2009 - 2010 Catalog - The Art Institutes
2009 - 2010 Catalog - The Art Institutes 2009 - 2010 Catalog - The Art Institutes
STORYTELLERS As summer blockbusters and hit television shows prove, today’s audiences are growing increasingly more demanding and more sophisticated. It is the role of the visual effects and motion graphics artist to help storytellers deliver bigger and bigger thrills to the world’s growing entertainment audience. The Visual Effects & Motion Graphics program offers students the opportunity to acquire skills in a new specialization that focuses on communication arts for film, television, and the Web. WHAT WILL I LEARN? An education in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics will teac students how to use digital compositing to create layered and textural landscapes that engage both the mind and the emotions. Students will have the opportunity to learn how to build a seamless presentation that is both visually arresting and commercially effective, through the integration of live action footage, 3D, graphic elements and sound. In addition, they will have the opportunity to become knowledgeable about the stages of the production process and learn what it means to be part of a creative team working to meet a goal. There will be opportunities to problem-solve through start-to-finish projects that test students’ conceptualization and execution skills. In the final quarters of the program, students will be able to choose an area of specialization, which targets their specific career goals. Each graduate will have a reel of their best work ready to show prospective employers. 38 VISUAL EFFECTS & MOTION GRAPHICS Bachelor of Science 12 Quarters PROGRAM MISSION The Bachelor of Science program in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics prepares graduates for entry-level positions in television, the film industry, special effects, corporate postproduction and other related fields by providing for a solid foundation in the principles of art, design, professional skills and technical knowledge essential for their success. Graduates will be prepared for entry-level positions in broadcast and cable television, film, videos, and DVD post-production industries. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES Conceptualize and design effective motion graphics within professional design parameters. Create engaging visual effects by implementing post-production techniques. Demonstrate technical application of compositing, audio, editing, and use of live-action plates to enhance visual communications. Demonstrate basic filmmaking principles in cinematography, animation and editing. GRADUATES ARE PREPARED The Bachelor of Science in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics program will prepare graduates to seek entry-level positions in broadcast and cable television, film, video, and DVD postproduction industries. The opportunities for graduates of this program exist due to the growing use of video and other animation on the Web. The length of the program is twelve (12), eleven (11) week quarters.
COURSE CODES The Art Institutes International Minnesota uses prefi xes to represent subject areas as follows: AD Advertising CU Culinary Arts CA Media Arts & Animation DM Design Management DF Digital Film & Video Production FRM Fashion & Retail Management GD Graphic Design GE General Education HM Hospitality Management ID Interior Design PA Professional Application PH Photography SM Studio Management TS Transitional Studies VE Visual Effects & Motion Graphics IM Web Design & Interactive Media The fi rst numeral that appears in the course number refers to the academic year the course should be completed. The second numeral refers to the number of credits earned for that course. The last two numerals differentiate the courses. Course designations 1xxx through 2xxx are lower division courses. They are intended to be taken prior to upper division courses that are designated with numbers 3xxx though 4xxx. Generally, the prefi xes CA and VE identify the core courses required in this program. VISUAL EFFECTS & MOTION GRAPHICS BACHELOR OF SCIENCE // 12 QUARTERS COURSE NAME CREDITS HOURS COURSE NAME CREDITS HOURS Based on placement testing scores, Transitional Studies Courses may be required as a component of this program. All courses are listed in alpha-numeric order. FOUNDATION COURSES CA1410 Storyboarding and Animatics 4 60 GD1400 Computer Applications** 4 60 GD1401 Fundamentals of Design 4 60 GD1402 Drawing & Perspective 4 60 GD1473 Color & Design 4 60 PA095 College Success 0 12 VE1409 History and Trends in Visual Effects 4 60 VE1457 Conceptual Storytelling 4 60 TECHNICAL SKILL COURSES CA3425 Materials and Lighting 4 60 CA2430 Introduction to Video** 4 60 CA2440 Digital Video Editing 4 60 GD1403 Typography for Digital Media 4 60 VE3490 Advanced Editing Principles 4 60 VISUAL EFFECTS COURSES CA2429 Introduction to 3D Modeling** 4 60 CA3449 Intermediate 3D Modeling** 4 60 VE2450 Maps, Mattes, and