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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.
Experimental and traditional audio design practices for animation, culminating in an immersive audio project utilizing acoustic design, surround sound and professional recording and editing tools.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19720R | 001 | Lecture | 10:00-12:50pm | Tuesday | 4 of 12 | Daniel Blanck | RZC117 |  |
Explores the relationship of science, philosophy and art to new forms of animation practice, including Artificial Intelligence with a focus on dreams and consciousness.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19703R | 037 | Lecture | 9:30-12:20pm | Monday | 6 of 12 | Kathy Smith | SCB207 | PDF (241828 KB) | |
Creating a one-minute animated film, installation, VR performance or new media project with sound, including development, pre-production, production and post-production.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19718D | 037 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 10 | Gregory Garay, | SCB205 | | |
| 7:00-9:50pm | Thursday | Norland Tellez | SCB202 |
Seminar and practicum featuring an inclusive investigation of contemporary animation theory and practices, with an emphasis on non-mainstream and marginalized themes, voices and methodology.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19714D | 037 | Lecture | 4:00-6:50pm | Wednesday | 8 of 10 | Elisabeth Mann | SCA259 | |
The history and practice of media-based installation art, from site-specific architectural projection mapping, to activist and public art, video sculptures and immersive, physical transformations.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19708R | 037 | Lecture-Lab | 4:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 12 of 12 | Elisabeth Mann | SCA258 | |
Research and development of the thesis project in expanded animation. Presentation of the thesis proposal at the end of the semester.
- Prerequisite: CTXA 545
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19721D | 037 | Lecture | 1:00-3:50pm | Wednesday | 5 of 10 | Kathy Smith | SCA259 | |
Credit on acceptance of Thesis.
- Prerequisite: CTXA 594A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19733D | 037 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 5 of 16 | Sheila Sofian | SCB205 | |