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Expanded Animation (CTXA)
- link: cinema.usc.edu/expandedanimation Fall and Spring semester D class assignments are available by contacting expandedanimation@cinema.usc.edu. Please include your first and last name, USC ID#, USC email address, and the class number, title, and section number. If you are not an animation MFA student, please indicate your grade level and program major. Once you receive notification of D-clearance, your D-clearance will only be effective until its expiration date, so please register ASAP. All elective courses will change from "D" to "R" after the end of early registration. You must attend the first session of a course or you may be replaced by a student on the waiting list, even if you are registered.
Examination of the history, techniques, and methods of documentary animation production. Collaboration on a short film project.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19724D | 001 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 8 of 16 | Sheila Sofian | SCB205 |  |
Analysis and application of animated motion for contemporary practices, with an emphasis on the synergistic relationship between traditional mastery and non-traditional exploration.
- Note: Students are also required to attend two Graduate Diversity Lab sessions over the semester focused on building stronger, more diverse and equitable media communities. Dates and information about the sessions will be provided early in the semester.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19710D | 037 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 8 of 12 | Gregory Garay | SCB205 |  |
A weekly academic forum in which guest researchers, academics, and professionals in the leading edge of their fields share their research and engage students in their process.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19711R | 037 | Lecture | 7:00-8:50pm | Wednesday | 12 of 20 | Elisabeth Mann | SCA310 | |
Examines post-graduation opportunities in Expanded Animation: arts, research, academia and industry. Includes grant writing, independent filmmaking, art galleries, festivals, starting a business and financing.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19717D | 037 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Monday | 5 of 10 | John Andrews | SCB205 | PDF (590889 KB) | |
Animate frame-by-frame with Dragonframe software to bring objects and physical materials to life. Incorporate animation principles and experiment with sand, paint, clay, paper and more.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19705D | 037 | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-3:50pm | Thursday | 7 of 10 | Elisabeth Mann, | SCA258 |  | |
| 7:00-9:50pm | Thursday | Norland Tellez | SCB202 |
A study and an experimentation in cinematic expression through motion across social, esthetic and scientific realms. Lab experiments in virtual space.
- Prerequisite: CTXA 547
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19713D | 037 | Lecture-Lab | 9:30-12:20pm | Tuesday | 5 of 10 | Molly Murphy | SCA356 | |
Puppet and set design for stop motion animation while providing guidance on armature rigs that allow the character to be animated effectively.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19706R | 037 | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Tuesday | 13 of 15 | Musa Brooker | SCB207 | | |
| 19757R | 037 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 8 of 14 | Kaitlyn Leewing | SCB207 | |
Incorporation of traditional image making methods as well as digital and new media technologies to convey non-linear narratives over internal and external landscapes.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19709D | 037 | Lecture | 12:30-3:20pm | Monday | 8 of 14 | Kathy Smith | RZC117 | | |
| 7:00-9:50pm | Monday | RZC117 |
Designed to explore the illusion of life, sentience and how to develop compelling animation, diverse stories and gesture for virtual characters, AI and robotics.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19755R | 037 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Monday | 2 of 16 | David Hanson | SCA259 | PDF (384445 KB) | |
Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19716D | 037 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 2 | Elisabeth Mann | OFFICE | |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
- Prerequisite: CTXA 591
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19732D | 037 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 5 of 16 | Sheila Sofian | SCB207 | |