The MFA in Animation and Visual Effects focuses on storytelling with an emphasis on technical acuity and emotional response. Graduate students are grounded in strong traditional skills that are then translated into the depth and dimension facilitated by technology. The program educates students in all aspects of animation and visual effects film processes from concept to post production while fostering skills mastery, creativity, problem solving, and professionalism.
During Directed Study, the production phase of Final Projects, real world skills such as process, communication, collaboration, and time management are practiced to ensure graduates meet or surpass the needs of the industry. Each graduate student’s Final Project is evaluated by a committee of professionals for consideration in film festivals and exhibition during the Spring Show.
Specialty Skills: Animation
* Understand and apply principles of animation, including: walk/run cycles, 2 legged and 4 legged, Lip Synch, staging, squash and stretch, overlapping and follow through, line of action, silhouette, sense of timing, straight ahead and pose to pose.
* Understand acting and depiction of human emotion as they apply to animation.
* Knowledge of the styles of animation, including cartoon, real, and games.
* For 2D Animation, demonstrate drawing skills that incorporate direct observation and visual research, and knowledge of anatomy and perspective.
* Understanding of weight and physics, and ability to convey motion and interaction of moving objects.
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