An explanation of the basic language of two-dimensional design and color, and the attendant corollary theories as applied to commercial art. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: None
Students develop basic image processing and manipulation skills in a raster-based computer environment. Students learn the fundamentals of scanning, digital painting, color management, imaging, photo retouching, filters and masks. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: LS10110
This course will examine the construction and application of typographic text and headline display. Typography will be introduced as an essential element of multimedia and animation art and design. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Employing a variety of sculptural materials and techniques, the class will design and build a series of models for use in animation design. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Through critical analysis, the student will apply basic design principles to the solution of visual problems using elements of 3-D design. The student will conceptualize 3-D coordinate systems, construct 3-D models and perform mathematical computations as they apply to geometric construction. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD10231 and AD10250 OR IM10210 and IM10220
In this course, students will gain an understanding of animation through the development of timing, rhythm and movement. They will develop traditional animation sequences using the pencil test system. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD10210 or permission of Academic Director
In this course, students explore the features and functions of video editing systems and learn to edit video using non-linear video editing systems. Students will also explore various media available for output of animation and use the appropriate equipment to output animation to tape. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD10350 OR VE20510
This course introduces the students to video production. Instruction is given on basic techniques of production including video camera orientation, lighting, sound, set-up and operation. The course provides an overview of various video and television production processes. Introduction to the technology of video recording playback is also covered. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
In this course, students will study traditional and contemporary uses of light in art, commerce and technology. Aesthetic and utilitarian lighting techniques specific to various media are compared and contrasted, and the student learns the fundamental skills required to make appropriate lighting choices under a variety of lighting conditions. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course introduces the student to the operation of television studio production with emphasis on live-to-tape video recording. Production facets include rehearsal, multi-camera shooting, live switching, videotape roll-ins, chroma-keying, electronic graphics, and the use of teleprompting for television performance. The course stresses team building and working with a large crew. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: DF10110
This course focuses on voice, music, and sound effects and the impact they have on the visual image. Time code, picture synchronization, and mixing are covered. Digital formats are examined in the context of audio-for-video post-production. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: IM10330
This is a composition course that stresses the writing process. Students will write multi-paragraph essays using the following expository modes: description, narration, example, comparison/contrast, classification/division, process analysis, and causal analysis. Nonfiction readings will be covered to help illustrate writing structures and the organization of ideas. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: ASSET placement OR successful completion (grade "C") of GE0011EN and/or GE0012RD
This is a composition course that focuses primarily on analytical and persuasive writing, as well as the research paper. Emphasis is also placed on critical reading and thinking. Cultural issues such as diversity, multiculturalism, tolerance, and effective communication will be discussed in connection with some writing assignments. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GE10110
This course covers algebraic techniques and problem-solving, such as algebraic and complex fractions, operations with real numbers, linear functions and systems, quadratic equations, radicals and radical expressions, factoring, polynomials, conic equations and applications, exponents and radicals. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: ASSET placement OR successful completion (grade "C") of GE0013MA, GE0013MA
This course surveys Western art forms relative to political, social, religious, and economic movements from the Baroque to present day. Topics include painting, sculpture, decorative arts, architecture, photography, and conceptual art. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
In this course, students will learn professional methods of speaking and of communicating their ideas and experience to others. Students will prepare and deliver demonstration and persuasive speeches designed to be effective with a variety of audiences. Students will also participate in small group presentations. Topics include subject selection, audience analysis, research, organization, and the use of voice and body in speech delivery. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course presents a survey of major events and development in the history of motion media and mass communication. The survey focuses on the relationship between technology and media development and explores the impact motion media and mass communication have on society and economy. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course focuses on points in a coordinate system, formulas for figures in one, two, and three dimensions: points, directions, lines, triangles, polygons, conic sections, general quadratic equations, and spheres. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: ASSET placement OR successful completion (grade "C") of GE0013MA
This is course an introduction to the concepts, theory and practice of ethical decision-making in the personal and social realms. Concepts such as justice, mercy, responsibility, and morality are considered. Students will learn about a broad range of ethical theories and theorists, ancient to modern. These theories will be compared, contrasted, and applied to a variety of ethical problems, dilemmas, and controversies. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GE10110, GE10210
Students will study the following principles: motion and the effects of unbalanced force systems acting upon rigid bodies; Newton’s laws of motion; motion along straight and curved paths; weight; work, energy and power; impulse, momentum and impact. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GE10220 OR GE10450
