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From Script To Screen, Samira Shirkhani
From Script To Screen, Samira Shirkhani
Master of Fine Arts in Digital Media Culminating Experience
For my capstone project, I made a short animated film. In this film, we follow the journey of a young writer facing the pressures of a project deadline. As she sits in her home office, the character struggles to concentrate on her work amid some distractions. From the outside noises filtering through the window to the persistent drip of water in the bathroom and a bug buzzing around her face, a series of obstacles disrupt her focus. The writer wants to eliminate each obstacle, actively working to create an ideal environment conducive to productivity. As she successfully tackles each issue, …
Ready, Fire, Aim! Creating Game Animation In Restraint, Jarrett Mcgill
Ready, Fire, Aim! Creating Game Animation In Restraint, Jarrett Mcgill
Master of Fine Arts in Digital Media Culminating Experience
Just like other artistic disciplines, animators are tasked with bringing characters to life through movement, whether for personal or professional motives. Games are a diverse field that sees a wide range of animation needs, but there lie consistent threads that lead to the success of a video games movements aesthetically and functionally. For aspiring animators there remains one consistent question: what does it mean and entail to create animation in the highly competitive game industry? This culminating experience paper aims to discuss the similarities and differences between student and professional work to highlight the importance and what it entails to …
Viewer Interactions In Animation, Megan Smith
Viewer Interactions In Animation, Megan Smith
Master of Fine Arts in Digital Media Culminating Experience
The art of animation can be viewed in a multitude of ways. Passive viewing, in which an audience is merely observing the acting and are unable to alter the animation in any way, such as watching a TV show or movie. Interactive camera viewings, such as Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality, in which the viewer can manipulate the content visually in the same way you observe the world, by moving the camera around in a digital space. Interaction-dependent viewing describes animations such as video games, where the player has full control of the character’s actions and the timing of those …