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3.00 Credits
Bringing a character to life implies more than simply making an object move. Expression, gesture, appearance, and reaction/response are all determined by personality and psychology. This course examines the traditional skills 2D animators have long used to create life-like characters, and reveals the computer-generated techniques that are available today.
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2.00 Credits
Robots, landscapes, rooms, castles and other environments are explored, along with the everyday and fantastic things that make up an invented world. Students create props, environments, and robots, with the feature film, television, and video games in mind. Reviews of feature films from Hollywood and around the world are incorporated. Open to all majors.
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3.00 Credits
Students learn the methods for traditional visual effects, under what circumstances they are still used, and when today's digital techniques have replaced them. Morphing, resolution and resolution matching, working with layers, and wire removal are covered in the first semester. In the second semester, students use compositing techniques and effects to weave synthetic objects and characters into digital scenes. Post-production use of color timing, time code editing, digital video effects, and effects editing are included.
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2.00 Credits
In this course, students study the elements of good narrative. Stories from 30 seconds to 120 minutes in length share the same basic structure. In this class students learn the elements that contribute to a successfully engaging story. This knowledge is applicable to a great many areas of their study.
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2.00 Credits
Animal drawing exercises are practiced with the entertainment industry in mind. Students take many field trips to the zoo and other animal habitats. Open to all majors.
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2.00 Credits
Students learn how to use typography effectively as a design element and how to control the details of its use, both hallmarks of good designers. Design principles learned in the foundation year are reviewed as knowledge and experience in this area is extended.
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2.00 Credits
Through exploring and understanding its history, starting with the mail car scene from The Great Train Robbery, through the films of the '40s and '50s, and winding up with contemporary filmmaking, students address the intricacies of matte painting. Exercises are done in practical and digital matte painting.
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2.00 Credits
Traditional life drawing exercises, plus landscapes and other types of drawing, are practiced with the feature film in mind. Reviews of feature films from Hollywood and around the world are incorporated. Open to all majors.
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2.00 Credits
This course assists students to extend their expertise in the program, After Effects. Students explore various third-party plug-ins and the capabilities of the AE Production Bundle. Students must have worked with After Effects for at least 2 semesters or have equivalent experience in order to take this class.
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2.00 Credits
Storyboarding is practiced as a tool for planning and making informed changes in digital work for film, games, and television. Students learn the basics of storyboarding and its importance as a tool of visualization. Students create characters, settings, and sequences to communicate clearly the vision of their projects.
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