In this course students will examine group interaction within human society. Through texts, lectures, videos, and discussions, students will learn about the variety of ways sociologists view human culture and society, as well as the sociological phenomena that affect the lives of individuals within the world-wide human family. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course focuses on aesthetics, which is alternately defined as philosophy of art, philosophy of beauty, and philosophy of taste. All three definitions point to the ways in which we create, experience, think about, and write about the fine arts. Through texts, lectures, videos, and discussions, students will learn about the variety of ways in which individuals generate their own critical voice and aesthetic theories. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GE10110, GE10210 AND GE10120 OR GE10230
This course is an introduction to theories about the process of communication, including key concepts and terms for human communication. Additionally, listening and feedback, nonverbal communication, intrapersonal and interpersonal communication, group and organizational communications will also be a focus. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course focuses on the development of critical reasoning skills, including the ability to evaluate a wide variety of information. Students will consider what an argument is, how arguments go wrong and what makes an argument valid. Students will study both informal and formal logical arguments and structures. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Visual awareness is expanded through the observation of the principles of light and the translation of three-dimensional form into two-dimensional drawings. Advancing from simple to complex forms, skill levels in construction and an understanding of line and perspective will be developed. Students study the effects of light and movement on the human body. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course will introduce the basic principles of design. Using a variety of materials and techniques, the creative process will be introduced and developed. An exploration of design elements and relationships will establish a basic aesthetic sensitivity. An introduction to basic typography will be explored, in order to integrate simple type with imagery. A demonstration of basic tools for learning craftsmanship and presentation skills will be emphasized. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
An introductory study of the principles and practices of recording sound will be covered. Students examine the tools and techniques used in multi-track recording and mixing. This class includes the study of basics of critical listening, microphone technique, console and recording systems, signal flow, signal processing, routing, and general studio operations. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: LS10110 OR to be taken simultaneously with LS10110
This course introduces the theories and applications of both the IBM and Macintosh computers. Topics include word processing, spreadsheets, databases, PowerPoint, computer graphics, file preparation for high-end output, file management, basic data storage and retrieval and the Internet. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course gives an overview of basic legal principles related to starting and conducting a business. Topics include legal systems, litigation, dispute resolution and contracts. The protection of intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and service marks, is also emphasized. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course introduces students to the fundamental terminology, concepts, and techniques of digital photography. It focuses on the principles of using color, composition, lighting, and other techniques for overall thematic and visual effects of photographic images. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: IM10210 OR GR10471 OR AD10231 OR PH10111
The creative professions require innovative individuals with clear vision. Freshmen at The Art Institute of Philadelphia will work together to develop the vision of what makes a successful student and professional. The course begins by welcoming students into The Art Institute of Philadelphia community and helping them integrate into this student environment. Students will become acquainted with college and community resources, explore their goals for success, and work on establishing a visionary course for the development of their professional portfolio. The course concludes with attending the portfolio show of the graduating class. (0 quarter credits, 2 hours per week)
This course begins with an overview of the history of visual effects with emphasis on the various effects processes in their historical contexts. It continues with discussions of the field of postproduction, animation and broadcast graphics and analysis of major sectors of those industries and career opportunities within them. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course focuses on planning for complex layered composites. Students will apply industry-standard storyboarding and scripting techniques to Visual Special Effects. Contents to be covered include purposes and formats of storyboards, basic terminology and concepts used in storyboarding, and the applications of storyboarding techniques to the creation of storyboards with or without a written script. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GR10120 OR AD10221
This course will explore various techniques to create and implement CGI into live action. The course will explore various methods of compositing and compositing concepts to enhance and expand productivity. Specific animation features and functions of the given software will be discussed and applied to the production of short 3-D animation projects. Emphasis will be placed on creating CG environments and integrating elements into live action. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE10210
This course will continue to explore the various techniques to create animation in a 3-D environment. The emphasis will be on creating animated logo designs for use in broadcast and corporate presentation venues. The course will also explore various methods of compositing and compositing concepts to enhance and expand productivity. Specific animation features and functions of the given software will be discussed and applied to the production of short 3-D animation projects. Emphasis will be placed on the ability to break down a scene into various layers and integrate those layers into a completed, seamless product. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD10350
Utilizing various painting and compositing packages students will learn the principles of rotoscoping and digital painting, as applied to rig removal and special effects. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE20510 OR DF20620
Using a 3-D modeling program, students will use various procedural animation techniques for creating physical simulations, such as particle systems, rigid and soft body dynamics, fire effects, and fluids. Students will also use advanced 3D lighting techniques and advanced materials/shaders to create realistic effects. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE20520
