Visual Effects Animation (STEM)Master of Fine Arts
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In this visual effects program, you will expand your animation skills by learning advanced special effects techniques from our industry-expert faculty. You will also develop compositing skills, and learn how to create custom motion capture clips. Your coursework will cover design, marketing and promotion, web and multimedia, medical animation, industrial design, automotive visualization and more.
Best of all, you can earn your M.F.A. in as few as four or five semesters. Throughout, you'll use the latest technology and build an impressive portfolio to set you apart in today's competitive market.
What you'll learn in the visual effects animation program
- Advanced visual effects and compositing skills
- Custom motion capture clips
- Motion tracking and rotoscoping
A STEM program
As our world has become increasingly digitally–dependent, education has also evolved to meet workforce demands. This visual effect animation program combines its core curriculum with a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education that perfectly aligns with job market needs.
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This course covers three major technical areas: Advanced Modeling – Character modeling techniques with Maya, Advanced Character Deformers and Rigging with Maya and Advanced Animation Direction with Maya. All of the above three are core components of Maya. The course acquaints students with the advanced features of Maya modeling and animation. Through step- by-step professor-led tutorials, students are directed to master essential advanced Maya modeling and animation skills through hands-on experiments. The class combines lectures with tutorials to demonstrate the mechanism of advanced Maya character modeling (Nurbs, polygon, subdiv) and advanced Deformers, Rigging, and animation including Character Setup Features, Skeletons, Constraints, Character Sets, Animating Character Sets, and more. Students are directed to put the concept to work immediately in class activities, and then apply them to their projects. Term grades are based more on the animation level achieved in the project than on testing for knowledge of concepts.
The course fully explores Maya’s animation capabilities and directs students from concept understanding to hands-on experimenting through the entire process of Maya’s animation operations. Students gain a thorough understanding of all of the components of Maya’s animation process and the state-of-the- art 3D computer graphics technology of its animation system. For every topic covered by the lecture, there are corresponding in-class demonstrations to ensure that students learn to undertake the work on their own. Three projects are designed to mark the learning stages accomplished, as students are required to utilize class learning in their projects.
This course offers an overview of media research on cultural differences relating to domestic and international concerns. Theories and research pertaining to international media and multicultural communication are reviewed.
Career opportunities
Your M.F.A. will prepare you for a full spectrum of career opportunities. When it's time to graduate, you'll join an accomplished network of special effects professionals. Our alumni can be found in a myriad of industries and organizations, like Blue Sky Studio, Nova Southeastern University and Zimmerman Advertising.
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We empower students to utilize all the career preparation resources to find the job they’ve always dreamed of.
Cost and aid
Estimated cost of attendance
Fee name | 2023-2024 |
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Tuition | $750 per credit |
Fees | $200 |
Total | $45,200 |
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International | July 24 |
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Domestic | Aug. 7 |
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International | July 24 |
Domestic | Aug. 7 |
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