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Animation: Thesis Completion

Complete your final thesis project. Critiques from both the instructor and fellow classmates will improve your character animation abilities. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 791.)

Feature Animation 3

Animate convincing dialogue, gestures, and body language to create compelling character performances. You’ll develop observational sketchbook drawings and original video references to create industry-level work for your professional animator’s reel. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 697C.)

Feature Animation

You will be guided through specialized assignments that focus on the artistry of animation. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of animation principles like timing, spacing, squash and stretch, arcs and anticipation, and use them to create fun exercises with bipedal characters.

History of Animation

What’s up, doc? From a historical context, you’ll analyze the work of the creative visionaries, fine artists, and technical pioneers behind classic animated characters from Bugs Bunny to Thanos and beyond.

2D Digital Cutout

Gain various ink, paint, and compositing skills to work in digital commercial animation production. You’ll learn storyboarding, animatics, painting, compositing, and post-production. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 648 and ANM 848.)

Organic Modeling 2

Model organic characters like professional visual effect studio modelers. This course further develops comprehensive instruction in Zbrush software for high resolution organic modeling. Course concepts include model retopology, character concept design, polypainting and texturing, transform and decimation tools, and rendering model turntables. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 656.)

Figurative Concepts

Master your ability to draw proportionally accurate figures, both nude and clothed, for entertainment art. You’ll study anatomy, proportion, foreshortening, construction, movement and gesture, making simple still lifes and tonal self-portraits.

Node-Based Compositing 1

This advanced course covers skills needed to become a professional compositor. Students will focus on paying attention to detail, eye improvement, troubleshooting skills, efficiency of workflow, and maintaining the highest standards in image quality. Advanced keying techniques, float color space, tracking, and tricks of the trade are also covered.

Storyboarding 1: Basics of Storyboarding

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of professional storyboarding. Topics covered include cinematic and camera terms, storyboarding style per project type (TV commercial, TV animation, Live Action and Feature animation) and pitching.

Storyboarding Principles

Become an illustrative storyteller. Taking a step-by-step approach to story development, you’ll study the structural elements of storytelling, storyboarding formats, motion and animation, animatics, and character development.