Program Overview
Creative, imaginative students can study media arts and animation at The Art Institute of Las Vegas. Media arts and animation is used in various industries including architecture, television, advertising, education, and forensics. The Art Institute of Las Vegas offers a bachelor’s degree in Media Arts & Animation.
Skills needed in the media arts and animation industry, and taught through this program, include design, illustration, compositing, and 3-D computer modeling. Students are taught other aspects of media arts and animation like story development, background design, scenic layout, and special effects.
Students learn about media arts and animation in a hands-on environment, using industry-related technology and software. They also assemble a portfolio demonstrating their knowledge of media arts and animation to show potential employers.
Armed with their knowledge of media arts and animation, graduates of this program are prepared to pursue entry-level jobs like animator, 3-D modeler, and computer artist.
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Program Description
Television (both network and cable), major corporations, commercial post-production facilities, and film production companies are among the industries that make use of skills developed by graduates of The Art Institute of Las Vegas.
Exciting opportunities such as animation artist, special effects artist, broadcast graphics designer, and video post-production artist are at the forefront of an industry that is repackaging information in creative new ways.
Students begin with a substantial foundation in drawing, color, design, video production, and computer applications. From this foundation, students develop advanced skills in various aspects of computer graphics and animation. Students learn to use the tools of the computer animation profession, ranging from computer operating systems to 3-D modeling and desktop video production. These tools enhance students' flexibility and creativity, and enable them to produce individualized digital portfolios which demonstrate their practical and technical abilities to potential employers.
The objective of the program is to help the student attain a fundamental grounding in Media Arts & Animation, including an introduction to the theory and practice of Characterization, Scriptwriting and Storyboarding, Animation and 3-D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Multimedia, and an internship.
Graduates will be prepared with fully focused, entry-level skills to enter this fast-paced, high-tech, and rewarding field.