Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Visual Development
Academy of Art University
Nøgleinformation
Campus placering
San Francisco, USA
Lingvistik / Sprogvidenskab
Engelsk
Studieformat
Fjernundervisning, På campus
Varighed
6 semestre
Hastighed
Fuldtid
Studieafgifter
USD 1.276 *
Ansøgningsfrist
Kontakt skolen
Tidligste startdato
Jun 2024
* per unit for international students | $1,218 per unit for domestic students. Additional fees apply
Introduktion
Visual Development MFA-programmet giver avancerede kurser i stillebenmaling, figurtegning, karakterdesign, konceptmaling, layoutdesign til animation og andre kernefærdigheder hos professionelle visuelle udviklere. Målet for hver kandidatstuderende er færdiggørelsen af en signaturafhandlingsbog, der viser designarbejde til et historiebaseret projekt.
stier
- Vægt i underholdningskunst
Programresultat
Graduate students will meet the following student performance criteria:
MFA Thesis Project
- Present an original thesis concept worthy of the MFA degree
- Demonstrate the feasibility of their thesis project
- Producer et professionelt standardprojekt med aktuelt indhold til branchen, der viser den kunstneriske evne
Artistic Ability
- Demonstrere stærke tegne- og kompositionsevner
- Skab værdiundersøgelser, der demonstrerer en forståelse af belysning, komposition og rum
Forskning og kritisk tænkning
- Anvend visuel forskning til designløsninger
- Demonstrer en forståelse af produktionspipelinen ved at præsentere en effektiv tidslinje ved Midpoint Review (kun MPR)
Collaboration
- Collaborate effectively to produce creative projects
Visual Development
- Anvend farve- og designelementer i overensstemmelse med filmens overordnede udseende.
- Design elementer til at understøtte fortællingen
- Demonstrere kontinuitet i visuel historiefortælling
Presentation Skills
- Create visually compelling, professional-quality presentation materials
- Pitch ideer klart og professionelt
Professional Readiness
- Fremstil en digital- og printportefølje på professionelt niveau, der er egnet til at søge job inden for branchen
- Demonstrere ansvarlighed for planlægning af komplekse projekter, prioritering af opgaver og opfyldelse af projektmilepæle.
Academy of Art University Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Academy of Art University will demonstrate the ability to:
- Produce a body of work suitable for seeking professional opportunities in their chosen field of art and design.
- Solve creative problems within their field of art and design, including research and synthesis of technical, aesthetic, and conceptual knowledge.
- Communicate their ideas professionally and connect with their intended audience using visual, oral, and written presentation skills relevant to their field.
- Execute technical, aesthetic, and conceptual decisions based on an understanding of art and design principles.
- Evaluate work in their field, including their own work, using professional terminology.
- Recognize the influence of major cultural and aesthetic trends, both historical and contemporary, on art and design products.
- Learn the professional skills and behaviors necessary to compete in the global marketplace for art and design.
Karrieremuligheder
Academy of Art University offers some of the best training and hands-on experience to help accelerate your career. We pride ourselves in doing an exceptional job preparing you to excel as a future visual development artist. Our degree programs are designed to equip aspiring artists and designers with a comprehensive toolbox of marketable skills that lead to success in the visual development industry.
Art Director
The job of the art director is to oversee and unify the visual look of a project. You'll control the overall look of the project, and make creative decisions based on mood, style, and target audience.
Character Designer
As a character and creature designer, you'll help create the standard appearance for a character including poses and gestures.
Concept Artist
Collaborate with creative and art directors to generate images that clarify their vision and create visual representations of the ideas that will be realized in films, animated movies, comics, and video games.
Matte Painter
As a matte painter, you'll create paintings to be used in photography and special effects to combine disparate elements into a single final image.
Production Artist
Working with art directors and designers, production artists are responsible for creating assets across various marking initiates in keeping with the visual style of the product.
Vector Artist
Using standard tools, a vector artist recreates images for high-resolution output for billboards, printing, and 3D modeling.
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Læreplan
Unit Requirements
Major | 30 |
Instruerede studier | 18 |
Uddannet Liberal Arts | 9 |
Valgfag | 6 |
Total | 63 |
Degree Requirements
- Successful completion of Final Thesis Project
- A minimum grade of C in all required 63 units
- Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA and the following Academic Study requirements:
- 1 Art Historical Awareness & Aesthetic course
- 1 Cross-Cultural Understanding course
Curriculum
Semester 1
- ANM 610: Figurative Concepts (Major)
- FA 602: Hovedtegning (valgfag)
- FA 630: Farveteori (Major)
- GLA 624: History of Visual Development (Graduate Liberal Arts)
Semester 2
- ANM 685: Storyboarding Principles (Major)
- ILL 610: Påklædt figurtegning (major)
- ILL 625: Perspektiv for karakterer og miljø (major)
- ILL 660: Digital maleri (major)
Semester 3
- ANM 633: Tegning og design til animation (major)
- VIS 660: Fundamentals of Environments and Prop Design (Major)
- VIS 670: Porteføljeudvikling (major)
Semester 4
- GLA 617: Mythology for the Modern World (Graduate Liberal Arts)
- VIS 611: The Visual Elements of Story (Major)
- VIS 800: Directed Study (Directed Studies)
- VIS 900: Praktik (Directed Studies)
Semester 5
- FA 605: Landskabsmaling (valgfag)
- VIS 800: Directed Study (Directed Studies)
- VIS 850: Gruppestyret undersøgelse: Visuel udvikling til specialeprojekt (Directed Studies)
Semester 6
- GLA 679: Professionel praksis for visuel udvikling (Graduate Liberal Arts)
- VIS 800: Directed Study (Directed Studies)
- VIS 850: Gruppestyret undersøgelse: Visuel udvikling til specialeprojekt (Directed Studies)
Indlæggelser
Faciliteter
English Language Requirements
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