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.