The multimedia animation and design (mad) academy is the first such school in the Asia Pacific to receive accreditation from world-leading animation software house Discreet, making it part of a global network of training centres designed to train novices and professionals for the digital content creation industry. This accreditation gives all mad academy* course graduates a qualification that is recognised throughout the computer animation and digital production community in the USA, Europe, and Asia.

The mad academy* trains its students using Autodesk's own fundamental and advanced courses as well as some created by consultation with professional animators and production companies. Whether you are an advanced user and work in the industry or a beginner and want to learn the basics of Autodesk software the mad academy* has a class designed especially for you. Classes offered are short, intensive and are geared towards giving you the best training possible. Achieved by the purpose designed course structure which simulates the commercial reality of a private sector production studio. Students are immersed into a comprehensive, problem solving environment within which they are provided with the latest in imaging tools and access to some of the country's most commercially experienced trainers.

Please select from the list on the left (in orange) the title of which short course interests you for a description, length and price.

Pre-requisites include basic computer skills and know how within the Windows environment. You should be able to navigate within windows, create folders and save files. All courses are run on PC workstations running the latest Windows operating system.

Class structure. Classes for all courses are broken up into instructional class times followed by lab times. Daytime classes include a scheduled lunch break from 12:30pm - 1:30pm and also include a short break mid-morning and mid-afternoon.

Instructional times consist of an Autodesk Certified Instructor walking you through your course content utilizing examples and course resources which are made available to you. This includes video, course notes, and other materials as required.

Lab times are the periods where you get a chance to apply what you are being taught, run through tutorials or practical exercises and also for you to work on projects. These times are supervised but there is not necessarily an instructor available to you. You are encouraged to problem solve yourself and experiment. You are able to bring questions etc. to the instructional sessions where an instructor is available to you.

Daytime classes are between 9am - 5pm
Evening classes are between 6pm - 9:30pm

To secure your spot for any of our short courses a minimum 30% deposit is required at least 2 weeks prior to commencement with full payment required no later than 1 week before your course begins. All students must fill in an enrolment form and return signed along with deposit.

If you plan to do a series of these courses you may like to consider doing them as part of the 3D animators\Artists Course which will reduce the cost significantly. For information on the 3D Animators\Artist course please click here.

The short courses that make up the 3D Animators\Artist course are listed below. The pricing example shows the saving of doing the total course. Individually the short courses would total $32,150 whilst if done as part of the 3D Animators\Artist course format the cost will only be $13,750.

$2,500 : 3ds Max Fundamentals : Overview, Materials, Lighting, Rendering
($1690) Student
$2,500 : 3ds Max Fundamentals : Animation & Modeling
($1690) Student
$1690 : Combustion Fundamentals
($1190) Student
$2,500 : Texturing Principles
$2,500 : 3D Pre-Production Techniques
$2,500 : Traditional Animation Principles for 3D
$3,800 : Character Design & Modeling
$2.500 : Character Rigging With Max Bones
$2,500 : Character Studio
$1,690 : Advanced Lighting
$1,400 : Inorganic Modeling
$2,500 : 3D Visual Effects: Particle Flow & Reactor
$1,990 : Demo Reel : Creation
$1,990 : Demo Reel : Finishing
$990 : Life Drawing for 3D
Total $32,150