Specialized equipment is available at the University for instantaneous feedback as you work. Macintosh computers are used to output 2-dimensional computer animation to videotape. The goal of this course is to help you create your own stories and draw your own characters, then move through your story in real-time and bring the characters' personalities to life on the screen. Since it is essential for character animators to understand basic anatomy, students attend a figure drawing course twice a week. In this workshop, students create web sites that incorporate the breadth of multimedia-animation, sound, text, and still images.
Students work on individual projects agreed upon by the student and instructors.
Students have the opportunity to use Adobe Photoshop, Bias Peak, and Macromedia's Director, Dreamweaver, and Flash, as well as having access to digital cameras and scanners. Weekly trips to local cultural institutions and multimedia web design studios are included in the curriculum. On these trips, students can shoot their own imagery using digital cameras and later can load the images onto their sites. Students create a portfolio-suitable piece which can be used with college applications to demonstrate their proficiency with emerging technologies and their creative design skills. In Black and White Photography, students receive a solid background in film and print processing while exploring the conceptual possibilities of photography.