Pratt Institute

MFA Digital Animation and Motion Arts


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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.

Digital Arts Graduates become leading professionals in the creative industries with a commitment to significant and responsible artistic practice.

Typical courses in this concentration include:
Digital Arts in Context 
Narrative Storytelling
Video
Audio for Digital Media
Electronic Music and Sound
Scripting for Animation (Python)
Rigging
Character Design
Character Animation
Motion Dynamics
Compositing and Special FX
Motion Graphics
Flash for Animators
Advanced Video Editing
Pre-Production - BFA
Senior Projects - BFA
Thesis Research - MFA
Thesis - MFA


Typical Elective Courses include:
Traditional Animation
Digital Sculpture
Large Format Digital Imaging
Fine Arts courses
Industrial Design courses
Communication Design courses

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
Rhythm and Hues Studios
Curious Pictures
CHRLX Studios
The Mill
Cartoon Network

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