GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ANIMATION

The animation certificates are designed to provide academic and hands-on learning experiences for individuals planning on a career in the field of animation. This program offers two options, classical animation and digital animation.
Students interested in pursuing a Bachelor's degree, should meet with an academic and/or transfer counselor to discuss transfer requirements.
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PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
  CLASSICAL ANIMATION

 

ART 101or
ART 102

Art History: Prehistory-Gothic or
Art History: Renaissance-Modern

3 or
3
 

ART 130

 Design I

3
 

ART 146 or
ART 210

 Visual Literacy
Animation Storyboards

3 or
3

 

ART 150

Drawing I

3
ART 150 (may be taken concurrently)

ART 152

Life Drawing I

3

ART 152

ART 153

Life Drawing II

3

ART 152 or equivalent

ART 201

 Drawing for Animation

3
ART 201 or equivalent

ART 205

Fundamentals of Animation I

3
ART 205 or equivalent

ART 206

 Fundamentals of Animation II

3

Corequisite: DANCE 140
Corequisite: T ART 103

T ART 108 or
T ART 103 and
DANCE 140

 Introduction to Acting
Fundamentals of Acting (Vocal Interpretation)
Movement for Theatre I

3 or
3 and
1
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 30-31

PREREQUISITE COURSES REQUIRED COURSES FOR CERTIFICATE UNITS
  DIGITAL ANIMATION
 

ART 101 or
ART 102

 Art History: Prehistory-Gothic or
Art History: Renaissance-Modern

3 or
3
 

ART 146

 Visual Literacy

3
ART 150 (may be taken concurrently)

ART 152

 Life Drawing I

3
PHOTO 121 or equivalent

ART 220

 Introduction to Motion Graphics

3
 

ART 230

 Introduction to 3-D Computer Graphics

3
ART 230 or equivalent ART 231 Inorganic Modeling 3
ART 231 or equivalent

ART 232

 Organic Modeling

3
ART 230 or equivalent ART 233 Character Set-up - Kinematics 3
ART 233 or equivalent ART 234 Advanced 3-D Character Set-up 3
 

PHOTO 121

 Photoshop I

3
PHOTO 121 or equivalent

PHOTO 122

  Photoshop II

3
  TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED

33
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET.  SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
August 2009 GCC Catalog 2009-2010

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records.