The Art Institute of California - San Francisco start offering a bachelor's degree in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics, in summer 2007.
In the Visual Effects & Motion Graphics program at The Art Institute of California - San Francisco, students learn skills in a new specialization that focuses on communication arts for film, television and the Web. By combining graphic design, filmmaking, animation and sound, graduates of this program should be qualified for entry-level positions as digital image specialists who work in all areas of television and film production, for broadcast, cable, theatrical film, advertising, marketing and education.
Students will be taught skills in using digital compositing to create layered, textural landscapes, engaging both the mind and the emotions. Students will learn how to build a seamless presentation that is both visually arresting and commercially effective, through the integration of live-action footage, programming clips, graphic elements and sound. Courses in the program include the areas of Graphic Design, Animation, Digital Audio, Digital Video, Post-production, Broadcast Graphics, and Compositing.
The bachelor's program lasts 12 quarters (four academic years) and contains 192 credits.
"The Art Institute of California - San Francisco is committed to providing creative programs that cater to the market's demands," said institute president James Campbell. "We are delighted to offer this new specialization focusing on communication arts for film, television, and the Web. Given the rapid expansion of on-line animation and video production, we believe a bachelor's in Visual Effects & Motion Graphics will provide skilled graduates to work in this exciting career field."
According to the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 2006-2007 OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK (www.bls.gov/oco/cg/print/cgs038.htm): "Wage and salary employment in the motion picture and video industries is projected to grow 17% between 2004 and 2014, compared with 14% growth projected for wage and salary employment in all industries combined."
The Art Institute of California - San Francisco (www.artinstitutes.edu/sanfrancisco), with 34 educational institutions located throughout North America, provides an important source of design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.
