Visual Effects & Motion Graphics BACHELOR OF SCIENCE — 180 CREDITS QUARTERS 1-3 QUARTERS 4-6 QUARTERS 7-9 QUARTERS 10-12 EM1000 EM2251 EM3381 EM3311 Introduction to Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Intermediate Visual Effects: Rotoscoping & Painting Visual Effects: Match Moving Previsualization FS101 EM2254 EM3392 EM4414 Fundamentals/Observational Drawing Matte Painting Intermediate 3-D Visual Effects Portfolio Development FS102 EM2552 EM3394 FS297 Fundamentals of Design Video Production for Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Advanced Visual Effects & Motion Graphics – Plates & Elements Portfolio I FS103 GA3311 EM4402 FS497 Color Theory Material & Lighting Motion & Shot Design Portfolio II FS111 MA2204 EM4412 MA3323 Drawing, Proportion & Perspective 3-D Animation Broadcast Design Pre-Production Team PROGRAM FOCUS FS122 MA2212 EM4422 MA4403 Image Manipulation 3-D Camera Techniques Lighting for Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Production Team FS131 MA2241 MA3312 Elective 3 Typography I – Traditional Motion Graphics Advanced Lighting & Texture GA2211 MA3316 MA4402 Hard Surface & Organic Modeling Compositing Editing Techniques GD1125 MA3322 MA4405 Introduction to Photography 3-D Visual Effects Intermediate Motion Graphics GD1134 MA4416 MA4415 Digital Illustration Intermediate Compositing Advanced Motion Graphics MA1134 MM1141 Elective 2 Principles of 3-D Modeling Digital Typography MM1134 Elective 1 Introduction to Video RS092 College Success HU110 HU130 General Education Requirement (upper-division) General Education Requirement (upper-division) College English Visual Language & Culture Humanities Art Requirement (upper-division) Humanities Requirement (upper-division) HU111 General Education Requirement Effective Speaking Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement Humanities Writing Requirement (upper-division) Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement GENERAL Mathematics Requirement Mathematics & Science Requirement (upper-division) EDUCATION Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement (upper-division) START DATE _______________________________________________ Please visit our Student Consumer Information page to find the average time to completion for See ge.artinstitutes.edu/programoffering/284 for program duration, tuition, fees and other continuously enrolled students for each credential level offered. 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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES: EM3392 EM4422 FS297 MA2204 MA4405 GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS Upon successful completion of the program, INTERMEDIATE 3-D VISUAL EFFECTS LIGHTING FOR VISUAL EFFECTS PORTFOLIO I 3-D ANIMATION INTERMEDIATE MOTION GRAPHICS (60 CREDITS):* graduates will have the opportunity to: This course exposes students to the disciplines & MOTION GRAPHICS This course prepares students for the transition from Students are introduced to basic 3D animation This course explores the use of motion graphics • Apply visual effects and motion used in creating and compositing video shot This course concentrates on the use of GC the classroom to the professional world. Students techniques. Topics to be covered include hierarchical as a commercial communication medium and Student Learning Outcomes for General Education graphics skills to meet the needs of on a blue or green screen. More sophisticated lighting and texture in the context of visual prepare for job interviews by compiling a portfolio. linking, keyframing, function curves, animated technical compositing tool. Studies include the • Communication: Graduates demonstrate corporate communication, television, methods are introduced for color correcting and effects and motion graphics. A focus on the Students demonstrate their conceptual, design, modifiers, basic morphing, animated cameras, development of visual concepts, design, and the ability to analyze and synthesize motion picture, video production, adjusting video to produce seamless composites. qualities and phenomena of light and surfaces craftsmanship, and other skills as they assemble and and an introduction to character animation. execution of a final presentation(s). Technical information to effectively communicate e-business, and other media outlets. The course reinforces compositing concepts, in the real world is used as a basis for examining refine their portfolio pieces. Working individually with Prerequisite: By Permission of skills utilized include advanced compositing ideas to specific constituencies. • Draw from the fields of photography, techniques, and vocabulary that students have how to match CG objects to background an instructor, each student selects representative Academic Director/Advisor techniques, typography, animation, and design. • Behavioral/Social Sciences: Using standard graphic design, compositing, video, learned in previous classes. Each student should plates. Practical demonstration of the setup and pieces, showcasing work that reflects a unique Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MA2241 methods of inquiry from the social and film, audio and animation to create produce a final edited project utilizing these skills. applications of multi pass rendering demonstrate style. Particular emphasis is placed on identifying Credits: 3 behavioral sciences, graduates analyze the visual effects and motion graphics. Topics include: various methods of keying, matte the efficacy of 2-D compositing techniques in short- and long-term professional employment MA2212 nature, diversity and impact of social, political, • Edit and assemble visual effects and/or motion extraction, garbage matting, track mattes, traveling a lighting pipeline. Popular CG lighting and goals, as well as related strategies and resources. 3-D CAMERA TECHNIQUES MA4415 historical, and/or economic institutions on the graphics for television, movies or the Web. mattes, RGB color space, and color correction. materials for broadcast graphics are covered. Prerequisite: Permission of In this course students learn techniques used ADVANCED MOTION GRAPHICS diversity of human cultures and behaviors. • Create opening titles for feature Prerequisite: MA3322 Prerequisite: Permission of Academic Director/Advisor in preproduction and production, including This course exposes students to more advanced • Math/Natural Sciences: Graduates films and television shows. Credits: 3 Academic Director/Advisor Credits: 3 cameras, lenses, mounting equipment, framing compositing techniques. The course reinforces demonstrate critical thinking and problem- • Create station or network identification Credits: 3 and composition, and natural and studio lighting. motion graphic concepts, techniques, and vocabulary solving skills in everyday situations and the logos and bumpers. EM3394 FS497 Prerequisite: MA2204 or MA2205 that students have learned in previous classes. More workplace and identify and avoid the use • Design graphics that use type, ADVANCED VISUAL EFFECTS & MOTION FS101 PORTFOLIO II Credits: 3 sophisticated tools and techniques are introduced. of common fallacies in logical discourse. color and brand elements GRAPHICS – PLATES & ELEMENTS FUNDAMENTALS/OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING This course focuses on the completion of a The course focuses mainly on group-oriented • Arts and Humanities: Graduates This course explores the use of videography, This course is a fundamental drawing course student’s portfolio and enables the student to MA2241 projects. Each student has a vital role in producing a demonstrate the ability to interpret and EM1000 photography & cinematography in the context where students explore various art and media begin a career search. Students present work MOTION GRAPHICS group project involving animation, live action video, analyze cultural elements of history and INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL of plate and element gathering for compositing and learn to use a variety of drawing tools. This for the portfolio, then review and determine