Course Overview
The Motion Graphics for New Media course teaches students the techniques used in creating effective motion graphics that clearly express complex ideas and leave an emotional impact. Students will import variant footage items, such as images, illustrations and videos, and animate them across time and space. Students will learn how to utilize advanced tools available for animating shape and text layers. They will also learn how to mask footage items and adjust the speed of motion using animation curves. Student will work individually and in groups in delivering variant styles of web ads and promotional videos.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Recognize the correct terminologies used in creating Motion Graphics and utilizing them to communicate effectively throughout all production phases.
- Design and integrate digital assets using images, videos and audio files.
- Demonstrate how animation and keyframes are created.
- Demonstrate how animation-curves are utilized to manipulate the speed of motion.
- Explain how to build contents for shape layers and animate them.
- Explain how text animators are applied to text layers and utilized in creating titles or credit.
- Create Animation in 2D and 3D spaces.
- Utilize blending modes in building a visual style.
- Demonstrate how effects are applied and animated over layers.
- Demonstrate different techniques used in masking footage and animating these masks over time.
- Explain how QuickTime movies are rendered and placed online.
Effective as of Winter 2020
Related Programs
Motion Graphics for New Media (MDIA 3090) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Business + Media
- New Media Design and Web Development
Diploma Full-time
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