Video Symphony is the launching pad of many successful careers in editing, graphic animation & effects, Pro Tools and 3D animation. All over the globe, in every facet of these industries, our students have worked on countless feature films and television shows--from Comedy Central’s South Park to big films such as Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and Disney’s Tron Legacy.
Video Symphony’s Graphics Animation & Effects Program helps students develop an extensive collection of motion graphic skills. Hands-on training is our primary approach and our students are educated using applications that are most favored in the broadcast design and effects industry. Those applications are: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, Cinema 4D and Autodesk Maya – and our software versions are always one step ahead of the industry.
Recent evolution in the industry has seen the merging of multiple production positions. One person is now expected to have the broad knowledge base that was previously the domain of several specialists. For this reason we make sure our students develop a skill-set that covers this new industry standard. Our students receive this comprehensive training from current industry masters. They learn editing, broadcast graphics, 3D animation, compositing, photo manipulation and effects.
The Breakdown
The Graphics Animation and Effects program is strategically separated into four modules to maximize learning here at Video Symphony.
Module One is the Introductory Module. This module will familiarize students with the basic concepts and building blocks of animation and motion graphics design before beginning their training in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Typography and Color Theory.
The second module is known as the Intermediate Module. This module advances a student’s knowledge by combining Adobe Photoshop and After Effects education with real-life film and television skills such as formatting, importing and exporting projects, creating broadcast design elements and more. The second module is also a key milestone in students' education as it gives students their first taste of 3D animation using industry popular Cinema 4D.
The third module, known as the Professional Module, is where students’ become masters of their craft as they delve into advanced levels of Photoshop and After Effects—and continue 3D education in advanced Cinema 4D and Autodesk Maya.
In the fourth and final module, students finish their 3D education and embark into the world of job marketing. Students will be given extremely powerful tools to help them assess their strengths and exploit them to maximize their job potential. Additionally, students will learn to master the “job interview”—and learn to use their animation demos online and in the interview to wow their prospective employer. It is in this period of time that students will work closely with our job placement department so they may get a jumpstart in their new careers.
The recommended length for this program is 10 months.
Our building has multiple state of the art classrooms and labs, a conference room, a screening room and a resident production company.
Financial Aid is now available for those who qualify.
NOTE: Individual courses, dates,hours and prices are subject to change.Graphics Animation & Effects Program starts every
4-6 months.The sequence of courses listed to the right is ideal but is not required nor expected. Course prerequisites listed
in the course descriptions indicate which courses must be taken before others.
Pro Tools - Pro Tools is a Digital Audio Workstation platform widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film scoring, television, post production and video games. The Pro Tools M-Powered system works with M-Audio hardware peripherals, the Pro Tools LE system uses either an Mbox or 003 interface, and the Pro Tools HD hardware includes the Sync I/O, Sync HD, 96 I/O and 192 I/O interfaces. Engineers that learn pro tools become skilled at the most popular audio recording and mixing software used in studios today.
DVD Menu - DVDs are usually divided into chapters, with a menu to assist navigation.
compositing - The process of layering two or more images on top of one another. Examples include titles, keys, and picture-in-pictures.
Adobe - Adobe is an American software company. The company has historically focused upon the creation of multimedia and creativity software products, including Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects.
rotoscoping - Creating imagery or mattes on a frame-by-frame basis.
screening - A showing of a film program, a video program, or raw footage.
tracking - The positioning of video heads during playback of a tape so that the heads reproduce the strongest possible signal. Tracking is adjusted on the deck before recording or capturing.
repeat audit - Students enrolled in Video Symphony's Certificate Programs can re-take classes on an audit basis as a "refresher" for a limited period after the start date of their programs.
animation - The movement of elements through time and space. Also, the process of creating and recording images that change over time.
job-centric - In the educational sense, job-centric signifies practical training that focuses on the array of skills and knowledge that will be essential in the entertainment post-production industry.
motion graphics - Motion graphics are graphics that use video and/or animation technology to create the illusion of motion or a transforming appearance.
photoshop - Photoshop is an industry standard for graphics professionals developed and published by Adobe Systems. It is the current market leader for commercial image manipulation.
final cut pro - Final Cut Pro is a professional video editing application developed by Apple Inc. Final Cut Pro has developed a large user base including many independent filmmakers.
after effects - Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics and compositing software published by Adobe Systems. Its main purpose is for film and video post production.
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