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Multimedia Arts Certificate

GES 507 -- 420 hours

Course Objectives

    Students who complete the program can expect to learn to:

    * Prepare bitmap images for print or digital media using basic Photoshop retouching and correction techniques, collage, and compositing.
    * Design basic Flash page graphics, animations, ads, and promotional sites.
    * Shoot and edit creative digital video content and perform basic pre- and post-video production tasks.
    * Gain a basic understanding of creative and career options in the multimedia field (optional elective).
    * Develop effective color schemes for different clients or projects using the principles of color harmony.
    * Use typography effectively by following the basic principles of typography design, selection, and layout.
    * Create a basic Flash Web site with consistent, attractive visuals, navigation, and typography.
    * Apply basic editing techniques in digital video projects, organizing the material and editing it into a coherent sequence.
    * Develop a working knowledge of how to create motion graphics in Adobe After Effects, using different kinds of interpolation and importing masks, layer masks, and backgrounds.