EA Academy Electives for Seniors

Next year EA seniors (congratulations!) will have two options as their EA elective, Video Production or Computer Animation II. So what is each of these classes like?

+ ACADEMY VIDEO PRODUCTION                                               - Grade: 12th
Suggested Prerequisite: Digital Photography suggested but not required
Video Production is a course that introduces film history and video production with a focus on film and video as a means of visual communication and self-expression. The course covers the elements of pre-production, production, and post-production in order to create different types of videos, and to develop useful, marketable skills for the future. Students will use digital camcorders and learn non-linear editing, titling, and special effects with Final Cut Pro.

Sample of student work

+ ý   ACADEMY COMPUTER ANIMATION II                   – Grade: 12th
Suggested Prerequisite: Academy Computer Animation I strongly suggested but not required

The first semester of this course is an extension of the skills learned in Academy Computer Animation I.  There is an emphasis on storyboarding and Actionscript programming for Flash.  The second semester will focus on modeling and animation using Maya, a 3D software application.