Visual Effects & Motion Graphics - The Art Institutes International?Kansas City

Visual Effects & Motion Graphics from The Art Institutes International?Kansas City is a Campus Bachelor Multimedia degree that prepares you for a Communications career. The Art Institutes Bachelor's Program in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics will train graduates in two major areas: motion graphics and digital compositing. These interrelated fields deal with design, layering and movement of digital elements and imagery. Motion graphics is graphic design for broadcast and film, requiring additional skills in television technology, audio, video , animation and experimental graphics. A motion graphic specialist makes type, colors and images move, to communicate, educate, entertain, or build brand value. Examples of motion graphics work include film credits and television network identifiers, ranging from the CBS "eye" and the NBC peacock to the complex moving visuals that precede news or sports broadcast specials . 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. Examples of digital compositing range from broadcast post-production to feature film visual effects, where imaginary animated elements are combined seamlessly with real world shots. It should be noted here that the role of the compositor is different from that of the animator, who is usually a specialist creator of animated elements. Likewise the compositor is different from the editor, who determines shot length, order, pacing and transitions in a film or video production. They will, in addition, be able to add sound to a project, synchronized to picture, create special effects that are based on animation and graphics, mix animations and graphics with live action film, using professional editing tools and processes. As technology and software are constantly evolving, students will be trained in diagnostic and problem solving techniques designed to orient them quickly to unfamiliar software environments and solve common technical problems. Finally, students will learn how to communicate an idea or tell a story effectively, as well as how to work in a collaborative environment. Graduates of the program will find positions in broadcast and cable television, movie and television production, and in corporate video production. Further opportunities are developing with the growing use of video and other animation formats, such as Flash, on the Web. Another factor that will increase employment opportunities is the steadily increasing bandwidth available to entertainment and business companies, which will permit richer media for all distribution channels. The proliferation of inexpensive high quality digital video hardware and software will allow smaller companies to integrate post-production capabilities that were formerly cost-prohibitive, while yet another area of employment opportunity will be created by the further development and acceptance of interactive television. 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, create 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. Objectives: Upon completion of this program graduates will be able to: ? Describe various aspects of shot composition: framing, lighting, camera angle, camera movement, depth of field etc. ? Conceive, design, board, present, produce, author, test, and produce an interactive DVD project meeting current industry standards and specifications ? Describe the different visual/special fx processes including animation, post-production, and broadcast graphics ? Employ advanced compositing techniques ? Perform basic editing of voice, music and sound effects tracks using available software View more details on The Art Institutes International?Kansas City . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Multimedia courses.