Animation and Visual Effects
Animation and Visual Effects
This major is also available at the Purdue West Lafayette campus. Learn more here.
New uses for animation and visual effects are being incorporated into all types of industries and careers. One day, your animated creations could:
- Level up an immersive adventure of a video game!
- Demonstrate an innovative architectural design for a construction company’s new building!
- Play an exciting role in the latest blockbuster movie!
- Convey complex scientific data or health information in a news broadcast!
- Explain important theories in classrooms!
- Demonstrate products in commercials!
The computer animation and visual effects major teaches students how to bring their ideas to life by incorporating computer rendering, motion, digital lighting, 3D modeling, character rigging (creating a mesh skeleton), texturing, audio and special effects.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Develop highly graphical videos for the television and film industries.
- Create stunning imagery by layering video and photo elements.
- Place actors filmed in front of green screens into virtual environments.
- Merge 3D, computer-generated models with live-action sets.
- Remove undesired objects from scenes.
- Correct color and extend sets
What can I do?
3-d modeler
Technical director
Visual effects compositor
Motion graphics compositor
Where can I go?
Animation Mentor
Dreamworks
Walt Disney Company
Rhythm & Hues
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