Open Educational Resources
Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
2025
Abstract
Introduction to Motion Graphics & Effects MEDST 258 Section 1, 3 credits | Open Educational Resources (OERs) Faculty Fellowship Program 2024-2025 Online/Synchronous | Professor Andréa DeFelice
Links: Academic Commons: https://motiongraphicsfx.commons.gc.cuny.edu
OER-Calibrated COURSE DESCRIPTION: Get a project-based approach to the aesthetic and technical aspects of motion graphics and effects. This introductory course is designed to inform and inspire beginners, while utilizing OER and zero-cost materials. Students enrolled in this course are provided a free Adobe CC license and taught to use Adobe After Effects. Students are also taught how to be resourceful by searching out open license/free media online, by way of reliable sources used by professionals in the VFX field. Together we’ll learn capabilities and implement into class exercises and projects. Students learn the interface of industry-standard software. They are provided a server of free media, taught how to source free media, and taught how to use it. As they progress in the course learning the fundamentals of media management and workflow, technical use of software, and making actual motion graphics & effects projects, their independence and problem solving commensurate.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
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Graphic Design Commons, Illustration Commons, Interactive Arts Commons, Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Commons, Other Film and Media Studies Commons, Visual Studies Commons
