ART 286 - Digital Animation

Credits: 3
Instructional Contact Hours: 6

Introduces the fundamentals of digital animation. Identifies and applies various digital animation techniques to a survey of projects using industry standard digital animation software.

Prerequisite(s): ART 241 or ART 242 with a grade of “C” or higher
Corequisite(s): None
Lecture Hours: 30 Lab Hours: 60
Meets MTA Requirement: None
Pass/NoCredit: Yes

Outcomes and Objectives

Identify the foundations of digital animation.
1. Define web design vocabulary, history, standard practices, and current industry trends.
2. Construct critical dialogue and written analysis of historical and contemporary digital animation works current and future technology, and student projects.
Demonstrate industry standard tools and practices used in digital animation.
1. Apply research, brainstorming, character development, and story boarding techniques to digital animation projects.
2. Apply standard techniques of effective digital animation file preparation.
3. Apply industry standard digital animation software techniques to a survey of relevant digital animation industry scenarios.