2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Oct 31, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

FMA 138 - VFX and Motion Graphics


Description: Industry standard software used to combine filmmaking, video, images, and sound to communicate dynamic 3D titles and visual effects (VFX) and can be applied in a wide range of communication fields inducing commercials, title design, television, social media, games, music videos and websites.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 2
Lab: 2

Course Content:
  1. Conceptual story boarding
  2. Typographic and graphic design
  3. Project creation using compositions and layers
  4. Video compositing, 2D/3D animation
  5. Video editing including import, render and export footage
  6. Team-based workflows

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Create story boards for VFX. (1, 2)
  2. Use concepts of typography and graphic design in video. (1, 2)
  3. Utilize basic video skills in editing. (3-5)
  4. Evaluate motion graphic projects with team members. (6)
  5. Create motion graphics project. (1-6)