Visual Development Certificate

This is a program certificate that serves as a continuation for Animation Level I. Upon completion of both Animation Level I and Visual Development, students will be awarded an Associate Degree in Animation (AA) with emphasis in Visual Development.

This program is recommended for students with a desire for designing the look and feel of any animation element (characters, environments, story). Students will learn skills needed in fields such as Animation,  Games, Visual Effects.

Student learning outcomes:

• Acquire and demonstrate animation skills necessary to communicate effectively through visual means.
• Create and implement a variety of animation techniques in order to develop a filmic concept.

The 2019-2020 annual and three-year average number of awards conferred for all Animation Certificates and Animation AA degree is 12 and 11 respectively.

This is currently a very popular discipline in our college, therefore we project a solid increase of completion of this certificate to about 18-20 students/year, for an increase of 50% to 70%.

The objectives of this Certificate are:

• Align the program with other existing programs to provide an increase of transfers to 4 year institutions, since the typical entry-level education levels for the related occupations in Animation related field is a Bachelor's Degree.
• To make the degree more relevant to current employment trends.
• To provide access to a curriculum that traditionally is found mostly in more expensive 4 year colleges or higher-ed private institutions.
• To provide occupational skills to students interested in the  Animation and other entertainment industries.
• To match students interest and abilities with employment needs by grouping courses based on career-based disciplines.
• Remap courses to offer a clear path to completion using the Guided Pathways framework.
• Utilize existing resources currently available in Animation Program (hardware and software) into a wider variety of subjects without having to increase dramatically the current course offerings.
• Include portfolio classes so students can apply for entry level positions in the entertainment industry.

This is an intermediate/advanced  Certificate of Animation discipline. There are four prereqs in this program. 

• Three prereqs correspond to drawing courses (Art201,  Art204 and Art209) required to complete the Animation Level I certificate.
  
• The other one is for the Portfolio or Project course, and is the culmination of the Visual Development Certificate. This course requires to demonstrate a certain level of proficiency in Visual Development, therefore a completion of other courses in this Certificate is required.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
Art205	Life drawing II	3	S1
Animxxx - New course	Figure drawing for animation	3	S1
Anim212	Character design and animation	3	S1
AnimXXX - New course	Environment Design	3	S1
Anim217	Storyboarding	3	S2
Anim216	Layout and Background art	3	S2
Anim219	Animation process and production	3	S3

This program will replace the generic Animation Level II existing program and will provide a more specific area of focus.

There are no other Animation Certificates currently offered at other LACCD colleges.

Our enrollment is capped based on the amount of seats in our computer labs. Based on current enrollment trends we project an annual enrollment of 60 to 70 students, which will be maximum lab capacity.

No, it is a replacement of Animation Level II