Visual effects SCHOOL OF DIGITAL MEDIA B.F.A. DEGREE
M.A. DEGREE
Foundation studies DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application DSGN 102 Design II: 3-D Form in Space — Studio elective — Studio elective
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General education ARTH 100 Survey of Western Art I ARTH 110 Survey of Western Art II ARTH 207 20th-century Art CMPA 110 Advanced Survey of Computer Art Applications COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas ENGL 123 Composition — ARLH or ARTH elective — ARLH or ARTH elective — ENGL elective — General education elective * — Mathematics/natural sciences elective * — Social/behavioral sciences elective * Major curriculum CLC 580 Collaboration † TECH 316 Digital Lighting and Rendering ‡ VSFX 101 Survey of Visual Effects VSFX 130 Visual Effects-based Cinematography VSFX 160 Introduction to Visual Effects Programming VSFX 210 Digital Visual Effects VSFX 270 Compositing VSFX 310 Matte Painting ‡ VSFX 319 Programming Models and Shaders I VSFX 350 Procedural Modeling and Animation Techniques VSFX 406 Concept Development for Visual Effects VSFX 408 Visual Effects Studio I VSFX 409 Professional Development for Visual Effects VSFX 448 Visual Effects Studio II — ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MUST, PERF, PREV, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, TECH, TELE, THED or VSFX elective † — ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MUST, PERF, PREV, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, TECH, TELE, THED or VSFX elective — ANIM, CHAR, DANC, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, MUST, PERF, PREV, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, TECH, TELE, THED or VSFX elective Additional electives — Free elective — Free elective TOTAL COURSE OF STUDY * Consult the general education and mathematics competency requirements. † Choose one course. ‡ Choose one of these two courses. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
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45* hours
501 Digital 3-D Effects * 502 Programming 3-D Models and Shaders * 503 Cinematography for Visual Effects * 580 Collaboration † 705 Programming Concepts for Visual Effects 709 Visual Effects Theory and Application 748 Visual Effects M.A. Studio 749 Visual Effects Portfolio — Directed elective ‡ — Directed elective ‡ — Directed art history elective § — 700-level ANIM, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, PERF, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, THED or VSFX elective † — 700-level ANIM, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, PERF, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, THED or VSFX elective * Intensive coursework may be assigned upon admission. † Choose one course. ‡ Choose one of the following: VSFX 708 Modeling for Visual Effects; VSFX 715 Digital Compositing I: The Art and Science of Digital Integration; VSFX 721 Procedural Modeling and Animation for Production; or VSFX 752 3-D Color, Lighting and Rendering. § Choose one of the following: ARTH 701 Contemporary Art, ARTH 703 Modern and Contemporary Critical Theory, ARTH 723 Media and Modernity: Issues in Modern Art, or ARTH 757 Media Art. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
M.F.A. DEGREE
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90* hours
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501 Digital 3-D Effects * 502 Programming 3-D Models and Shaders * 503 Cinematography for Visual Effects * 580 Collaboration † 705 Programming Concepts for Visual Effects 708 Modeling for Visual Effects 709 Visual Effects Theory and Application 715 Digital Compositing I: The Art and Science of Digital Integration 721 Procedural Modeling and Animation for Production 728 Particles and Procedural Effects: Stochastic and Calculated Methodologies ‡ 735 Visual Effects Studio I: Preproduction 752 3-D Color, Lighting and Rendering ‡ 755 Procedural 3-D and Shader Programming 758 Digital Compositing II: Advanced Studies of Multi-layered Integration ‡ 775 Visual Effects Studio II: Production 779 Graduate Internship 790 Visual Effects M.F.A. Thesis — Directed art history elective § — 700-level ANIM, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, PERF, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, THED or VSFX elective † — 700-level ANIM, DWRI, FILM, ITGM, MOME, PERF, PROD, SDGM, SNDS, SOEA, THED or VSFX elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective — 500- to 700-level elective
For course descriptions, visit scad.edu/coursefinder. * Intensive coursework may be assigned upon admission. † Choose one course. ‡ Choose one of these three courses. § Choose one of the following: ARTH 701 Contemporary Art, ARTH 703 Modern and Contemporary Critical Theory, ARTH 723 Media and Modernity: Issues in Modern Art, or ARTH 757 Media Art. Consult your faculty adviser in selecting elective courses. Course numbers and titles are subject to change.
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