Parsons
Storytelling with Motion Graphics and Animation
PCDD 0330
1014242
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Course Description
Establish solid storytelling and conceptual skills as the foundation for creating powerful and moving motion graphics and video clips. This concept-based course teaches the language of time-based storytelling, with a focus on the skills needed to build a strong drama and highly effective visuals for use in film, video, and digital motion projects. Students learn how to sculpt ideas and stories into well-paced, high-impact motion graphics using timelines and frames.
Course Length - Online 9 weeks
Learner Outcomes
- Technical and conceptual fundamentals necessary for telling visual stories with moving images
- Basic theoretical and working knowledge of how to create timelines for motion-based graphics
- How to conduct efficient research, mindmaps and the distillation of stories from the improvisational through final concept stages, through creative synthesis of ideas
- The importance of drawing skills in motion concept development
- How to create storyboards for a variety of motion-based projects
- Learn basic understanding of After Effects functionality
- The fundamentals of content creation and copyright norms/protections
Additional Information
Benefits:
- Greater fluency in the communication of concept and the skill of unfolding a story in moving imagery, with impact, drama, and the delivery of strong messages
- Working understanding of how motion graphics are created from the concept through all stages to the final finished clip or film
- Confident analytical and critical verbal skills, including the development of one’s own artistic voice
- Both technical and traditional design skills, through both analog sketching and becoming familiar with industry standard software tools
- Glean industry knowledge from a professional working instructor
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Graphic and Digital Design Certificate : Elective Courses
- Motion Design and Animation Certificate : Required Courses
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