Masks 4 60 VE2453 Introduction to VFX** 4 60 VE2467 Production Design 4 60 VE3453 Intermediate VFX** 4 60 VE3465 Digital Cinematography for VFX 4 60 VE3477 3D Effects 4 60 VE4463 Advanced VFX I 4 60 VE4473 Advanced VFX II 4 60 MOTION GRAPHICS COURSES VE1438 Computer Graphics** 4 60 VE2481 Interactive Visual Design 4 60 VE2486 Broadcast Graphics 4 60 VE3486 Intermediate Broadcast Graphics** 4 60 VE4486 Advanced Broadcast Graphics 4 60 PORTFOLIO COURSES GD3470 Law and the Commercial Arts 4 40 PA3481 Career Development 4 40 PA4483 Digital Portfolio** 4 60 PA4486 Internship 4 120 VE3457 Post Production Management 4 60 VE4467 Production Studio I 4 60 ELECTIVE COURSE (SELECT ONE) 4 60 CA2431 Audio Production PH1401 Principles of Photography GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES GE1410 English I § 4 40 GE1413 Psychology 4 40 GE1424 Public Speaking 4 40 GE1433 Art History 4 40 GE2411 English II 4 40 GE2412 College Mathematics §§ 4 40 GE2423 Environmental Science 4 40 GE2442 Critical Thinking 4 40 GE3424 Interpersonal Communication 4 40 GE3433 Contemporary Art 4 40 GE3490 Cultural Anthropology 4 40 GE4442 Ethics 4 40 GE4455 Literature 4 40 GE4461 Physics 4 40 ** Denotes a course that requires a “C” or higher to pass. § Prereq. C or higher in TS094 OR Accuplacer English Placement score of 87 or higher §§ Prereq. C or higher in TS095 OR Accuplacer Mathematics Placement score of 57 or higher 192 credits : 2,632 hours 39
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STORYTELLERS<br />
As summer blockbusters and hit television shows prove,<br />
today’s audiences are growing increasingly more demanding<br />
and more sophisticated. It is the role of the visual effects and<br />
motion graphics artist to help storytellers deliver bigger and<br />
bigger thrills to the world’s growing entertainment audience.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Visual Effects & Motion Graphics program offers students<br />
the opportunity to acquire skills in a new specialization that<br />
focuses on communication arts for film, television, and the<br />
Web.<br />
WHAT WILL I LEARN?<br />
An education in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics will teac<br />
students how to use digital compositing to create layered and<br />
textural landscapes that engage both the mind and the emotions.<br />
Students will have the opportunity to learn how to build<br />
a seamless presentation that is both visually arresting and<br />
commercially effective, through the integration of live action<br />
footage, 3D, graphic elements and sound. In addition, they<br />
will have the opportunity to become knowledgeable about<br />
the stages of the production process and learn what it means<br />
to be part of a creative team working to meet a goal. <strong>The</strong>re<br />
will be opportunities to problem-solve through start-to-finish<br />
projects that test students’ conceptualization and execution<br />
skills. In the final quarters of the program, students will be<br />
able to choose an area of specialization, which targets their<br />
specific career goals. Each graduate will have a reel of their<br />
best work ready to show prospective employers.<br />
38<br />
VISUAL<br />
EFFECTS &<br />
MOTION<br />
GRAPHICS<br />
Bachelor of Science<br />
12 Quarters<br />
PROGRAM MISSION<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bachelor of Science program in Visual Effects & Motion<br />
Graphics prepares graduates for entry-level positions in<br />
television, the film industry, special effects, corporate postproduction<br />
and other related fields by providing for a solid<br />
foundation in the principles of art, design, professional skills<br />
and technical knowledge essential for their success. Graduates<br />
will be prepared for entry-level positions in broadcast<br />
and cable television, film, videos, and DVD post-production<br />
industries.<br />
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES<br />
Conceptualize and design effective motion graphics within<br />
professional design parameters.<br />
Create engaging visual effects by implementing post-production<br />
techniques.<br />
Demonstrate technical application of compositing, audio,<br />
editing, and use of live-action plates to enhance visual communications.<br />
Demonstrate basic filmmaking principles in cinematography,<br />
animation and editing.<br />
GRADUATES ARE PREPARED<br />
<strong>The</strong> Bachelor of Science in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics<br />
program will prepare graduates to seek entry-level positions<br />
in broadcast and cable television, film, video, and DVD postproduction<br />
industries. <strong>The</strong> opportunities for graduates of<br />
this program exist due to the growing use of video and other<br />
animation on the Web. <strong>The</strong> length of the program is twelve<br />
(12), eleven (11) week quarters.
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