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Students have exclusive use of a computer during scheduled class hours. Lab time is integrated as part of the instructional hours; additional lab time is not available. The Macintosh operating system will be used unless otherwise indicated in the course description.

 

After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3621-A
  • Day(s) M,T,W,TH,F
  • Dates Jun 03 - Jun 07
  • Hours 09:00AM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 4.00
  • Cost 800.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


From Hollywood to your home, Adobe After Effects is changing the way we look at things. The program's 2D and 3D compositing, animation and visual effects tools allow users to create innovative graphics and visual effects for film, video, broadcast, DVD and the Web. Using After Effects, students will learn the concepts of video, time-based animation and special effects. We will explore program features that include keyframing, editing, masking, type, 3D environment and tools. Importing media from a wide variety of applications, including Adobe Photoshop and QuickTime files will also be covered.
PREREQUISITE: SMC-2221, Introduction to Photoshop: Designing with Pixels, or equivalent.

Instructor

Eric Eiser

Designer, director, 3D artist

Education:

BFA, MFA, School of Visual Arts

Clients include:

Lifetime, Nickelodeon, MSNBC, MTV, NBC, CBS, Showtime, VH1, The Movie Channel

Awards and honors include:

Emmy Award, Ciné Golden Eagle, Broadcast Design Association, Telly, U.S. International Film and Video Festival, ADDY

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After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3621-B
  • Day(s) TH
  • Dates Jun 06 - Aug 01
  • Hours 06:00PM - 10:00PM
  • Ceus 3.00
  • Cost 640.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


From Hollywood to your home, Adobe After Effects is changing the way we look at things. The program's 2D and 3D compositing, animation and visual effects tools allow users to create innovative graphics and visual effects for film, video, broadcast, DVD and the Web. Using After Effects, students will learn the concepts of video, time-based animation and special effects. We will explore program features that include keyframing, editing, masking, type, 3D environment and tools. Importing media from a wide variety of applications, including Adobe Photoshop and QuickTime files will also be covered.
PREREQUISITE: SMC-2221, Introduction to Photoshop: Designing with Pixels, or equivalent.

Instructor

Adam Meyers

Producer

Education:

AD, Full Sail University

Former clients include:

Saturday Night Live, MTV, Bravo, Nickelodeon

Group exhibitions include:

Pegasus Galleries, Next Gallery, Maxwell Gallery, Park Galleries

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After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3621-C
  • Day(s) T
  • Dates Jun 04 - Jul 23
  • Hours 01:00PM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 3.00
  • Cost 640.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


From Hollywood to your home, Adobe After Effects is changing the way we look at things. The program's 2D and 3D compositing, animation and visual effects tools allow users to create innovative graphics and visual effects for film, video, broadcast, DVD and the Web. Using After Effects, students will learn the concepts of video, time-based animation and special effects. We will explore program features that include keyframing, editing, masking, type, 3D environment and tools. Importing media from a wide variety of applications, including Adobe Photoshop and QuickTime files will also be covered.
PREREQUISITE: SMC-2221, Introduction to Photoshop: Designing with Pixels, or equivalent.

Instructor

Eric Reinfeld

Digital artist, animator, Digital Design

Education:

AAS, Sullivan County Community College

Clients include:

MVBMS, HBO, Business Week, Time, Klemtner

Co-author:

Real World AfterEffects

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After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3621-D
  • Day(s) F
  • Dates Jun 07 - Aug 02
  • Hours 09:00AM - 01:00PM
  • Ceus 3.00
  • Cost 640.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


From Hollywood to your home, Adobe After Effects is changing the way we look at things. The program's 2D and 3D compositing, animation and visual effects tools allow users to create innovative graphics and visual effects for film, video, broadcast, DVD and the Web. Using After Effects, students will learn the concepts of video, time-based animation and special effects. We will explore program features that include keyframing, editing, masking, type, 3D environment and tools. Importing media from a wide variety of applications, including Adobe Photoshop and QuickTime files will also be covered.
PREREQUISITE: SMC-2221, Introduction to Photoshop: Designing with Pixels, or equivalent.

Instructor

Eric Reinfeld

Digital artist, animator, Digital Design

Education:

AAS, Sullivan County Community College

Clients include:

MVBMS, HBO, Business Week, Time, Klemtner

Co-author:

Real World AfterEffects

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After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3621-E
  • Day(s) SU
  • Dates Jun 23 - Jul 28
  • Hours 10:00AM - 04:30PM
  • Ceus 3.00
  • Cost 640.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

From Hollywood to your home, Adobe After Effects is changing the way we look at things. The program's 2D and 3D compositing, animation and visual effects tools allow users to create innovative graphics and visual effects for film, video, broadcast, DVD and the Web. Using After Effects, students will learn the concepts of video, time-based animation and special effects. We will explore program features that include keyframing, editing, masking, type, 3D environment and tools. Importing media from a wide variety of applications, including Adobe Photoshop and QuickTime files will also be covered.
PREREQUISITE: SMC-2221, Introduction to Photoshop: Designing with Pixels, or equivalent.

