Archives: Courses

June 16, 2026
This intermediate level course builds off Fundamentals of Maya and CG Modeling, focusing on CG-based 3D character animation. Based in…
June 16, 2026
This course utilizes tablet-monitor technology to create a full-animation 2D pipeline that bypasses traditional paper in favor of digital drawing.…
June 16, 2026
This is an introductory-level course designed for students to develop or enhance their 3D modeling skills. Instruction will focus on…
June 16, 2026
The challenge for the animator is to create the illusion of life in animated images. This course involves the animator…
June 16, 2026
This course concentrates on preparing students to enter team-based creative environments with emphasis on digital portfolio and reel development, communication…
June 16, 2026
The course examines the development of animation from its inception through present-day manifestations in television, films, and the Internet. Major…
June 16, 2026
This course is taken in the last senior semester and teaches the techniques necessary to bring a film to final…
June 16, 2026
Background Painting teaches students to take their drawn environments and background layouts to full color. The course emphasizes the skills…
June 16, 2026
Thesis 2 continues the animation production process begun in Thesis 1, with students completing the remaining 50% of their film…
June 16, 2026
Thesis 1 begins animation production of the students' animation films developed in Directing for Animators, concentrating on creating and completing…
June 16, 2026
This advanced course is designed to push the student's ability to give vision to a concept and to visually convey…
June 16, 2026
This course emphasizes 3-dimensional form analysis: proportion, scale, foreshortening, and weight. Using an economy of line and value, students will…
June 16, 2026
The most advanced of the animation courses, this class builds on complex concepts of full animation technique. Students will also…
June 16, 2026
The purpose of this course is to finalize a short film idea that will be executed in the senior year.…
June 16, 2026
This advanced-level figure drawing course for animators that deepens the focuses on gesture and capturing essentials of movement, dynamic expression,…
June 16, 2026
This course is designed to teach students advanced CG animation techniques by applying traditional character animation principles to CG animation.…
June 16, 2026
This intermediate course builds on foundational animation principles, with an emphasis on developing more complex animation skills. Students will refine…
June 16, 2026
This introductory CG animation course focuses on the tools of industry-leading Autodesk Maya specifically for creating high-performance animation. Students build…
June 16, 2026
This course covers how to effectively portray the essence of a story by means of quick and accurate sketches. Students…
June 16, 2026
This course introduces students to digital approaches to feature-quality animation techniques, focusing primarily on industry-standard software: Toon Boom Harmony, TV…
June 16, 2026
Students learn the role of layout in the film making process. The course covers basics of film cinematography, planning camera…
June 16, 2026
This is a figure drawing course for animators that focuses on gesture and how to capture the essentials of movement,…
June 16, 2026
This course offers an intense investigation of character design. The objective of this course is to design model sheets of…
June 16, 2026
This course expands on the fundamentals, applying the basic concepts to further develop skills in locomotion and acting for animation.…
June 16, 2026
This course introduces the students to the complex interface of Maya, one of the leading software programs in animation and…
June 16, 2026
This course is an exploration in story structure and the incorporation of classic storytelling techniques/archetypes in the medium of film.
June 16, 2026
This course introduces the fundamentals of sketching and drawing for communication and design, with a focus on the entertainment industry.…
June 16, 2026
This introductory course covers the principles of classical, full animation technique on paper, dimensional constructive drawing techniques as well as…
June 16, 2026
This course is an introduction to drawing the human form that explores observational and imaginative drawing techniques using graphite and…