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Prop and Weapon Design for Games

Create believable props and weapons for characters and creatures in a video game. You’ll learn the aesthetics and function of weapons and props from different genres and time periods.

Open Studio

In this open studio course, students propose, conceptualize and create individual photography projects with guidance and critique from their instructor and peers. This course provides a great opportunity to start a new body of work or continue with an ongoing project of choice. (This course is cross-listed with PH 699SP.)

Comedy and Sketch

Learn to develop improvisations into scripted material. Dive into a range of genres as you write, shape, and perform original sketches. (This course is cross-listed with ACT 645.)

Creating Character and Backstory

Characters are the heart of every story. You’ll acquire the skills to develop compelling three-dimensional characters and to create strong, believable backstories.

Digital Graphics for Landscape Architecture

You’ll learn to digitally draft plans, sections, elevations, axonometrics and renderings. You’ll become proficient in the same software that today’s design professionals use to produce legible, accurate, and well organized digital documents.

Session Recording 1: Protocols and Practices

Learn how to function effectively in a recording studio and get good tracks on the first take. Acquire techniques for recording sound sources well, create good headphone mixes, master studio signal flow, microphone selection and placement. You’ll also learn important skills like session file organization and asset management. Read More

Media Station Management

Get hands-on experience managing Urban Knights Radio, our vibrant radio/podcasting media station. You’ll learn to analyze trends and audience data to program, promote, and market the station using targeted program sweepers, promos, radio segments, and feature-length podcasts. (This course is cross-listed with COM 351.)

Black and White Darkroom

Learn how to process your film and make your own silver gelatin BW prints. You will be working in our analog darkrooms with chemistry and light sensitive papers. (This course is cross-listed with PH 304.)

Content Creation: Advanced Editing: Spring

In this advanced class, you will apply your skills to edit original narrative and documentary projects shot by students in the film schools and sometimes by outside clients. You will gain extensive hands-on experience of the final post-production process under the mentorship of an industry editor and showrunner. Focus on… Read More

Design Project 3

Apply your advanced skills and sophisticated understanding of the design process to a topic of your choice. Prepare for MA final review or MFA midpoint reviews. Finish with a comprehensive portfolio piece.