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Spring 2025
| AVC150 | Multimedia Storytelling | 3 Credits | ||||
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Enables students to find and develop their personal stories. Emphasis on the use of digital technology to create, edit, produce and archive a multimedia story. Prerequisites: None. |
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Course Notes: Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class. Storyboarding and animatics with a focus on dynamic cinematic techniques. Writing and developing characters, worldbuilding, and story structures to enhance existing and new stories for episodes, films, games, and books. Software usage ranges from Storyboard Pro to Google Docs or Microsoft Word for writing and any drawing software like Procreate, Clipstudio, or Photoshop to design different characters and worlds. |
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| General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
30458 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture/Lab
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01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Closed |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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| AVC184 | Digital Animation I | 3 Credits | ||||
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The art of animation (animated sequences, special effects, titles, etc.) using the computer. Construction characters, background graphics, color, scaling, storyboard, cells, timing, editing, and surface rendering. Screening and discussion of selected animated short films and videos. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ART111 or ART116) or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor. |
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Course Notes: Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class. Frame-by-frame animation in Harmony Premium following the 12 principles of animation. Emphasis on Character animation, lip-synching, acting, staging the scene, and compositing for final film. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
28604 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture/Lab
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01/13/2025 – 05/09/2025 |
Closed |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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Fall 2025
| AVC150 | Multimedia Storytelling | 3 Credits | ||||
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Enables students to find and develop their personal stories. Emphasis on the use of digital technology to create, edit, produce and archive a multimedia story. Prerequisites: None. |
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Course Notes: Storyboarding and animatics with a focus on dynamic cinematic techniques. Writing and developing characters, worldbuilding, and story structures to enhance existing and new stories for episodes, films, games, and books. Software usage ranges from Storyboard Pro to Google Docs or Microsoft Word for writing and any drawing software like Procreate, Clipstudio, or Photoshop to design different characters and worlds. Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class. |
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| General Education Designations: Humanities, Fine Arts & Design [HU] | ||||||
| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24888 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture/Lab
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08/25/2025 – 12/19/2025 |
Open 2 of 22 |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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| AVC184 | Digital Animation I | 3 Credits | ||||
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The art of animation (animated sequences, special effects, titles, etc.) using the computer. Construction characters, background graphics, color, scaling, storyboard, cells, timing, editing, and surface rendering. Screening and discussion of selected animated short films and videos. Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ART111 or ART116) or permission of Instructor. Corequisites: AVC100 or permission of Instructor. |
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Course Notes: Students in this class will be provided an Adobe Creative Cloud account tied to their MEID username, for home use on PC or Mac computers (smartphone or tablet mobile devices are not supported) during the duration of this course. Students should review the minimum configuration requirements to run Adobe CC on their personal device at: https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/system-requirements.html. Your instructor will provide login directions on the first day of class. Frame-by-frame animation in Harmony Premiumßfollowingßthe 12 principles of animation. Emphasis on Character animation, lip syncing, acting, staging the scene, and compositing for final film. |
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| Section | Location | Delivery | Dates | Days | Times | Availability |
24755 |
Online Course |
Online (On Your Time)
Lecture/Lab
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08/25/2025 – 12/19/2025 |
Open 13 of 22 |
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Notes: This is an Online class that does not meet at specific class times. Students are required to have access to a computer or mobile device, and Internet access, unless otherwise specified.
Before enrolling in their first online class at MCC, students need to view the online orientation and complete the readiness survey on https://www.mesacc.edu/online/get-started for additional information. |
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