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Art Direction

Take your visual concepts to another level. Learn layout and typographic techniques the pros use to communicate clearly, powerfully, and with real sophistication. (This course is cross-listed with ADV 302.)

Art of the Classical World

Gain insights into the art, architecture, and history of the ancient classical era, Greece and Rome, Mesopotamia and Egypt, through a study of historical context, literary, and philosophical texts of the era. (This course is cross-listed with LA 327.)

Development: Finding Material and Influencing Writers

Learn how to find, option, and develop material for feature films and television. Practice composing effective script notes to help writers, and learn to evaluate the appropriate marketplace for your developed content. (This course is cross-listed with MPT 688 and MPT 888.)

Collaborative Project: Animation Studio X

Work collaboratively to produce professional soundtracks for animated shorts. You’ll focus on scoring, sound design, and balancing all audio elements in a final mix. (This course is cross-listed with MUS 695X.)

Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction – The Screenplay

You will create a horror, science fiction or fantasy short screenplay. Along the way you will learn the foundational principles of each genre and how to write an effective screenplay with compelling characters, who live in believable worlds that will capture the audience’s attention. (This course is cross-listed with WRI… Read More

Fiber and Function: Textiles Across Industries

Textile quality matters. Hands-on analysis of fabric swatches and raw materials will give you insights into which textiles work for specific target markets.

Architecture in Action

Architecture is designing experiences for people using form, light, textures, and proportions that reference the human scale. Develop your design intent using scaled representations of spaces. Then fabricate full-scale creations working collaboratively. Through field trips, experience San Francisco through the eyes of an architect and discover how architectural spaces shape… Read More

Editing: Advanced Color Correction

This course is designed to teach digital video color correction tips and techniques as performed in a variety of color correction software applications. Learn to adjust poorly exposed shots, create shots with color casts, create looks, match shots, and master secondary color correction techniques. Students will use color correction to… Read More

Midpoint Portfolio

Your portfolio is everything. You’ll take the first step into creating and presenting your own portfolio website and personal branding system. You’ll revisit, redo, update, revise, and add to past work to create a portfolio that reflects the skills you’ve gained. (This course is cross-listed with IXD 282.)

Studio X 3D Animation

In this advanced 3D animation course that recreates the production environment, you will be responsible for generating animation to the specifications of the project’s stakeholder. You will focus on matching action across shot cuts, adapting animation styles to align with project aesthetics, and delivering files in the production pipeline. Portfolio… Read More