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Hard Surface Modeling 2

Concentrate on NURBS modeling. You’ll learn to convert NURBS models into polygon models and explore the differences between polygonal and NURBS modeling. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 682.)

Introduction to Design Thinking

Unlock your creative potential by harnessing the power of the creative process. You will generate ideas to solve physical and conceptual design problems. Learn from faculty across different disciplines and engage with your peers to create innovative solutions through collaborations.

StudioX for Lookdev and Lighting

In this course, students will gain real-world experience by applying their advanced texturing and lighting skills to actual film projects in a production environment. Students will work with the project director, supervisor, and PA as a team to meet production demands. Producing professional level VFX work will be emphasized. (This… Read More

Spring Thesis Development

Develop the technical implementation for your thesis project. Through a guided exploration with your instructor, you will learn techniques in coding and technologies that will allow you to take your interactive prototypes to proof of concept. (This course is cross-listed with IXD 810 and IXD 830.)

Portfolio Preparation and Self Promotion

Make illustration your business. Most working illustrators also have skills in accounting, interviewing, taxes, legal matters, self-marketing, agent selection, self-promotion, and more. You’ll learn to reproduce, present, and sell your artwork.

Survey of Sustainable Design

Solidify your personal philosophy on sustainability. You’ll examine facts and establish opinions to create a design project that applies 21st-century ideals to sustainable design and environmental issues. (This course is cross-listed with GLA 630 and IAD 380.)

Fashion Business: Product Planning & Sourcing

Product-planning and sourcing strategies are key to success in global fashion. You will explore product categories, pricing strategies, and product-mix and assortment planning. You will evaluate sourcing and manufacturing opportunities to develop a product plan that reflect a company’s overall strategy and target customers.

Film History 3: Contemporary Cinema

Contemporary cinema has a rich pedigree. You’ll study the work of directors Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Jane Campion, David Lynch, The Coen Brothers, Lars Von Trier, Wong Kar Wai, as well as the Hollywood Blockbuster, Sundance Film Festival, Dogme 95, The Political Documentary, and Third World New Wave.

Acting Experience

Join us for a blast of improv, vocal warm-ups, and acting exercises! Boost your confidence for auditions, interviews, and beyond. You’ll learn memorization techniques, craft a monologue, and show it off in our final class. Bring your friends and family to watch your performance, which is followed by a Q&A… Read More

Digital Environment Sketching

Each landscape has an unique anatomy. You’ll study the architectural language and style of various cultures and time periods and learn to use draftsmanship, mood, story, symbolism, proportion, spatial relationships, and other environmental principles in your work.