AN205 Animation: Pre-Production 3 credits
This course focuses on the behind-the-scenes aspects of developing animation projects, including a variety of technical and non-technical production issues. Topics include story and character development, bibles, turnarounds, character and background design, storyboarding and animatics.
Prerequisites: Life Drawing I
Fulfills: A+IM 200-Level Elective (Animation Students); Studio Elective

AN220 Animation: Traditional and Digital 3 credits
This interdisciplinary course begins with a brief overview of the history of animation using drawing exercises involving story telling, character development and bringing pictures to life with mechanical animation devices such as Thaumatropes and Zoetropes. Students will then translate the tradition of hand drawn cell animation to digital tools by using a variety of techniques to create motion on a computer screen: drawing, collage, stop motion, rotoscoping and the incorporation of video and sound. Emphasizing planning, storyboards and time management, each student will finish the course with a completed short animation.
Prerequisites: Drawing I or Permission of Instructor; Co-Requisite: Drawing I for 1st Semester Freshmen
Fulfills: A+IM Requirement (Animation students); Lens, Technology, Time Elective; Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students); Time Based Media Elective (Photography students); Digital Media Elective (Interdisciplinary Arts students); Studio Elective

AN235 3D Modeling and Animation 3 credits
Students explore the expressive possibilities of the 3D animation environment through a variety of narrative and thematic assignments. Virtual objects are modeled and placed into scenes that are then textured, animated and rendered. An emphasis on planning, and project management strengthens the storytelling possibilities created by integrating the motion of objects, cameras, lighting and sound.
Prerequisites: 15 Studio Credits, including LTT Elective or Permission of Instructor
Fulfills: A+IM Requirement (Animation students); Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students); Time Based Media Requirement Elective (Photography students); Digital Media Elective (Interdisciplinary Arts students); Digital Sculpture Requirement Elective (Sculp

AN240 3D Character Animation 3 credits
Students work with meshes, rigging and skinning to develop the initial skills for 3D character animation. Simple characters are created and then moved through a series of exercises based on traditional animation principles. Emphasis is on structure, planning and process documentation. Students will explore a variety of thematic assignments and finish the course with several character animation studies.
Prerequisites: 15 Studio Credits, including LTT Elective or Permission of Instructor
Fulfills: AI+M 200-Level Elective (Animation Students); Graphic Design Elective (Graphic Design students); Digital Media Elective (Interdisciplinary Arts students); Digital Sculpture Requirement Elective (Sculpture students)

AN299 Topics in Animation 3 credits
This course provides an in-depth study of a topic in animation. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation.
Prerequisites: To be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic.
Fulfills: A+IM 200-Level Elective (Animation Students); Studio Elective

AN305 Animation and Interactive Media Projects I 3 credits
This is an opportunity for advanced students to work independently or in small groups in a structured critical environment. The final project of this course is a public presentation incorporating one or more of the following forms: 2D or 3D Animation, interactive media or web authoring.
Prerequisites: 15 Studio Credits; At least one of the following: Animation: Traditional to Digital; Animation 3-D; Web Authoring I; Interactive Design
Fulfills: A+IM Requirement(Animation students); Studio Elective

AN310 Animation and Interactive Media Projects II 3 credits
This is an opportunity for advanced students to continue to work independently or in small groups in a structured critical environment for an additional semester. The final project of this course is a public presentation incorporating one or more of the following forms: 2D or 3D Animation, interactive media or web authoring.
Prerequisites: Animation and Interactive Media Projects I
Fulfills: A+IM 300-Level Elective (Animation students); Studio Elective

AN399 Topics in Animation 3 credits
This course provides an in-depth study of a topic in Animation. The topic may be selected to take advantage of special events, to allow further exploration of a subject covered in a preliminary way in other courses, or to explore areas not sufficiently covered by the regular class rotation.
Prerequisites: To be developed in conjunction with the course description for each topic.
Fulfills: A+IM 300-Level Elective (Animation students); 300-Level Studio Elective