SAC 306

Computer Animation I

Production course.

Advisory Prerequisite: SAC 290: Introduction to Film, Video and Television Production or basic working knowledge of the Macintosh platform, Photoshop, and digital video.

This animation course will investigate and exercise the basic concepts of Macromedia Director. It is a hands-on beginning-level course that will explore the mechanics of computer-generated 2-D animation, including the integration of sound, motion, and basic interactive programming. Fundamentals of the perception of motion over time, rotoscoping, storyboarding, and final output options of finished animations. Students should have a basic working knowledge of Macintosh illustration and paint programs.

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