Animation school training courses in Columbia, SC (public, in-house or online)

Learn the cutting-edge skills for a career in motion graphics and/or video effects editing. You’ll gain enhanced skills in adding real-time video effects and 2-D animation along with the fundamentals of video editing. This unique program allows graduates to seek employment opportunities in both print and video production. You’ll create a print and video design portfolio, useful for job interviewing. Upon successful completion of all classes, you will receive a Visual Communications Mas...

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This program prepares you to plan, analyze and create visual solutions to communication challenges. The combination of the study of theory and a mastery of in-studio visual communication methods enables you to get messages across using a variety of methods such as color, type, illustration, photography, animation and various print and layout techniques.

Courses include:
•Computer fundamentals
•Web Page Design Principles
•Illustrator Basics
•Photoshop
•Page Layout Tools
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This course covers the basic concepts of 3D modeling and animation. Students will build a solid foundation and understanding of the basic tools of 3D software. Modeling, animation, lighting, texture mapping, and rendering are introduced in a production setting toward the goal of developing a portfolio project.

Students will learn the industry uses of 2D, vector animation for commercial programming. Topics include: pipeline, software motion tactics, effects tools, nested symbols and using Action Script for web interactivity. Students will draw storyboards, make animatics, and use sound with traditional animation techniques in the vector software.

This class will focus on character animation and rendering in Maya, including Flexor animation, skinning, writing expressions and using the hardware and software rendering capabilities. Students will also write MEL scripts to gain a deeper understanding of the animation workflow in Maya. The emphasis of this course is on character animation and rendering.