Art Degrees Online

Course Code BPH202
Fee Code S2
Number of Assignments 11
Duration (approx) 100 hours

ENTER THE EXCITING WORLD OF DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY!

Digital Photography allows you to use image editing software to apply special effects, and gain quality control over your pictures. You can output digital photographs to printers, upload to the web or send images by email. In this course, you will learn it all!
Find out the equipment you need to move to digital photography
Understand computer specifications and factors affecting computer performance for digital imaging
Learn to transfer an image from a digital camera onto your computer
Be able to process digital pictures and output them
Understand scanners and image editing software
Be able to utilise your camera to take great digital photographs.
Basic Principles of Photographic Composition
Find out about image formats and types of files

COURSE STRUCTURE
This course is divided into eleven lessons as follows:

1. Introduction To Digital Technology
How images are captured and stored, categories of equipment & software, scope of applications

2. Equipment -getting started; deciding what you need
CCD’s, Image Sizes, Raster Images,, Video Cards, Colour depth, Computer terminology etc.

3. Digital Technology
Colour, resolution, sensors (how technology enables digital images to be captured).

4. Digital Cameras
Image formation, lenses, camera stability, one shot cameras, 3 shot cameras, terminology (eg.DPI, DVD, Bit, EDO RAM, Plug In etc)

5. Taking Photographs
Principles of Photo Composition, Creating effects, Default Setting, Compression of Data, Dithering, Halftones etc

6. Scanners
Techniques which can be used for digitally capturing images from film photographs, or graphics

7. Uploading Images
How digital images can be transferred effectively from a camera (or scanner) onto another device (eg. a computer, video monitor, television set, etc).

8. The Digital Darkroom
Techniques that can be used to process digital photographs within a computer to achieve improved or changed images

9. Compositing & Imaging – Production & manipulation of images
How digital photos can be manipulated and changed to produce altered images

10. Special Effects
Scope and nature of special effects that can be created with digital photographs

11. Outputs & Applications- Printers, The Internet
How and where digital photography can effectively be used.

The Bachelor of Science program in Computer Animation prepares students to translate creative concepts into objects, characters, and motion. Students take a core series of classes which allows them to build the visual, conceptual, and technical skills necessary to create complete computer-animated films. Attention is given to the various sub-specialties within Computer Animation, including modeling, character animation, texturing, special effects, and compositing. By the Senior Year, students will begin to focus on one or two of these areas, which will serve as the emphasis for their capstone project.
Career and Graduate Study Options

Students with a degree in Computer Animation can work as artists in a variety of fields such as entertainment, including video games and film, advertising, educational software, exhibit and event design, scientific and legal visualization, and corporate training. Specialists are sought for areas including 3D modeling, character animation, texturing, visual effects, and compositing. Students may also decide to continue on to graduate study, as there are many schools that offer an MFA in Computer Animation and New Media.
Learning Objectives

In addition to the All College Curriculum skills and perspective, students who successfully complete this program will:
Be versed in the history and theory of animation as it relates to static media, film, and culture;
Be able to observe natural motion and reproduce or enhance it in their animation;
Be familiar with and able to demonstrate the fundamentals of traditional animated motion techniques;
Integrate Art Foundation concepts – including drawing, composition, and color – into their animations;
Understand how to create and manipulate geometry within 3D Cartesian space;
Be able to use image-editing software to create 2D textures and post-process rendered images;
Learn to utilize video editing and effects software to compile and enhance rendered animations;
Be able to organize and manage the large number of files required for computer animation;
Be able to create a complete animation soundtrack, including dialogue, sound effects, and music;
Create compelling stories and characters;
Understand copyright issues as they relate to animation;
Understand the differences of computer animation as it is integrated into various media – e.g. film, games, television, the Web;
Gain exposure to the various subspecialties of computer animation, including special effects, character animation, digital lighting, and compositing;
Be able to produce a complete computer animation, from conception to screening;
Produce a demo reel, an edited video compilation of animations.
Policies, Conditions, and/or Fees

A minimum grade of C- or higher is required for all program-specific required courses (courses with the designation of AD) in this major.