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Certification Preparation for Avid Media Composer

Do you have the chops to work as an editor in Hollywood, and/or to work with professional editors? Avid Media Composer is the industry-recognized standard for nonlinear editing, and Avid itself designed this course to build the skills and competencies needed to become a fluent, professional-level editor. You will prepare… Read More

3D Character Modeling 1

Study the game character pipeline from start to finish. Using game character ideation, low-resolution modeling techniques, UV layouts, and 2D and 3D surfacing for characters to create your own low-res, 3D game character. (This course is cross-listed with GAM 603.)

Motion Quick Sketching

Speak the language of animators, story artists, and game developers. You’ll learn the standard professional note taking techniques they use to communicate ideas to coworkers.

Advanced Pattern Manipulation and Soft Tailoring

Augment your pattern cutting and construction techniques to create original designs. You will translate your design ideas into 3D garments, work on draping projects, and practice the correct way to handle fashion fabrics.

Studio Photography with a Smartphone

Master smartphone photography in our vibrant downtown San Francisco studios! Learn the tricks of the trade for capturing stunning images using your mobile phone, from color and light to framing and composition. With pro models and set props, you’ll create a sleek final series ready for exhibition!

Traditional Materials, Tools, and Techniques in Art

Learn about the materials, tools, and techniques of the past and present. You’ll explore art and the art-making process through hands-on studio work, theoretical investigation, weekly written assignments, and a final research paper focusing on a particular material/technique.

Fashion Business: Buying Fundamentals

Apply your basic math skills to the retail buying process. You will analyze various merchandising organizations to learn sales planning, open-to-buy, and components of profitability.

Architectural History: Modernism and its Global Impact

Learn about the development of architecture and urbanism since the Industrial Revolution. You will examine cultural and technological implications on contemporary design and trace the global impact of the modern movement.

The Music Mix

Creating the final mix in music production is an art. You’ll learn to balance elements in the mix, signal processing, equalization, compression and reverb to produce polished final mixes. (This course is cross-listed with MUS 415.)

Animal Sculpture

Learn to sculpt mammals and other animals. Exploring both anatomical realism and abstracted gestural movement of various animals, you’ll use aspects of design, finish, and personal style to create portfolio-ready work.