3 semester hours
This course introduces students to the many areas and aspects of computer animation. Students’ model, surface, paint bump maps and displacement maps, light a CG environment, and learn to animate CG models, lights and cameras. Students are introduced to the group production environment. This course emphasizes the wide range of talents and disciplines within the CG animation field. Approved for General Education - Computer Competency. Prerequisite: ART 106 (Drawing I).
ART 254 • Introduction to Digital Filmmaking • 3 semester hours
Demonstrative lectures, studio exercises, and collaborative tasks, expose students to rudimentary principles and practices governing formal elements of the moving image. Project-based instruction balances historical context, aesthetics, technique, and safety. This course is approved for General Education designation of Computer Competency. Prerequisites: None. Offered every semester. Professor Fuller.
ART 268 • Animation I • 3 semester hours
This introductory production course in basic animation techniques includes a historical overview related to current animation trends in education, industry, entertainment and independent/experimental production. It allows practical aesthetic and technical experiences in the fundamental principles and physics of motion. This class provides an analysis of action and basic physical laws through the study of movement and time. It serves as a foundation for all subsequent animation courses. Approved for General Education - Computer Competency. Prerequisite: ART 106 (Drawing I).
3 semester hours
Analytical viewings and collaborative, project-based learning highlight the moving image as a medium for creative non-fiction. Prerequisite: ART254. Offered FA22, FA23, FA24. Professor Fuller.
ART 356 • Light & Lens
ART 453 • Digital Audio for the Moving Image
ART 457 • Internship in Digital Filmmaking & Photography
ENGL 322 • Screenwriting
JOUR 250 • Photojournalism
JOUR 309 • Intro to TV Production
JOUR 332 • Television Production
JOUR 419 • Adv Video Production
JOUR 439 • TV News & Documentary
3 semester hours
Intensive study and production of a short capstone film for competitive distribution marshals cumulative proficiencies of knowledge and skill. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisites: Candidacy and ART356 or ART357. Offered FA22, FA23, FA24. Professor Fuller.
ART 348 • Computer Animation II
ART 349 • Computer Animation III
ART 353 • Animation II
ART 354 • Animation III
ART 356 • Light & Lens
ART 400 • Advanced Compositing & Visual FX
ART 401 • Advanced Rigging & Dynamics
ART 402 • Storyboarding & Character Design
ART 403 • Alternative Processes in Animation
ART 404 • Advanced 3D Software
ART 405 • Advanced Flash Animation
ART 406 • Advanced Modeling & Texturing
ART 415 • Action Analysis for Animation
ART453 • Digital Audio for the Moving Image
ART 462 • Computer Animation IV
ART 457 • Internship in Digital Filmmaking & Photography
ART 466 • Animation IV