course

Course Credit:  3.0

Students learn the role of layout in the film making process. The course covers basics of film cinematography, planning camera mechanics, the use of creative perspective, and lighting and visual storytelling. The student has the opportunity to plan and create a layout workbook and develop key layouts. Emphasis is on creative solutions to staging and designing the worlds that animated characters inhabit. The principles taught may be applied to traditional animation, 3D animation or gaming.