Moving Image places focus on creative and alternate approaches to both experimental and documentary forms in the filmmaking process. The program includes production courses, seminars and independent study in film, video and digital animation. Video courses encourage the use of electronic media as a tool for personal expression. Animation is considered in the broadest sense of single-frame motion design, synthesizing multiple approaches and techniques. Screenings of work by nationally and internationally recognized artists introduce students to a wide variety of formal and conceptual concerns. On the introductory level, basic production and editing skills are emphasized, while the advanced students can deepen their experience through directed projects.
| Moving Image: 4-Year Plan |
| (Reeder, Stratman, Russell) |
| Year 1 | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| 4 | AD 102 Drawing I (F/S) | 4 | AD 110 Graphic Design I (F/S) |
| 4 | AD 120 Industrial Design I (F/S) | 4 | AD 110 Graphic Design I (F/S) |
| 4 | AD 160 Photo I (F/S) | 4 | AD 170 Time-based (F/S) |
| 3 | ENG 160 | 3 | ENG 161 |
| 3 | General Elective | ||
| 15 | 18 | ||
| All majors to pass April portfolio review | |||
| Year 2 | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| 4 | AH 110 Art History I (F/Sum) | 4 | AH 111 Art History II (S/Sum) |
| 5 | Analyzing the Natural World | 3 | Understanding the Past |
| 4 | AD 290 Interdisciplinary Seminar I (F/S) | 3 | Exploring World Cultures |
| 4 | AD 278 Moving Image I (F/S) | 4 | Moving Image class from list* |
| 4 | Moving Image class from list* | ||
| 17 | 18 | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| 3 | Understanding the Individual + Society | 3 | General Elective |
| 3 | AH 232 History of Film I (F) | 3 | AH 233 History of Film II (S) |
| 4 | AD Elective | 3 | AH 160 Contemporary Art |
| 4 | AD 391 Interdisciplinary Seminar II (F/S) | 4 | AD 362 Documentary Media (F/S) |
| 4 | AD 378 Moving Image II (F/S) | 4 | AD elective |
| 18 | 17 | ||
| Year 4 | |||
| Fall | Spring | ||
| 3 | Understanding US Society | 3 | General Elective |
| 3 | General Elective | 3 | General Elective |
| 6 | AD 462 Advanced Art/Studio Critique (F)** | 6 | AD 463 Art/Studio Thesis (S) |
| 4 | AD elective | 4 | AD elective |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| 24 | first year hours | ||
| *select any 2 courses from the following: | 44 | general education hours | |
| AD 271, AD 274, AD 275, AD 276, AD 371, AD 374 | 62 | major concentration hours | |
| 130 | Total Hours | ||