MOTION DESIGN FACILITIES The Motion Design floor is a complete production studio, housing all the necessary facilities to accommodate the production of any project. The professional facilities include a stop-motion studio, green screen studio, computer labs, Cintiq lab, and audio suite. Motion Design students use software including Cinema 4D, (3D computer animation software), NUKE (compositing and visual effects software), Adobe After Effects (2D computer animation software), Dragon Frame (stop-motion animation software), and the Adobe Creative Suite. The Motion Design Department at Ringling is now recognized as a Houdini Certified School. Houdini is a 3D procedural animation software used for motion design, visual effects, game development, and even virtual reality. INDUSTRY GUEST SPEAKERS The Motion Design industry changes rapidly, so it’s integral that students know what is happening with trends and practices in the field. That’s why we bring industry leaders and professionals into the classroom to share their knowledge and experience. Previous industry guests include: NICKELODEON PSYOP Design in Motion for Any Screen NBC UNIVERSAL RYAN WOODWARD J.R. CANEST IMAGINARY FORCES As a Motion Design student, you will imagine, design, shoot, animate, JIBJAB THE MILL and experience. Created from the convergence of animation, graphic LOYALKASPAR BEE GRANDINETTI design, advertising, and filmmaking, the Motion Design program is cross- BET BEEPLE disciplinary at its core. You will learn how to craft powerful animated visual communications for any type of screen, integrating various image-making technologies and media including 2D and 3D animation, stop-motion, CAREER PROSPECTS graphic design, concept development, videography, and sound design. Our alumni have started their careers in companies Motion Designers employ professional industry practices and work and studios including: Google, Apple, Ford, Disney, collaboratively with other creatives across disciplines. Upon graduation, you ESPN, JibJab, SnapChat, ABC, Digital Domain, Marvel, will be prepared to confidently enter the motion design industry and start Imaginary Forces, and Nickelodeon. Graduates work on a wide range of creative projects including title making an impact in this exciting field. sequences for film and television, visual effects, commercials, user interfaces, e-cards, projection mapping, sports animations, virtual and augmented WHAT EMPLOYERS ARE SAYING WATCH OUR LATEST STUDENT reality, medical visualizations, game design, and network branding. Every company uses motion “I was blown away by the level of talent WORK NOW design in some capacity, so the career opportunities being developed and nurtured at Ringling On your smartphone, download and install are endless. College. And not just with the student the ARTIVIVE app. Open the app and point body. Ed Cheetham has assembled a the camera at the photo on the preceding dream team of industry veterans who page. The animation will appear in the are now pouring their passion for motion photograph. Turn up the volume and design into the next generation of media enjoy our latest department show reel. professionals, all supported by a state- of-the-art facility that rivals the best I’ve seen anywhere.” Artwork above by: Kyle Snider, Kenyon Bertelsen. 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STUDIOS PANDORA CAPACITY LOYALKASPAR TOIL DIGITAL DOMAIN LEVIATHAN PSYOP EPIPHEO PROLOGUE TROIKA DISNEY LINKEDIN SHOWTIME GIANT ANT PSYOP TV LAND ELASTIC MICROSOFT THE MILL GREENHAUS GFX SHOWTIME VIACOM ESPN MOVING PICTURE WIEDEN+KENNEDY HALLMARK SMOKE & MIRRORS ZOIC STUDIOS HUE & CRY AWARDS & RECOGNITION THE ROOKIES 2018 INTERNATIONAL PROMAXBDA “STATE OF FACULTY Ranked #2 Best Motion 24HR ANIMATION DESIGN” PRESENTATION Our faculty is comprised of animators and designers who are Graphics School in the CHALLENGE Ringling College 1 of 4 passionate about shaping the next generation of creative leaders World 2020 Placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd schools recognized, the through our hands-on studio model of teaching. out of 219 teams only one in the Americas, THE ROOKIES for student work ED CHEETHAM PETER ALFANO DANTE RINALDI Senior named 2019 Rookie AMERICAN MA Art Education MFA Graphic Design BS Graphic Design of the Year in Motion ADVERTISING MLB BALTIMORE Computer Graphics/ Rhode Island School State University of Buffalo Graphics FEDERATION ORIOLES STADIUM Animation of Design 10 National ADDY Awards Work of 5 sophomore The Ohio State University PETER SAKIEVICH PROMAX 3 Gold, 7 Silver students selected to JOE DONALDSON MFA Painting show during game DAVID BRODEUR 5 Gold Creating BFA Visual Communication New York Academy of Art What’s Next 2018 CREATIVE ARTS BFA Graphic & Interactive & Animation Student Awards EMMY AWARD MOTIONOGRAPHER Communication School of the Art Institute JILL TAFFET Ringling College of Art of Chicago 2 Graduates won EMMY AND STASH MFA New Genres and Design THE ONE CLUB FOR for Outstanding Main Featured selected San Francisco Art Institute CREATIVITY Title Design senior work NORA GAFFNEY GRAHAM CLARK The Young Ones - Three BFA Graphic Design MORGAN WILLIAMS BFA Painting University of Tennessee Gold Student Portfolio 2016 D&AD NEW BLOOD NATIONAL BFA Film Pratt Institute Awards PENCIL AWARD PUBLICATION Minneapolis College of Art BAA Photographic Arts – International Student 20 student pieces included JARED GREENLEAF and Design Media Arts Option Honor in textbook, Motion MFA 2D Studio NATIONAL AND Ryerson University INTERNATIONAL FILM Graphic Design Brigham Young University FESTIVALS ADOBE DESIGN 37 Student animations ACHIEVEMENT AWARD featured 2015 Grand Prize Winner Senior thesis work Ed Cheetham Department Head [email protected] www.ringling.edu/MotionDesign 2700 N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234 | 941.351.5100 | www.ringling.edu | #ringlingcollege Fall 2020.