This course will expose students to the disciplines used in creating and compositing video shot on a blue or green screen. More sophisticated methods will be introduced for color correcting and adjusting video to produce seamless composites. The class will reinforce compositing concepts, techniques, and vocabulary that students have learned in previous classes. Each student should produce a final edited project utilizing these skills. Concepts presented will include: various methods of keying, matte extraction, garbage matting, track mattes, traveling mattes, RGB color space, and color correction. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE20610
Intermediate editing introduces the computer into the editing process. Students will adapt editing concepts learned in Basic Editing to the non-linear atmosphere. Students will develop editing skills in a digital environment. Emphasis is on digitizing media, media management, titling, importing/exporting graphics, audio mixing and outputting to videotape. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: DF10240 OR AD10450
This course introduces students to the various methods of matching the motion shot on a live action plate and applying that motion to a digital element. 2-D and 3-D tracking methods will be introduced. The course will also introduce students to morphing technology and methods by which elements can be seamlessly blended together within the frame. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE20710
This course will expose students to the discipline used in finalizing a video or animation project using compositing software. The class will reinforce compositing concepts, techniques, and vocabulary that students have learned in previous classes. More sophisticated tools and techniques will be introduced. Each student should produce a final edited project utilizing these skills. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Post production audio class. The student will bring together all elements of sound for a final production. This will include rerecording of sound effects, automatic dialogue replacement, editing of music and sound sweetening. Once all the sound is collected and edited the student will mixdown to the final format. The format can be surround sound, or stereo. The final project will be presented in a professional industry standard format. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: IM10430 OR VP20521
This course will expose students to more advanced compositing techniques. The class will reinforce compositing concepts, techniques, and vocabulary that students have learned in previous classes. More sophisticated tools and techniques will be introduced to execute motion graphics projects intended to be used for the student’s final portfolio. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE20820
In this course, two group projects will be produced. Students will build upon previously learned foundation skills in broadcast design and visual effects by simulating a real world production environment. Emphasis will be placed on both the competitive and collaborative aspects of broadcast design production, as well as various professional methods, procedures, techniques, skills, resources and equipment. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE20810 OR DF20810
Interactive visual design is a mastery level course encompassing broadcast design skills and information architectures as utilized in the creation of interactive, media-rich, streaming applications and presentations. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course is designed to expose students to the disciplines used in animation and related industries. In this course students will work as a production team to continue developing the full station ID (including bumpers, trailers, interstitials, openings, commercials, and lower thirds). (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE30910
To enhance the student’s abilities to obtain a good, entry-level position; to develop career planning and job search skills that should assist in marketing specialized training skills; to enhance public speaking skills. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: Completion of 135 credits
This course will exhibit the role of the Art Director in producing multifaceted design projects. Exercises will train students in coordinating creative efforts from concept to finished product. A team environment is emphasized and aims to acquaint the students with the necessity of leadership ability, communication and negotiating skills. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course continues the refinement of the student’s digital portfolio. Students will focus on meeting digital portfolio requirements, showcasing their individual strengths and areas of specialization. Students will apply time management, technical and artistic skills to complete final video. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE31010
Students will learn to manage the production process. They will develop skills in managing clients and personnel. Students will discover the critical nature of preplanning and organization. Course will explore the various technical and artist issues that effect a project. Students will understand the financial implications of project management. Skill will be developed in establishing timelines and deadlines. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE31030, VE31010
In this course students will compile the digital portion of their portfolio, to assess its strengths and weaknesses, to correct those weaknesses and augment the students’ strengths to produce a professional demonstration tape. Students will apply time and resource management principles to the development and production of visual special effects projects. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: VE41110
This course surveys Western art forms relative to political, social, religious, and economic movements from antiquity to the Mannerist period. Topics include painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and architecture. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course provides a framework for considering critically significant photographers and their work. Students will be expected to describe, interpret, and evaluate the origins, stylistic changes, and artistic innovations in the history of photography from the nineteenth century through contemporary times. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course focuses on international literary selections. Topics include the critical evaluation of the literary genres: short story, poetry, and drama. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course is an introduction to the principles and practices of American Government. Concepts such as democracy, civil rights, civil liberties; public opinion; mass media, political parties, and the three branches of government will be discussed. Students will learn about the framework of government from colonialism to the present day. Government ideologies will be discussed and applied to various situations in an unbiased manner. Students will be able to see the importance of government and how decisions made by the government affect our everyday daily lives. