Digital Media
Program: BFA: DES 383 Digital Media III:
2D Animation
Exploration in depth of the concepts of change, transformation, and visual rhythm. The student will be introduced to two dimensional computer animation techniques, image-processing technology as well as basic story-boarding. The history of animation and its relationship to other media will be explored through required readings and seminar style discussion. Students will produce a number of still and animated pieces.
- Concept/Method
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- 2D computer animation
- Newton's three laws of motion
- Transformation
- Numerical time and space based ratios and proportion systems
- Motion mapping in relation to musical notation
- Metaphor
- Principals of animation
- Metamorphosis
- Communicating with motion
- Storyboarding
- Organization/time budgeting
- Sound
- Editing
- Semiotics
- Media/Technology
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- Flash
- Photoshop
- After Effects
- Final Cut Pro
- Motion
- Time based media
- Compositing
- Audio
- DVD Studio
- Video formats
- Social & Ethical Issues
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- Collaboration ethics
- Appropriation
- Cartoon violence
- Censorship
