The coursework takes the form of a portfolio comprised of:-

20% Practical based on the completion of an in class project assessing learning outcome 1.
80% Project assessed as a portfolio comprised of a VLE forum 'thread' showing the development of a practical piece asessing learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4.

Appropriate software within the Faculty Laboratories

This module will cover the processes and techniques involved in the creation of motion design (also called motion graphics) projects.

Students will cover:
- Animation techniques in 3D and 2D environments
- Simulation methods e.g. rigid body dynamics, particle simulation
- Basic scripting and expressions to control or automate processes in 2D or 3D
- Multi-pass rendering and compositing
- Workflow requirements for animation

CE00074-2 3D Modelling for Film

The Art and Science of Digital Compositing: Techniques for Visual Effects, Animation and Motion Graphics, Ron Brinkman, 2008, Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN: 0123706386
Motion Graphic Design: Applied History and Aesthetics, Jon Krasner, 2008, Focal Press, 2nd Edition, ISBN: 0240809890

1 x 2 hour laboratory
1 x 1 hour lecture
(1:n) (1:30)2