Cazenovia College 2012-2013 Academic Catalog
2012-13 Academic Catalog - Cazenovia College
2012-13 Academic Catalog - Cazenovia College
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Visual Communications: Illustration /Animation<br />
Bachelor of Fine Arts<br />
The Visual Communications: Illustration/Animation concentration prepares students to<br />
create applied imagery; art that visually communicates a message or a story to an<br />
audience. Students in this concentration will draw and paint using traditional as well as<br />
digital media to create literal or conceptual visuals for documentation, reference or<br />
instruction; commentary; storytelling; persuasion; and identity. Students will also learn<br />
how to create sequential imagery for moving images, animation, TV motion graphics,<br />
comic books, graphic novels, narrative fiction and non-fiction for young audiences, as<br />
well as still images for advertising, packaging, magazines and any print and digital media.<br />
Instruction is geared toward preparing students to enter a growing and varied job<br />
market as a freelance cartoon or commercial illustrator, cartoonist, film animator, staff<br />
commercial illustrator, or video game designer.<br />
Goals:<br />
• Teach students to solve communication problems visually, to partake in conceptual<br />
message development, and to achieve personal creative excellence;<br />
• Help students understand and respond to the cultural influences that shape various<br />
audiences, messages, client needs, and design decisions;<br />
• Develop proficiency in classic media as well as fluency in new technologies; and<br />
• Ensure understanding of basic business practices as designers, including production,<br />
project organization, and working in a team environment.<br />
Special Features:<br />
• Students are required to take two career electives that offer a broad experience<br />
within the Visual Communications degree to maximize their professional experience in<br />
the field.<br />
• In their final year, Visual Communications students complete a comprehensive<br />
senior project in their area of concentration and in collaboration with a professional<br />
contact within the field. These projects and their portfolios are showcased in the <strong>College</strong><br />
Art Gallery in April. The exhibition is curated by the students, and offers the<br />
opportunity for friends, family, and industry professionals to view their creative efforts<br />
on a large scale.<br />
• Students and graduates of the Visual Communications program routinely win<br />
regional and national awards for their real-world design work.<br />
• The VC Club takes annual trips to NYC during which students have the opportunity<br />
to tour advertising and design related businesses and visit with authorities in the field.<br />
• Internships are an integral part of the program because they provide students with<br />
valuable professional experience as well as all-important opportunities for networking.<br />
Internship students are placed nationally in corporate or educational art departments,<br />
advertising agencies, design and animation studios, and publishing houses.<br />
• Students spend their entire senior year building print and online portfolios while<br />
conducting successful job searches with mentors in the field. These portfolios are widely<br />
acknowledged by local industry professionals as the best in the region, making graduates<br />
competitive on the job market regionally as well as nationally.<br />
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