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Students are engaged in a comprehensive,exploration of the elements of comics through,several exercises, culminating in one project.,Students learn about various techniques,,mechanics, structures, and vocabulary employed in,the production of published comics media. This,course is one in two courses in Comics,Storytelling.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 231, DIL 246, DIL 261
This is the second of two comics storytelling,courses. This course expands on elements,introduced in Comics I. Students explore the,production of comics from script to final through,development of stories, adapted or ‘kit-bashed.’,Students also review the intersections between,narrative perspective and narrative experience, as,well as an investigation of causality’s impact on,storytelling.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 321
This is the first of two visual development,intensive courses. Throughout this course,,students explore what it means to be a character,designer in the animation industry. The semester,will begin with a deep dive into theory and will,end with a capstone, collaborative project of a,student’s choice. Student participants should have,taken DIL 386 Introduction to,Visual Development prior to taking this course.,Faculty approval required to register.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 386
This is the second intensive course on visual,development taken after Visual Development I:,Character Intensive. Throughout this course,,students explore what it means to be an,environment designer in the animation industry.,The semester begins with a deep dive into theory,and ends with a capstone, collaborative project of,a student’s choice. Faculty approval is required,to register.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 387
This course provides students with a comprehensive,survey of the entire human skeleton and major,muscle areas as they relate to figure,illustration. Focusing on human anatomy lectures,,composition, proportion, and life drawings,,students create their own anatomy sketchbooks.,Study of the head, hands, and feet is a major part,of this course, along with figure construction,,using photo reference. Figure sculpture is also,incorporated as the students create their own bone,and muscle studies out of clay. A variety of,media and illustration techniques are used.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 159, DIL 247
This course covers advanced processes and,techniques for working with various media and,encourages students to experiment with less,traditional methods in an effort to develop,personal voice and mark-making language.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 231, DIL 247
This course, which must be taken in the first,semester of the senior year will provide a,business education that will serve to empower,students to obtain a fulfilling art career.,Students will compare four illustration markets,and identify what market is appropriate for their,work and lifestyle. In addition to this topics and,issues relating to best sustainable business,practices relevant to local, national, and global,communities, and how the student can have a,positive impact as a responsible creative,businessperson. Students will use the most,contemporary resources and promotional practices,to create materials to support the students in,the illustration market of their choosing.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 342
Through the introduction of a variety of media,,this course further explores and analyzes light,,shadow, value and form in relation to the human,figure in various settings and situations.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 147, DIL 158, DIL 159
This course offers fundamental instruction needed,for development of visualization skills and,vocabulary applied in the production of,storyboards for cinema, gaming, animatics,,television and advertising directed towards,diverse audiences and markets. Students learn to,utilize traditional drawing mediums to produce,finished projects. Assignments cover composition,,storytelling, camera angles and moves and,presentation values to meet industry standards.,Open to non-majors with departmental approval.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 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: DIL 246, DIL 247, DIL 261