In the world of media arts and animation, if you can imagine it, you can create it. Combining elements from business, entertainment, and communications, animation professionals are needed everywhere from advertising to architecture, from TV studios to multimedia firms. At an Art Institutes school, you’ll start with fundamentals like design and drawing which, along with studies in areas like color theory, digital video editing, and computer applications, will help you build a solid foundation of the skills you’ll need. From there, you’ll build an ability to express your ideas in pictures and words, gaining a strong working knowledge of storyboarding, scriptwriting, scenic layout, 2D and 3D animation, digital video editing, and more.

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Whether it’s movie screens, TVs, smartphones, or computer monitors, our technology now gives us more options to get the programming we want, in the way we want it. Writers, producers, directors, camera operators, lighting technicians, and others are modern storytellers with a knack for putting that technology to work, taking projects from concept to captured images. Video editors and digital video effects designers are among the specialists who then add their talents and imaginations to help bring the story to life. Our audio and digital filmmaking and video production programs can help you learn the same digital media, lighting, camera equipment, and editing software used in TV studios, movie sets, and editing suites. So you can tell your own stories and help meet the industry’s demands for new media professionals.

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The video game industry invests millions of dollars competing for the attention of players looking for the next level of action and entertainment. All that competition means real opportunity for talented people who can create the games that capture imaginations. And it’s a field that’s as exciting as it is competitive—just one more reason to get the focused education to help your work stand out from the crowd. Here, our instructors will use their current gaming industry experience to create a learning environment that resembles the world you’ll be entering. Traditional and digital art fundamentals such as drawing, color, design, and computer applications will give you the background you need to start learning the techniques of animation, storyboarding, 2D and 3D modeling, lighting effects, and texture mapping. And you’ll also learn how to apply the principles of gaming, balance and usability to plan and devise game rules and mechanics; create the entire gaming experience; and develop games that can be used in industry-standard engines through every stage of the production pipeline.

Here, you can work with the same hardware and software industry professionals use, including Intel Xeon Mac Pros; iMac computers; Intel-based PCs; game engines, including CryENGINE, Valve, Unreal Engine 2, Unity, and Microsoft XNA; and other software, including Photoshop, Flash Professional, Zbrush, Source, Pro Tools, Autodesk 3ds Max, and Maya. So you can build a digital portfolio designed to impress potential employers. Our game art and design programs can prepare you for such entry-level positions as game designer, 2D/3D animator or artist, cinematic artist, game tester/analyst, level artist, or texture artist at places like game developers, software companies, education companies, and more.

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Photography professionals fill our world with the images that convey sheer beauty, raw emotion and fluid action as they inform, entertain, persuade, and sometimes shock us. They’re artists and journalists; they work in studios and on mountaintops; they constantly find innovative ways to tell stories, one frame at a time. And you can join them through one of the photography programs at an Art Institutes school.

Here, you can work with the same hardware and software industry professionals use, including Intel Xeon Mac Pros; iMac computers; Intel-based PCs; digital and video cameras; Wacom tablets; color printer labs and high-end scanners; and software, including Adobe Photoshop Extended, Lightroom, and Aperture. Our photography programs can prepare you for such entry-level positions as digital prepress operator, photographer’s assistant, studio manager, production assistant, or digital retoucher at places like advertising agencies, production companies, news and media outlets, photo labs, publishing houses, and more.

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Web design is more than just creating functional, eye-pleasing web pages. It’s using your technical and design skills to create complete digital experiences that drive so many industries. The internet isn’t just on our desktop computer, it’s always with us, in our smartphones, PDAs, MP3 players, and more. Understanding how to create media for the ever-changing internet means you can make your ideas reach more people, anywhere in the world—just what today’s companies need. Our talented faculty can teach you how to design rich, interactive content for both traditional and mobile web devices, as well as give you an understanding of design fundamentals like color theory, typography, illustration, digital image manipulation, and more.

Here, you can work with the same hardware and software industry professionals use, including Intel Xeon Mac Pros; iMac computers; Intel-based PCs; digital and video cameras; and software, including Dreamweaver, Contribute, Flash, Fireworks, After Effects, Bare Bones BBedit, Microsoft Front Page, Adobe Master Collection, and Apple Final Cut Studio. Our web design and interactive media programs can prepare you for such entry-level positions as multimedia producer, web developer or designer, mobile applications developer, or streaming media producer at places like web design and development firms, ad agencies, interactive media companies, major corporations, and more.

Learn more by choosing an Art Institutes school location below and the program that interests you, and see how our focused education can help you transform your creative energy into a fulfilling career.

Programs, credential levels, technology, and scheduling options vary by school.

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