Visual Effects & Motion Graphics - The Art Institute of Houston

Visual Effects & Motion Graphics from The Art Institute of Houston is a Campus Bachelor Multimedia degree that prepares you for a Communications career. What You Will Study The Bachelor of Science Program in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics will train graduates in the two interrelated fields of motion graphics and digital compositing. Motion graphics is graphic design for broadcast and film, requiring additional skills in television technology, audio, video , animation and experimental graphics. A motion graphics specialist makes type, colors and images move in order to communicate, educate, entertain, or build brand value. Digital compositing uses computer software to assemble various component images into a single integrated believable scene. The components that are digitally "layered" could be live action shots, digital animations or still images. Combining them requires expertise in color and lighting adjustment, motion tracking and other related skills. The Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Program provides graduates with a variety of skills drawn from the fields of photography, graphic design, compositing, video, film, audio and animation, providing them with competitive entry level capabilities in both motion graphics and digital compositing. Program graduates will be able to edit and assemble a product for television, movies or the web. They will also have the skills necessary for creating opening titles for feature films and television shows, create station or network identification logos and bumpers, and design graphics which use type, color and brand elements. Mission Statement: The mission of the program is to train graduates to enter the field of Visual Effects & Motion Graphics by providing them with technical skills and knowledge, aesthetic and graphic design awareness, and strategies for continued learning that will allow them to launch careers in a growing and open-ended profession. Career Opportunities: Graduates of the program will be prepared to seek entry-level positions in broadcast and cable television, movie and television production, and in corporate video production. View more details on The Art Institute of Houston . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Multimedia courses.