With an emphasis on enjoying the experience, students learn to act with commitment, honesty and a great deal of fun. Students acquire on-camera acting skills through script analysis and character study. Short scenes, monologues, commercials and improvisations will be videotaped in studio and on location for playback critique. A good foundation for fine art, animation, illustration or graphic design, this course teaches students the basics of drawing with an emphasis on life drawing and perspective drawing. Topics include contours, gestures, faces, hands and backgrounds, and a discussion on how drawing is used in film, animation, games and new media.
Students assemble a portfolio of work during the course.
Topics include shapes and forms, figure drawing, designing a character, simple perspective, backgrounds and storytelling. Students will have ample time in class to practise, and will create a 1-2 page comic during the course. This course uses the popular 3D Studio Max program to introduce students to the basic concepts of 3D animation, from modeling objects in the computer environment to the techniques of special effects, lighting and movement. Classes consist of assignments, lectures and demonstrations, and provide opportunity for students to apply newly acquired skills to individual animation projects.