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course focuses on a working knowledge of human sensory processes and their subsequent perceptual and behavioral manifestations. Topics include learning, memory, consciousness, and cognition. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course will introduce the student to the physical, ecological, social and political principles of environmental science. The student should gain an understanding of scientific method and how it is used to analyze the relationship between humans and the natural environment. The course will help the student to develop an analytical framework that he/she can use to judge environmental issues and intelligently discuss environmental responsibility. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course covers the period of U.S. history from early colonization to the Spanish/American War. Primary emphasis is on the English colonies and the period of nationhood. This course will examine U.S. history in terms of social, economic and political perspectives, and students will also trace the histories of various American populations, such as women, African-Americans, Native Americans, etc., throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course covers the period of U.S. history from the turn of the century to the present. This course will examine U.S. history in terms of social, economic and political perspectives. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course covers Western civilizations from the Ancient Near East, through Greece and Rome, to the Middle Ages, the rise of Christianity, and the Renaissance. These civilizations will be examined in terms of social, economic, political and cultural perspectives. Major historical events, ideas, and developments will be discussed, and issues of race, class, and gender will be considered. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course covers European history from the Reformation/Counter-Reformation, through the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution, to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, ending with World War II. This course will examine social, economic, political and cultural perspectives. Major historical events, ideas, and developments will be discussed, and issues of race, class, and gender will be considered. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course is designed for students who wish to study abroad. Students will travel between the spring and summer quarters and will return to campus to complete a final exhibition project during the summer quarter. The course will consist of lectures, activities, research, and discussions designed to examine the culture, history, and aesthetics of the city or cities chosen for the study abroad experience. Students will also be encouraged to explore issues of identity and place, ideology (values, norms, customs), society (conformity/autonomy, gender, class), and structure (religious, political, economic) as they share, analyze, and reflect upon their experiences throughout the course. (3 quarter credits, 44 hours over two week break)
Theatre Appreciation introduces students to the art, in theory and in practice, of live theatre and the many types of artists who collaborate to create a theatrical production. This course will enhance students’ appreciation of the nature and place of theatre in contemporary culture. Students will experience theatre in depth through reading scripts, analyzing productions, and completing a creative theatre project. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course introduces students to the aesthetic, technical, and historical principles of film and the artists who were instrumental in its development and growth. Students will examine the creative process and analyze the different genres of film. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course focuses on past and current social issues and political and economic trends that influence America and its people. Additionally, the course will focus on how political and economic trends impact world affairs. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course offers students the opportunity to explore the diversity of cultures through the reading and analysis of modern literary works. Included in the study will be historical and political influences, social trends, customs and values. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course will consider up to three genres of creative writing: fiction, poetry and the nonfiction essay. Throughout the quarter, assignments and activities will provide students with opportunities to hone their creative voices and have their work, as well as that of their peers, critiqued in a workshop setting. In addition to producing creative writing, critical and formalist approaches will be applied to contemporary and canonical works; these exercises will provide students with an objective vocabulary with which to evaluate two rather polished pieces that they will generate during the course. Students will also be introduced to the methods and procedures of the publishing market. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course will introduce the student to the historical development of music and the composers of different eras. Students will focus on the role that music plays in our lives today as well as examining the cultural influences that have determined the varied musical languages throughout the world. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course will focus on the museum and its function in society. Topics will include the role of museums, their history and philosophy, and their structure and nature. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GE10110, GE10210, AND GE10120 OR GE10230
This course will cover the history of 20th Century art. It will explore the inter-relationship between historical, social, political, religious and technological developments in the 20th century and the art that was a reflection of these developments. The course will discuss the modern artist’s role in society as innovator, social activist, explorer, critic and prophet. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course is designed for students who wish to study abroad. Students will travel between the spring and summer quarters and will return to campus to complete a final exhibition project and an in-depth research paper during the summer quarter. The course will consist of lectures, activities, research, and discussions designed to examine the culture, history, and aesthetics of the city or cities chosen for the study abroad experience. Students will also be encouraged to explore issues of identity and place, ideology (values, norms, customs), society (conformity/ autonomy, gender, class), and structure (religious, political, economic) as they share, analyze, and reflect upon their experiences throughout the course. (3 quarter credits, 44 hours over two week break)
The Comparative Religions course is an introduction to the academic study of religion. The course objectively examines religious beliefs and practices across human history, with particular emphasis upon how the human past has shaped worldwide religious belief and experience in the present. Students learn about a broad range of religious traditions, and how particular beliefs might affect ritual behavior, interpersonal relationships and the practice of “community.” (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GE20510 OR GE20530
