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Sep 08, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog (Pre-Addendum) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Traditional Animation, BFA
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The BFA degree in Traditional Animation is offered as a professional degree. The educational experience and subsequent body of work reflect three areas of success in the animation profession: (a) a capstone animated film created in a collaborative, team-oriented setting, (b) an animated short created as a solo thesis project, and (c) additional courses in critical studies, story, classic art, advanced animation, and the technical facility that seeks to prepare students for immediate entry into the professional world.
As a result of successfully completing program requirements, students should be able to:
- demonstrate proficiencies in digital and computer-generated software and technology through the creation of animated projects;
- demonstrate a comprehension of history, aesthetics and the analytical context of animation in cinema through written, oral and animated presentations;
- employ a professional level of industry practices, standards and career strategies to successfully market and showcase their animated work;
- collaborate on a team project in the development, production and presentation of an animated short film;
- create and present an animated thesis film; and
- create a professional quality animation portfolio demonstrating original cinematic material and a developed artistic voice.
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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS - 72 credits required
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