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Effective Term:
Fall 2025

Course Number:
MM 258
Course Title:
Motion Graphics and Compositing II
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
30
Lecture/Lab Hours:
20
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网s essential skills needed to create motion graphics using industry-standard software. Illustrates advanced concepts of motion graphics and the functions and capabilities of the software tools, including their extensive compositing, keying, animation, and special effects capabilities. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:

  1. Apply industry-standard video compositing editing tools to create media, visual effects, and motion graphics that incorporate elements of multimedia design, animation, typography, and layout.
  2. Use industry standard video compositing editing tools to produce a systematic workflow to produce media, visual effects and motion graphics for various communication goals.
  3. Demonstrate advanced techniques in roto-scoping, image layering, keying, color matching, and animation.
  4.  Optimize motion graphic projects for multiple delivery options.
  5. Critique motion graphics projects, evaluate opportunities for improvement, and determine needed changes.

Course Activities and Design

  • The material in this course will be presented in a classroom lecture/discussion/demonstration format, and in class hands-on exercises.
  • There will be short assignments weekly, which may be partially completed inclass. Also, a longer assignment, which demonstrates techniques and skills, developed in the course.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Projects will be the major criteria for evaluation. Emphasis will be placed on creativity, presentations, meeting assigned deadlines, and participation in critiques. Additional methods of assessment may include quizzes, exercises, assignments, and attendance.