In this course students will explore the different media theories and their impact upon society, ethics, and popular culture. Students will use this information to inform and enrich their own work and to critically evaluate media art. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course continues the study of the human figure. Students work primarily from undraped models and receive thorough instruction in analytical draftsmanship, which is the basis of drawing any subject. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GR10110 OR Academic Director Approval
Students use a variety of media to produce drawings of three-dimensional objects in one, two, and three point perspective. Emphasis is on using observational skills to create proportionally correct renditions of structures and environments. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GR10110
Continuing to develop the basic drawing course, students will focus on rendering life forms in space. Emphasis will be placed on the basic anatomical structures of human and animal forms. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD10210, AD10210
This course explores the fundamental techniques to create animation in a 3-D environment on a computer. Specific animation features and functions of the given software will be discussed and applied to the creation of short 3-D animation compositions. Emphasis will be placed on transferring basic animation techniques into a computer-generated 3-D animation composition. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Students will learn basic techniques in designing and rendering still backgrounds for their animations. The course will examine registration points and match-lines. Moods, action and lighting will be considered and different color media will be explored. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD10311
This course covers advanced modeling techniques used for building organic and hard surface objects and environments. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
This course covers advanced modeling techniques used for building a 3 dimensional character. Students will explore techniques of character modeling to include various approaches to figure construction. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD10460, AD20560
Built upon the foundation of 3-D Animation, this course continues to explore the various techniques to create animation in a 3-D environment on the computer. Specific animation features and functions of the given software will be discussed and applied to the production of short 3-D animation projects. Emphasis will be placed on synthesized use of animation techniques in a computer-generated 3-D animation. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD20721
This course covers the various camera and lighting techniques as applied to animation art and design. Discussions will cover the general concepts of principles of camera moves and lighting in the video studio and computer animation application. Focus will be placed on applying camera and lighting techniques to computer-generated animation. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: AD10460
This course studies the roles of producer and director in all three phases of production. Each student will interact with the professional community and develop a project. Directing exercises enable the student to achieve a greater appreciation and understanding of the director’s role. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: DF10211
This is a course in composition in space for the designer/artist. The student will be given some of the basic principles, rules, and concepts which can guide in organizing visual experience, solving practical design problems, and creating coherent formal relationships. The elements of design (conceptual, visual, relational, and technical) will be explored through various projects, which are based on a principal to master and a problem to solve. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: GR10110, GR10120
Through a field experience, students will be able to apply acquired subject matter and career/professional skills in a real and practical situation. The main objectives of the internship are to allow students the opportunity to observe and participate in the operation of a successful business relating to their field of study. The students will gain experience needed to enter the field upon graduation. (3 quarter credits, 9 hours per week)
Prerequisites: Completion of all courses required prior to the last two quarters
This course is an introduction to basic make-up. Students begin by learning safety rules on the use of various make-ups, adhesives and latex. Hair application, teeth, eyes, and air bladder effects are discussed. Students complete the course with life casts. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: IT10311 OR VE10210
Using the life cast generated from the make-up course, students develop drawings and sculpt features for a character creation. The final result is the application of a high-grade prosthetic hot foam appliance that will create a realistic effect for their character creation. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: IT20631
Using the life casts once again, the students develop drawings, sculpt features, and finally slush cast latex for completion of a full head mask. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
Prerequisites: IT20751
Topics are based upon important trends and developments in VFX. Lectures, demonstrations, or research reports pertaining to areas of interest in VFX presented by resident faculty, expert visitors, and working professionals. Group projects may also be assigned. Topics selected are based upon important trends and developments in the industry. Study and discussion of computer hardware, operating systems, networking, programming languages, interactive digital media, streaming media, HDTV, entrepreneurship marketing, workgroup organization, and film industry are but a few possible topics that might be covered. As an Independent study, this course allows the student to select special topics in VFX and produce, under the guidance of an instructor, work related to the industry. The student will be exposed to the various application of VFX and apply VFX skills to chosen topics. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)
The course is an introduction to storytelling and the components of story. The goal is to develop storytelling skills, and an understanding of story form. Students will examine story art through story structure, character and composition. Students will be presented with the tools, techniques, and understanding of what stories are and how they work. The course will comprise reading, writing, and discussion about traditional storytelling as well as the impact of technology and interactivity on storytelling. Students will learn to craft, analyze and critique stories while working with the tools necessary to present material in digital format. (3 quarter credits, 4 hours per week)