and texturing of…
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