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  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course provides an in-depth study of a geographic area, time period or topic in non-western art. Topics may include the study of art and architecture of the Near East, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, or specialized studies, such as Buddhist art. A particular subject may be chosen in order to utilize local collections or temporary exhibitions, such as those at the Peabody Essex Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Prerequisites: English Composition I and II, Art History I and II Fulfills: Art History Elective, Liberal Arts Elective or Humanities Elective; Art Education Non-Western Requirement.
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course provides an in-depth study of a time period or topic in Art History. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special exhibitions or events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation. Prerequisites: Prerequisites will be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic. Fulfills: Art History Elective, Humanities Elective or Liberal Arts Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course focuses on the behind-the-scenes aspects of developing animation projects, including a variety of technical and non-technical production issues. Topics include story and character development, bibles, turnarounds, character and background design, storyboarding and animatics. Prerequisites: Life Drawing I Fulfills: 200-Level Animation Elective; Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This interdisciplinary course begins with a brief overview of the history of animation using drawing exercises involving story telling, character development and bringing pictures to life with mechanical animation devices such as Thaumatropes and Zoetropes. Students will then translate the tradition of hand drawn cell animation to digital tools by using a variety of techniques to create motion on a computer screen: drawing, collage, stop motion, rotoscoping and the incorporation of video and sound. Emphasizing planning, storyboards and time management, each student will finish the course with a completed short animation. Prerequisites: Drawing I or Permission of Instructor; Co-Requisite: Drawing I for 1st Semester Freshman Fulfills: Animation Requirement (AI+M students); Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students); Time Based Media Requirement (Photography students); Digital Media Elective (Self Directed students); Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course focuses on using a graphical interface to generate virtual 3-D objects while using traditional processes. Emphasizing planning, project management, motion studies, and storyboarding, students will explore a variety of narrative and thematic assignments. Each student will finish the course with a completed short animation project. Prerequisites: 15 Studio Credits, including LTT Elective or Permission of Instructor Fulfills: Animation Requirement (AI+M students); Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students); Time Based Media Requirement Elective (Photography students); Digital Media Elective (Self Directed students); Digital Sculpture Requirement Elective (Sculpture
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course provides an in-depth study of a topic in animation. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation. Prerequisites: To be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic. Fulfills: 200-Level Animation and Interactive Media Elective; Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This is an opportunity for advanced students to work independently or in small groups in a structured critical environment. The final project of this course is a public presentation incorporating one or more of the following forms: 2D or 3D Animation, interactive media or web authoring. Prerequisites: 15 Studio Credits; At least one of the following: Animation: Traditional to Digital; Animation 3-D; Web Authoring I; Interactive Design Fulfills: 300-Level Animation and Interactive Media Elective; Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This is an opportunity for advanced students to continue to work independently or in small groups in a structured critical environment for an additional semester. The final project of this course is a public presentation incorporating one or more of the following forms: 2D or 3D Animation, interactive media or web authoring. Prerequisites: Animation and Interactive Media Projects I Fulfills: 300-Level Animation and Interactive Media Elective: Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course provides an in-depth study of a topic in Animation. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation. Prerequisites: To be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic. Fulfills: 300-Level Animation and Interactive Media Elective; 300-Level Studio Elective
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course emphasizes the functions of drawing, including definition, exploration, ritual, and process. Within these functions are more specific issues of perspective space, non-objective space, scale, color, line, contrast, sequence, imagination, and memory. The goal is to develop confidence and consolidate skills into an approach to drawing that has broad applications. Prerequisites: Drawing I Fulfills: 200-level Drawing Elective; Studio Elective
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