Instructor

Adam Meyers

Producer

Education:

AD, Full Sail University

Former clients include:

Saturday Night Live, MTV, Bravo, Nickelodeon

Group exhibitions include:

Pegasus Galleries, Next Gallery, Maxwell Gallery, Park Galleries

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After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3621-F
  • Day(s) T
  • Dates Jun 04 - Jul 23
  • Hours 06:00PM - 10:00PM
  • Ceus 3.00
  • Cost 640.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


From Hollywood to your home, Adobe After Effects is changing the way we look at things. The program's 2D and 3D compositing, animation and visual effects tools allow users to create innovative graphics and visual effects for film, video, broadcast, DVD and the Web. Using After Effects, students will learn the concepts of video, time-based animation and special effects. We will explore program features that include keyframing, editing, masking, type, 3D environment and tools. Importing media from a wide variety of applications, including Adobe Photoshop and QuickTime files will also be covered.
PREREQUISITE: SMC-2221, Introduction to Photoshop: Designing with Pixels, or equivalent.

Instructor

Eric Reinfeld

Digital artist, animator, Digital Design

Education:

AAS, Sullivan County Community College

Clients include:

MVBMS, HBO, Business Week, Time, Klemtner

Co-author:

Real World AfterEffects

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Advanced After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3631-A
  • Day(s) W
  • Dates Jun 05 - Jul 31
  • Hours 06:00PM - 10:00PM
  • Ceus 3.00
  • Cost 640.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


After a review of basic Adobe After Effects tools, this course will explore some of these tools in depth, including masking and rendering. We will then move on to more advanced topics that can add exciting and creative effects to your motion graphics and visual effects projects, including 3D layers, animation techniques, video, tracking and stabilizing, rotoscoping and paint tools.
PREREQUISITES: SMC-3621, After Effects, or equivalent.

Instructor

Adam Meyers

Producer

Education:

AD, Full Sail University

Former clients include:

Saturday Night Live, MTV, Bravo, Nickelodeon

Group exhibitions include:

Pegasus Galleries, Next Gallery, Maxwell Gallery, Park Galleries

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Advanced After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3631-B
  • Day(s) TH
  • Dates Jun 06 - Aug 01
  • Hours 01:00PM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 3.00
  • Cost 640.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description


After a review of basic Adobe After Effects tools, this course will explore some of these tools in depth, including masking and rendering. We will then move on to more advanced topics that can add exciting and creative effects to your motion graphics and visual effects projects, including 3D layers, animation techniques, video, tracking and stabilizing, rotoscoping and paint tools.
PREREQUISITES: SMC-3621, After Effects, or equivalent.

Instructor

Eric Reinfeld

Digital artist, animator, Digital Design

Education:

AAS, Sullivan County Community College

Clients include:

MVBMS, HBO, Business Week, Time, Klemtner

Co-author:

Real World AfterEffects

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Introduction to Nuke

Course Details
  • Course Number SMC-3941-A
  • Day(s) M,T,W,TH,F
  • Dates Jun 17 - Jun 21
  • Hours 09:00AM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 4.00
  • Cost 800.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

Seamlessly integrating images and video footage into a single composite is the core of contemporary visual effects. In this course, students will learn to use Nuke to create composites of 3D footage with back plates. We will also explore compositing video footage with 3D backgrounds. Adding the details to composited footage will be discussed through the topics of color correction, adding shadow, and creating an illusion of depth of field and a limited focus range. We will also explore the subjects of color space, bit depth and film formats, advanced keying, matte edges, importing and exporting track data with Maya, blur and grain, and warm and morph effects.

Instructor

Boaz Livny

CG, VFX artist; owner, Vision Animations Inc.

Education:

MA, Bournemouth University

Book:

mental ray for Maya, 3ds Max, and XSI: A 3D Artist's Guide to Rendering

Clients include:

Gravity, Nice Shoes, mental images, Paradoxal, Beverage Media Group, Blue Fountain Media

Film projects include:

The Adjustment Bureau, Tower Heist, Heartbreaker

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Weekend Video Editing with Final Cut Pro

Course Details
  • Course Number SWC-2624-A
  • Day(s) S,SU
  • Dates Jun 15 - Jun 16
  • Hours 10:00AM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 1.00
  • Cost 400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

Final Cut Pro is one of the most versatile nonlinear editing programs used by independent filmmakers and high-end commercial production houses. This workshop will provide the hands-on, projectspecific exposure needed to attain a solid understanding of Apple Final Cut Pro. Students will shape provided footage into a complete segment-moving through all stages of editing. Topics include logging, digitizing, assembly and basic visual effects, as well as video compression for the Web.
PREREQUISITE: SWC-1012, Macintosh Basics, or equivalent.

