Combining design, technology and the ever-expanding media, our Digital Animation and Motion Graphic course gives students the opportunity to dive into the complex world behind multimedia productions. This class aims to provide students with the conceptual and practical tools for understanding and creating the diverse range of time-based media that have come to be known as motion graphics and digital animation. Throughout the course, students will create visual effects and animated graphics for television, film, web, and other types of multimedia productions using:
Cinema 4D
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Premiere Pro
Students who take this class will walk away with an understanding of what constitutes motion graphic design and animation and become capable of producing strong, effective motion graphics and animations. More specifically, Students will:
Develop motion graphics concepts that convey a defined message or story, and communicate effectively to a project audience
Publish animation-video sequences onto appropriate media for audience playback
Analyze and critique professional and amateur animation-video sequences form various delivery formats in terms of design and content
UConn Pre-College Summer
University of Connecticut
368 Fairfield Way, Unit 4171
Storrs, CT 06269