Course Description

Organizing, planning, designing, and refining visual effects and color correction for entertainment media.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students must design a color correction and visual efx workflow that coordinates with their editing and audio teams for their thesis project based on the objective outcomes of the course using DaVinci Resolve. The design must be presented for critique and approval before the workflow is implemented.

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Athena Title

Visual FX and Color

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Undergraduate Prerequisite

EMST 3210 and EMST 3320 and permission of department

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Graduate Prerequisite

Permission of department

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Student learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to design visual effects such as titles, mattes, green screen, and complimentary elements, as well as utilize color correction and color timing techniques for visual storytelling in entertainment media.

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Topical Outline

• 1. Design graphic elements such as title openings and credits
• 2. Design visual effects elements to enhance visual story elements
• 3. Color and color relationships
• 4. Design color relationships that affect time, place, and emotional impact

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Syllabus

Select Faculty / Instructor to download syllabus:   Biddle, James (53508) WF 1315 - 1435

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Public CV

Select a file to download:   EMST4240_Biddle_CV.pdf

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