Courses may include
These are some of the courses offered in this program. It is not a complete list and courses are subject to change in advance of the academic year.
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DATD 1002 - Sculpture
Learners will experience and create 3D forms with their hands through the process of building models with a variety of materials.
DATD 1015 - Digital Painting I
This course introduces learners to painting with digital software. A variety of tools and painting techniques will be covered, as well as some art aesthetics and design principles. Learners will discuss the merits of their paintings and how they can be improved.
DATD 1101 - Animation Mechanics I
This introductory course provides a solid foundation in animation mechanics and focuses on the most common types of movements in animated scenes.
DATD 2000 - Life Drawing II
This is a hands on in studio and on location life drawing course which builds on fundamental drawing skills. Students use wet and dry media and experiment with techniques related to drawing the human figure and animals in motion.
DATD 2020 - 2D Character Animation I
This course focuses on industry best practices. Students will analyze the actions to be animated and apply the tools and processes to create well staged, believable actions and interactions between characters.
DATD 2025 - Layout Design I
This course focuses on drawing layouts for animation. Students draw complex environments and follow an established design style replicating the process in an animation studio.
DATD 2101 - Animation Mechanics II
In this course students will focus on advanced concepts such as secondary action, advanced lip sync, facial animation, and prop rigging. Students will apply these skills to practical, industry-relevant scenarios.
DATD 2210 - Career Development for Animation I
Students will work in teams and individually to research and investigate the various structures, cultures and career opportunities in the Animation industry. Students will identify the purpose of a professional creative portfolio focused on their career pathway.
DATD 2225 - Digital Animation Capstone
This course integrates the skills and knowledge students have developed throughout the year. Students will work on animation projects that imitate the real world to meet the specifications and goals of the project.
DATD 3000 - Life Drawing III
This studio and on location course will focus on freehand drawing, design and visualization skills as directly applied to Animation in 2D and 3D. Students develop the craft of creating dynamic drawings of human and animal forms in motion, with an increased awareness of conveying emotion in the work.
DATD 3020 - 2D Character Animation II
This course focuses on developing a strong sense of planning, staging, action analysis, timing and acting in character animation. Students directly apply learning from Life Drawing into their Classical Animation in terms of solid drawing and design and the understanding of the dynamics of human and animal forms in motion and the expression of emotion.
DATD 3025 - Layout Design II
In this course students create complex layouts and backgrounds integrating colour, composition, perspective, and staging techniques. In addition students plan and execute a variety of camera moves that meet the timing, complexity and staging specifications of an animated scene following an animation studio workflow.
DATD 3029 - Effects Animation
In this course students research, plan and create a variety of animated effects such as fire, water or rain. Students develop effects based on reference material and the required style of the animation scene while following a professional workflow process.
DATD 3210 - Career Development for Animation II
In this course students identify employment opportunities that align to strengths and career goals. In addition, students build a professional creative portfolio and demo reel focused on a personal career path.
DATD 3211 - Creative Development
In this course students refine technical skills necessary to navigate and contribute effectively to the pre-production and post-production creative development phases of an animation production. Students will develop storyboards, refine narratives, and explore world and character development for animated projects.
DATD 3240 - 2D Animation for Production
This course focuses on the planning, staging, action analysis, timing and animation for an animation production or series of scenarios.
DATD 3260 - 2D Layout for Production
In this course students apply technical skills necessary to create layout production assets for an animation project. Students will convert layout roughs to final-coloured layouts and backgrounds to be used in animated projects while following a professional workflow process.
DATD 4000 - Life Drawing IV
In this studio and on location course, students create sequential movement drawings that apply gestural drawing techniques to drawing the human figure and animals in motion using a variety of wet and dry media and techniques. Students continue to develop personal drawing styles and techniques that apply directly to the animation industry.
Digital Animation DA-2D prescribed elective requirement. In addition to their required courses, as a requirement of graduation, learners must complete 1.5 credits (DATD3330, DATD3500)
