The Visual Development certificate is comprehensive study of the visual development pre-production process used in the entertainment industry. Students learn to create high quality visual development art and storyboard animatics for a variety of projects using standard industry tools and methods.
Program Learning Outcomes: Create original content that demonstrates an understanding of professional visual development process. Develop an effective portfolio for transfer or entry-level employment in the entertainment industry.
Based on most recent data regarding enrollments and success rates, we project approximately 30-50 completions annually.
The Visual Development certificate develops the necessary skills for creating high quality visual development art and storyboard animatics for use in the entertainment industry. Students will receive hands-on experience with industry tools and methods, and will develop an effective portfolio for transfer or entry-level employment.
The Visual Development concentration is composed of fundamental art and drawing courses, project-based visual design courses, a career development course, and a capstone studio course for portfolio development.
Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
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ANIM 18 | Perspective Drawing | 2 | S1 |
ANIM 19 | Color Theory and Application | 2 | S1 |
ANIM 40 | Character Design | 3 | S1 |
ANIM 41 | Environment Design | 3 | S2 |
ANIM 42 | Prop and Vehicle Design | 3 | S2 |
ANIM 75, Career Development, 2, S3
ANIM 85, Animation Studio, 3, S3
Students with no prior experience are strongly encouraged to complete the Animation Foundation Certificate of Achievement before enrolling in the Visual Development program.
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