Digital Arts, MFA (3-D Animation and Motion Arts Concentration)
Students create evocative narrative and non-narrative films and installations using 2-D and 3-D digital animation techniques, live action, and motion graphics. Recommended electives include history of animation, film criticism, traditional animation, character design and rigging, lighting and rendering, audio and video, compositing and special effects, and advanced digital animation techniques.
Semester 1 | Credits | |
---|---|---|
DDA-607A | Graduate Animation Seminar I | 3 |
DDA-614 | 3D Modeling I | 3 |
DDA-631 | 3D Animation Studio I: First Film | 3 |
DDA-632 | 3D Animation: Expressive Motion | 3 |
Studio Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Semester 2 | ||
DDA-607B | Graduate Animation Seminar II | 3 |
DDA-633 | 3D Animation Studio Ii: Performance & Acting | 3 |
DDA-637 | 3D Character Modeling and Rigging | 3 |
DDA-638 | 3D Lighting & Rendering | 3 |
Studio Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Semester 3 | ||
DDA-660A | Thesis I | 6 |
DDA-653 | Post Production | 3 |
DDA Elective | 3 | |
Art History Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Semester 4 | ||
DDA-660C | Thesis II | 6 |
DDA Elective | 3 | |
DDA Elective/Internship | 3 | |
Liberal Arts Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits | 60 |
Digital Arts Graduates become leading professionals in the creative industries with a commitment to innovative and significant artistic practice.
AFTER GRADUATION PRATT ALUMNI CAN BE FOUND WORKING AND FREELANCING IN DIVERSE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES:
- Augenblick
- Blue Sky
- Bunko Studios
- BuzzFeed
- Cartoon Network
- Curious Pictures
- Digital Domain
- Dilussion Inc
- Disney Animation Studios
- Dragon Egg Entertainment
- Dream Factory
- Dreamworks Studios
- Framestore
- Frost Productions
- Gameloft
- Giant Fox Studio
- Industrial Light & Magic
- iNK Stories
- ITHAKA
- Launch
- Lutron
- Malka Media
- Media Monks
- The Mill
- Nathan Love
- NBCUniversal, Inc
- Psyop
- Rhythm and Hues Studios
- Shadow Machine Films
- Sony Imageworks
- Steror D
- Thorlabs
- Threshold
- Thrillist
- Titmouse
- Walt Disney Animation Studios
- White
ALUMNI HAVE ALSO GONE TO CAREERS IN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING:
- LaGuardia CUNY
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- University of Florida, Digital Worlds Institute
- Hoseo Technical College
- New York University
- New York Institute of Technology
- Howard University
- American Academy in Rome
- Stony Brook University
- National Taiwai Normal University