Animation & Visual Effects (ANVE)

Bachelor of Creative Media

The Bachelor of Creative Media is available in either Digital Film Making or Animation and Visual Effects. The curriculum focuses on the art, craft, and the business of storytelling. Students choose an area of emphasis, but they study all aspects of digital filmmaking and digital arts, whether they are aspiring writers, animators, directors, editors, or cinematographers. Theory and practice are integrated at every step as students manipulate text, sound, and images using industry-standard technology. CMI houses a state of the art digital projection screening room, post-production lab, animation lab, and production space.

Students must complete a min. 128 credits in the following areas: 69 credits in CMI/CMT**/OCAN**/ENGL/THTR/ART with a grade C or better; 35 cr. of Common Core, 6 cr. Viewing a Wider World; 18 cr. of electives.

General Education Core Requirement : ENGL 116 G, Perspectives on Film – 3 cr.

Creative Media Foundation Courses

45 total credits required (of which 12 credits are #300 and above)

ART 150, Drawing I or CMI 280, Modeling	3
CMI 100, Introduction to CMI	3
CMI 216*, Editing I	3
CMI 231, History of Animation	3
CMI/ENGL 232, Storyboarding	3
CMI 233, Light, Shade, Render or CMI 361, After Effects: 2-D Composing and Effects	3
CMI/ENGL 235, Principles of Story Across the Media	3
CMI 250, Beginning 2-D Animation	3
CMI 260, Foundations of 3-D Animation	3
CMI 290, 3-D Animation or CMI 350 Intermediate 2-D Animation	3
CMI 348, Acting & Directing for Voiceover or THTR 110*, 105 or CMI 214, Acting For Film	3
CMI 498, Final Yr. Senior Project I: Production and Post Production	6
CMI 499, Final Yr. Senior Project II: Production and Post Production	6

MAJOR: Animation and Visual Effects

Choose 21 total credits from the following (of which 15 must be #300 and above)

ART 150, Drawing I	3
ART 151, Drawing II	3
ART 250, Drawing III	3
ART 265, Sculpture I	3
CMI 214, Acting For Film	3
CMI 230, Developing the Animated Project	3
CMI 233, Light,Shade, Render	3
CMI 280, Modeling	3
CMI 290, 3-D Animation	3
CMI 301, Sound Design II	3
CMI 303, Cinema Review and Criticism	3
CMI 308, Writing for Animation	3
CMI 311, Editing II	3
CMI 323, Texture and Matte Painting	3
CMI 328, Production Management	3
CMI 332, 3-D Character Design	3
CMI 341, Film Techniques for Animators	3
CMI 350, Intermediate 2-D Animation	3
CMI 360, Previsualization	3
CMI 361, After Effects: 2-D Compositing & Effects	3
CMI 365, Personnel Character Design	3
CMI 397, Practicum	1-3
CMI 398, Special Topics	3-9
CMI 400, Directed Studies	3-9
CMI 401, Motion Capture Techniques	3
CMI 433, 3-D Sets and Environments	3
CMI 441, Advanced Visual Effects	3
CMI 450, Advanced 2-D Animation	3
CMI 451, Effects Animation and Dynamic Simulation	3
CMI 460, Technical Direction for Animators	3
CMI 470, Short 2-D Animation Production	3
CMI 495, Internship	3
CMI 496, Media Law and Ethics	3
CMI 497, Portfolio Design and Development	3
ENGL 303, Theory and Criticism: Film, Media, and Culture	3
ENGL 326, Cultural Identity and Representation Across the Media	3
THTR 110*, Acting (or THTR 105)	3

MINOR: Animation and Visual Effects:

Take 18 credits of CMI, CMI/ENGL, CMI/THTR courses as listed in the Animation and Visual Effects major. A minimum of 9 credits must be upper division

*course may be taken at an NMSU community college
** course offered only at Dona Ana Community College