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In this course, interior architectural styles will,be explored. Design elements and styles will be,studied and student will execute drawings and,renderings of an architectural interior of their,own design expressing certain specific styling,guidelines. Final interior renderings will be,completed for each of the genres.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DMA 360
This course is designed to support the Senior,Concept Studio 2 project. Students continue their,journey in advanced 2D and 3D techniques that,apply to their Senior Thesis. Finished,exploration in 3D articulation and methods along,with expanding painting, compositing and other 2D,techniques is the primary focus. While expanding,their technique and concepts, students will turn,focus on completing combined work to completion,for their thesis portfolio.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DMA-457
In the first half of the semester, students will,learn to analyze and describe form. They will,learn different categories of form to develop the,skills for unique execution. In the second half,of this course students will be introduced to the,concept of three-dimensional space and the,different scales of space. Students will be,asked to explore simple spatial environments of,different kinds with particular reference to,their effect on narrative.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Problem solving within story and executing a,design solution is the focus of this class. The,industrial design process is very important to the,creation of imagery and assets needed for the,entertainment industry. Students will learn the,skills needed to design any area of story with an,emphasis on the industrial design approach.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DMA 105, DMA 106
With this course, students begin to learn the,skills necessary for effective character,animation. Students continue to develop their,understanding of Maya software and integrate with,anatomy, pose, convincing motion and character,acting through observation and research of,differing personalities. The goal of this course,is to seamlessly integrate the software skills,learned up to this point with conceptual skills,such as character development, expressive movement,and cinematic narrative.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DMA 217
In some stories, a vehicle or prop can be its own,character. In this course. students will continue,their industrial design, storytelling strategies,and techniques for the creation of vehicles and,props for the entertainment industry. Past,,present, and future time periods will be,investigated equally through a range of design,exercises.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DMA 258
Participation in an internship experience allows,students to use classroom-learned skills in a,related employment experience. Students must work,a minimum of 135 hours over the course of the,entire semester. To participate students must be,of junior or senior status with completion of,freshman and sophomore studios. Students must,have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8. Seniors may,not be eligible to participate in an internship,during their final semester. Transfer students,must have attended one semester at CCS in addition,to meeting the other eligibility criteria.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
In this course students will continue building,their knowledge of space and form as it relates,to story. Essential to the Concept Designer,,they will apply these tools through,interpretation of shape and gesture to achieve,design execution for Character, Hardware and,Environments. These elements will be combined,for a final KeyFrame story composition.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DMA 105
Animation Nuts and Bolts introduces essential,technologies and animation camera and lighting,techniques for capturing digital images of,physical/analog art elements for creative use in,frame-by-frame traditional, stop-motion, and,experimental animation. Storytelling and editing,techniques developed in Creative Visualization,(DMA-120) are reinforced within the animation,assignments and via animatic exercises and an edit,of a demo reel of work from the class.
Credits: 3
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This course builds on the cinematic skills learned,in Stop Motion I. Students will further refine,their skills in creative narratives and,distinctive characters. The goal of the course is,for students to produce a short film that,showcases their acquired skills and their own,original aesthetic.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DMA 228