| Advanced Animation Projects |
Film, Video, New Media, and Animation |
4500 (001) |
Spring 2026 |
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Description
This class is for students who have explored various animation techiques and wish to create a finished work. All animation techniques (drawing, puppets, cut-outs, CG, etc.) are welcome. Students work in an environment of highly motivated, like minded individuals, and receive regular critiques of their work-in-progress.
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Class Number
1463
Credits
3
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| Alternative Animation: 1960-Present |
Film, Video, New Media, and Animation |
4702 (001) |
Fall 2026 |
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Description
Alternative Animation: 1960¿Present is a focused survey course examining the history of independent and experimental animation from 1960 to the present, with additional attention given to earlier histories and origins that shaped these practices. The course centers on independent animators working on the international stage.
Screenings will include works created through both analogue and digital production methods, ranging from puppet animation to contemporary 3D techniques. Rather than proceeding strictly chronologically, each week¿s material is organized around a specific theme. Through this approach, we will consider the aesthetic consequences and structural differences between the auteur model of production and the studio system.
For the final assignment in this studio seminar, students may either submit a take-home essay responding to the course material or incorporate ideas from the curriculum into their own creative projects. Projects may take forms other than animation, but students must clearly articulate how the films studied in class have informed their work.
The course will also include brief weekly readings that correspond with the films screened in class. Our discussions will address both the conceptual issues raised by the works and the technical processes through which these films are made.
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Class Number
2293
Credits
3
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| FVNM: Senior Animation Projects |
Film, Video, New Media, and Animation |
4909 (001) |
Fall 2026 |
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Description
This two day 6 credits studio course, taught by two faculty members (one on each day), is designed for students who made a serious commitment to animation as a major part of their art practice and who wish to focus on the completion of an animated project for public presentation. All animation techniques are welcome. The structure of the class consists of periodic workshops, regular critiques of student works as well as individual meetings. Additionally, students will be exposed to diverse examples of contemporary animated works and will participate in discussions of relevant critical topics. This course will give students the necessary time and resources to complete an elaborate animated work. Additionally, students will be exposed to diverse examples of contemporary animated works and will participate in discussions of relevant critical topics. This course will give students the necessary time and resources to complete an ambitious animated work.
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Class Number
1340
Credits
6
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| Grad Projects:Film/Video/New Media |
Film, Video, New Media, and Animation |
6009 (005) |
Spring 2026 |
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Description
Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.
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Class Number
2289
Credits
3 - 6
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| Grad Projects:Film/Video/New Media |
Film, Video, New Media, and Animation |
6009 (006) |
Fall 2026 |
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Description
Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.
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Class Number
1211
Credits
3 - 6
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