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Layout Design for Animators

Gain perspective. To learn the size and structure of an animation film production unit, you’ll analyze animated feature films, focusing on layout design, value, and structure.

Thesis Direction: 3D Modeling

This course is for graduate students who want to complete their thesis focusing in 3D Modeling. Each student’s final thesis project will be discussed during each class.

Head Sculpting and Facial Expression

Create believable facial animation. As a 3D modeling major, you’ll learn to properly model a head with clean topology, create a facial, and build a facial rig.

3D Character Animation 3

Apply acting and performance methods to character animation. You’ll take an in-depth look at character acting, action, game animation, lip-sync, facial expressions, subtext, and reference. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 421.)

3D Realistic Animation

Animate scenes commonly found in visual effects work including vehicles, motion capture, and animation for live-action plates. Reference will be analyzed to understand movement and muscles. You will apply research and physics to block and animate creatures as well as humans. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 625.)

Animating in Maya

Jump into the world of animation with Maya and Unreal Engine! You’ll learn the basic essentials to create your own animations and see them come to life in a mini-game you’ll design. Show off your creations at our end-of-course exhibition!

Real-Time Animation and Visual Effects

This course will introduce you to the virtual animation and visual effects production pipeline. This course will teach you how to work in Unreal Engine and why we use it in virtual production. We will explore the proper real-time production methods, how to work with physical VR trackers, and how… Read More

Animal and Creature Animation

You will create animations that mimic real and stylized animal locomotion. Realistic creature rigs and animal reference will be analyzed to understand movement and muscles. You will apply research and physics to block and animate a quadruped. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 327.)

2D Production and Layout 1

You’ll practice digital animation scene layout and production for studio, independent, and freelance workflows.

Advanced Rigging

Animators are creative problem solvers. You will gain problem-solving skills to fix complex, real-life character control, deformation, mechanical device, software, and computer issues. Plus, learn the latest rigging techniques and styles.