Experimental and narrative film titles and interactive art are studied and used as a catalyst for creation of experimental and applied motion graphics. Previous sound and visual editing experience helpful.

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Second of two semester swquence. Animation techniques using digital tools as applied to film, video, music and technology. Animation software (Maya) and professional compositing programs are used. Development and design of personal work is stressed. Emphasis on creativity and professionalism. Prerequisite: Art 674 or consent of instructor.

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Visual culture can be roughly defined as material artifacts, buildings and images, plus time-based media and performances, produced by human labor and imagination. These serve practical functions, aesthetis, symbolic, ritualistic or ideological ends, and, to a significant extent, address the sense of sight. Visual Culture Studies draws from a number of multi-disciplinary fields such as Cultural, Media and Performance Studies. In this course, we will touch upon discourses within these fields with a goal of developing techniques of critical analysis and interpretation.

Introduction to the use of color in art and design; emphasis on the visual effects of colors due to context. Various color phenomena isolated and studied independently. Review of major color order systems.

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Introduction to the professional art system in New York City. Overnight trips. Visits to artist studios and art critics. Meetings with curators at nonprofit, alternative and museum spaces. On Friday nights: performance art, video screenings, art openings, underground films, dance events. Independent work from students' studios discussed in critiques with class and instructor in Amherst.

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