Instructor

Susie Hwang

Fine artist

Education:

BFA, New York University

professional experience includes:

Animation editor, Little Airplane Productions, Animation Collective

Television shows include:

Wonder Pets!, Go Baby, Piper, Little Bill

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Weekend After Effects

Course Details
  • Course Number SWC-3621-A
  • Day(s) S,SU
  • Dates Jun 08 - Jun 09
  • Hours 10:00AM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 1.00
  • Cost 400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

This workshop will introduce students to Adobe After Effects, one of the most popular and precise digital compositing, 2D animation and motion graphics tools used in broadcast design, video and film production. Students will learn basic compositing using layers, the creation and animation of text as well as keyframe-based effects. Importing media from a wide variety of applications, including Adobe Photoshop and Apple Final Cut Pro will also be covered.
PREREQUISITE: SWC-2221, Weekend Introduction to Photoshop, or equivalent. A working knowledge of Final Cut Pro is recommended.

Instructor

Eric Reinfeld

Digital artist, animator, Digital Design

Education:

AAS, Sullivan County Community College

Clients include:

MVBMS, HBO, Business Week, Time, Klemtner

Co-author:

Real World AfterEffects

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Weekend Advanced Video Editing with Final Cut Pro

Course Details
  • Course Number SWC-3624-A
  • Day(s) S,SU
  • Dates Jun 22 - Jun 23
  • Hours 10:00AM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 1.00
  • Cost 400.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

Final Cut Pro has vastly expanded its groundbreaking nonlinear editing software. In this workshop, students will edit provided footage. Students will use Final Cut Pro's advanced editing capabilities such as new text animation features, sound track creation tools and powerful color correction. Students will explore the ease of working with Final Cut Pro along with Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. The course will also introduce basic elements of DVD authoring.
PREREQUISITE: SWC-2624, Weekend Video Editing with Final Cut Pro, or equivalent.

Instructor

Susie Hwang

Fine artist

Education:

BFA, New York University

professional experience includes:

Animation editor, Little Airplane Productions, Animation Collective

Television shows include:

Wonder Pets!, Go Baby, Piper, Little Bill

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Introduction to DVD Authoring Workshop

Course Details
  • Course Number SWC-3641-A
  • Day(s) S
  • Dates Jun 29 - Jun 29
  • Hours 11:00AM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 0.00
  • Cost 120.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

This workshop will explore the basics of DVD authoring, using Apple DVD Studio Pro. The skills covered will be valuable to commercial and fine artists creating demo reels and installation-based projects. All in-class work will be authored on Macintosh computers. Topics include: MPEG-2 encoding, differences in media, DVD players, compatibility issues, creating menus in Adobe Photoshop and After Effects, preparing chapter marks from Apple Final Cut Pro, burning DVDs and creative approaches for using the seven multi-angle/multitrack capabilities of DVDs.
PREREQUISITES: A working knowledge of Adobe Photo shop and either Apple Final Cut Pro or Adobe After Effects.

Instructor

Susie Hwang

Fine artist

Education:

BFA, New York University

professional experience includes:

Animation editor, Little Airplane Productions, Animation Collective

Television shows include:

Wonder Pets!, Go Baby, Piper, Little Bill

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Video Compression Workshop

Course Details
  • Course Number SWC-3651-A
  • Day(s) SU
  • Dates Jun 16 - Jun 16
  • Hours 10:00AM - 05:00PM
  • Ceus 0.00
  • Cost 140.00
  • Additional Fees 0.00
  • Status Open
  • Location 133/141 West 21st Street

Description

This course will discuss proper compression techniques for multiple outputs. Whether your video's final destination is the Internet, a computer file, television broadcast, DVD or other forms, there is a compression that is right for you. Topics will include alpha channels, data rates and quality control. This course will cover the export functions of Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro and QuickTime Pro.
PREREQUISITE: SWC-3621, Weekend After Effects, or a working knowledge of Final Cut Pro, or equivalent. Students should have a basic understanding of video editing.

Instructor

Adam Meyers

Producer

Education:

AD, Full Sail University

Former clients include:

Saturday Night Live, MTV, Bravo, Nickelodeon

Group exhibitions include:

Pegasus Galleries, Next Gallery, Maxwell Gallery, Park Galleries

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