Art - Visual Communications-Animation

Art - Visual Communications-Animation

This program prepares individuals to communicate information, entertainment and ideas through animation and cinematic arts. This includes practical, hands-on instruction in how to plan and produce a variety of animated works seeing the project through from concept to practice including but not limited to storyboarding, directing, editing, and all aspects of animation film production. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of animation and storytelling, in conceptual and visual form, to the creation of motion pictures that entertain audiences.
• Discuss the history of film animation and identify examples that consider a variety of the fundamental approaches to the art of animation.
• Assume the roles of writer, director, producer, animator, editor, storyboard artist, and production manager in the creation of animated works.
• Acquire skills that facilitate their ability to adapt themselves to the professional world, and have long-lasting and enriched careers.
• Demonstrate various experimental anima