Motion Design I: Digital Video and Special Effects
Motion Design II: 2D Animation
Motion Design III: 3D Animation
Semester 1 only (fall)
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
Prerequisites and Enrollment Criteria
At least one year of any Monticello Academy Computer Technology Education class experience. Students should know how to work with Photoshop. Motion Design II and III require completing the prior level with a grade of B or higher.
12 (across all three classes)
Letter grade (i.e. A, B, C, D, F scale)
In Motion Design I, students are introduced to the process of planning, filming, editing, and generating visual effects. Students are taught to use digital cameras with manual settings, lighting techniques, digital audio, and other AV equipment. Students will primarily work with Adobe Premier and After Effects to create videos.
Students who have completed Motion Design I are qualified for Motion Design II, where students learn more advanced VFX and a greater emphasis on 2D animation. Graphics and assets are generated using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop and then animated using Adobe After Effects.
In Motion Design III, students will combine everything they've learned and step into 3D animation using tools such as Maya or Fusion 360 and Adobe After Effects
Arrash Jaffarzadeh
ajaffarzadeh@monticelloacademy.org