Students study the foundations of technology applications related to the production of desktop publishing, commercial art, photographic manipulation, 2-d animation and video editing. Software utilized is:
ADOBE ILLUSTATOR
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
FLASH MX
FINAL CUT PRO
METACREATIONS 3-D SUITE (RayDream Studio 5, Poser 3, Bryce 3-D and Painter
3-D)
Emphasis is on creative and original designs in all the software mediums. Students must have basic drawing and design skills before entering the class.
STUDENT WORK
2-D ANIMATION DESCRIPTIONS
Mattman
This student uses mostly black and white design to focus on the animation
style.
Lost in Animation
Photoshop is used in conjunction with Flash to experiment with animating
photos.
Transitions
This movie uses angular shapes and a limited palette to show the transition
of form and shape in a 3-d manner.
Color and Mood
This student is working with changing color palettes and shapes to express
movement and mood.
Swing
The movie expresses a love of swing music in an animated format.
Christen
This movie works with shapes, motion tweens and shape tweens to create an
abstract animation.