20 courses with the subject DA, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Students will learn the fundamentals of graphics, image manipulation, and print publication. In addition to understanding current software applications within the field, students will be taught the basics of layout and design. Offered every spring.
This course teaches students about digital photography and postproduction, providing them with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary in professions which utilize photographs and digital art in various applications. Topics and skills the course will address include the history and development of the modern digital camera, terminology used in digital imagery, physical components and features of digital cameras, and post-production techniques in image enhancement and manipulation.
This course provides students a broad introduction, both theoretical and practical, to the instruments and techniques used in modern visual communication, most notably digital video. Camera work, lighting, sound manipulation and non-linear editing will be studied and utilized to create multiple short-form video projects for their portfolio. The skills learned in this introductory course provide a foundation for use in advanced courses and internships. Offered every semester.
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This course will enable the student to utilize current industry software to develop and design websites that thoughtfully engage the web user. Students will learn the basic principles of design and will apply this knowledge when building their own websites. With their web project, students should be able to combine communicative, rhetorical, and visual knowledge with an understanding of navigation, content organization, and the common conventions of the web. Offered every semester.
In this course, students will broaden their knowledge of the film industry and its language via a variety of selected readings and screenings. They will explore the history of film as an art form and media industry, and analyze and critique film artifacts using a variety of film theories. Offered every fall semester. Three credits.
Students will expand their understanding of the structural and narrative components that define the American sports movie as a genre of fictional/nonfictional film storytelling. Throughout the course, they will consider how this particular mode of production is both static and dynamic by screening films that defined and challenged the characteristics of the genre. 3 credits
Elective Courses (2 courses/6 Credits):
This advanced course introduces students to the principles of constructing and rendering three-dimensional forms in digital space. Students will begin by creating three-dimensional objects and environments. Topics include: workflow, building and moving forms, applying textures, and lighting. Class format includes: examination of professional examples, studio time, and demonstrations. Hybrid Course.
Students examine camera, lighting and interviewing techniques used by documentary filmmakers such as Ken Burns, Albert Maysles, D.A. Pennebaker, Errol Morris and Michael Moore in their acclaimed productions. Through readings and screenings, students will gain a greater understanding of how one can use a video camera to communicate a message, and that quality is not based solely on technology but on the informed application of technology.
See pages 340 (Studio Art) and page 265 (Art Education) for typical eight semester degree plan. * *These plans are designed to be a road map to help students finish their degrees in a timely manner and should be utilized in consultation with their Academic Advisor. Art History Minor and Studio Arts Minor Minors are listed in alphabetical order beginning on page 104. For information on the Art History and Studio Arts minors, please refer to that section. 103
Stories are all around us. They appear in 3-pane comic strips, lengthy graphic novels, 15-second commercials, and even in print ads and, of course, animation. How do they work? How are they made? This course will examine a variety of visual story telling media and introduce students to the basics of story boarding, backgrounds, and simple movement. Students will watch and critique examples. They will also be introduced to the principles of visual story development, the visual cues that advance narrative even in still pictures, stop- motion animation, and basic digital animation skills.
This course will provide students with a foundational approach to a variety of forms of television criticism. Through a combination of screenings and readings, numerous video texts spanning the history of television as a medium will be deconstructed and analyzed from multiple perspectives. As a result, students will gain a greater understanding of what distinguishes television from other mass media. Offered every other fall semester.
See page 284 for the recommended 8-semester program plan. * Concentration 2: Sports Communication (21 credits) Required Courses (12 credits)
Students engage in a research project of particular interest to the student. Advisor and faculty approval is necessary. Juniors and seniors only. Variable credit.
The fundamentals of typography, its theory, practice, technology and history will be covered in this course. Letterforms, type design and classification, proportion, and hierarchy will be studied. Students will focus on the details of page composition and the relationship of space to clarity, legibility and aesthetics. Typography and letterforms will be explored as both a means of communication and a vehicle for expression and enhanced meaning.
Design and execute a comprehensive branding and identity system for a sports team, retail or corporate enterprise that includes logo, print collateral, environmental graphics, packaging and wearables using advanced methods and tools in the Adobe Creative Suite software package (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
Digital Art + Media Elective Courses
Non-Digital Art + Media Elective Courses
Source: Saint Vincent College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
