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College of Visual & Performing Arts

Digital Media

Program: BFA: DES 383 Electronic Imaging 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
  1. 2D computer animation
  2. Newton's three laws of motion
  3. Transformation
  4. Numerical time and space based ratios and proportion systems
  5. Motion mapping in relation to musical notation
  6. Metaphor
  7. Principals of animation
  8. Metamorphosis
  9. Communicating with motion
  10. Storyboarding
  11. Organization/time budgeting
  12. Sound
  13. Editing
  14. Semiotics
Media/Technology
  1. Flash
  2. Photoshop
  3. After Effects
  4. Final Cut Pro
  5. Motion
  6. Time based media
  7. Compositing
  8. Audio
  9. DVD Studio
  10. Video formats
Social & Ethical Issues
  1. Collaboration ethics
  2. Appropriation
  3. Cartoon violence
  4. Censorship

 

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