Digital Animation and Motion Arts MFA

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MFA Digital Animation and Motion Arts

Students create evocative narrative and non-narrative films using 2-D and 3-D digital animation techniques, live action and motion graphics. Recommended electives include history of animation, film criticism, traditional animation, character design, rigging, lighting and rendering, audio and video, compositing and special effects and advanced digital animation techniques.

After graduation, Pratt Alumni can be found exhibiting in galleries and working in major creative industries:

• Disney Animation Studios
• Sony Imageworks
• Dreamworks Studios
• Digital Domain
• Psyop
• Launch
• Rhythm and Hues Studios
• Curious Pictures
• CHRLX Studios
• The Mill
• Cartoon Network and many more

Curriculum

Requirements for MFA Digital Arts - 3D Animation, 2012

Semester 1

Complete these courses plus 3 credits Studio Elective .

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DDA-610 Digital Arts Practicum Graphics

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DDA-617 Languages

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DDA-643 Digital Animation Studio

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DDA-606A Graduate Seminar I

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Semester 2

Complete these courses plus 6 DDA elective credits and 3 studio elective credits.

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DDA-606B Graduate Seminar II

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DDA-643 Digital Animation Studio

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Semester 3

Complete these courses plus 6 credits Required DDA Elective and 3 credits Art History Elective .

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DDA-660A Thesis I

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DDA-653 POST-PRODUCTION

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Semester 4

Complete these courses plus 6 credits DDA Elective and 3 credits Liberal Arts Elective .

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DDA-660B Thesis II

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