Fundamentals of 3D Motion Graphics

Students will become familiar with 3D motion graphics as they create, animate, revise, optimize and export 3D graphics and animations.

Carrie DeMuth
405-743-5426
cdemu@okcareertech.org

OCAS Codes	OHLAP Credit	Course Length	Prerequisites
None	No	120 Hours The 120 hours is based on a Carnegie unit, which accounts for 175 forty-five (45) minute class periods per school year.	Advanced Design Techniques

Select color and textures to enhance 3D graphics.
Apply various camera techniques to affect the look of a scene.
Create special effects in motion graphics software.
Define coordinates to identify positions of objects within the 3D motion graphics software environment.
Transform objects through translation, rotating, and scaling using motion graphics software.
Apply animation techniques to objects.
Render images to create desired results.
Develop 3D images that show objects in motion or illustrate a process with motion graphics software.
Create basic designs, drawings, and illustrations for product labels, cartons, direct mail, or television using motion graphics software.
Apply story development and editing to animation to create storyboards that show the flow of the animation and map out key scenes and characters.
Convert real objects to animated objects through modeling in motion graphics software.
Design complex graphics and animation, using independent judgment, creativity, computer equipment and motion graphics software.
Make objects or characters appear lifelike by manipulating light, color, texture, shadow, and transparency and/or manipulating static images to give the illusion of motion.
Develop a 3D logo for a business in motion graphics software.

Autodesk, Brainbench

MAYA Learning Community (Personal learning edition of MAYA is free to download)
Lynda Online Learning Library
3DS Max Revealed
Macromedia: Training from the Source Books
Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript: Training from the Source, Macromedia Press, ISBN#0321213432
Flash MX 2004 Games Most Wanted, Friends of Ed, ISBN#1590592360
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Macromedia Flash MX 2004, The Complete Reference, 2nd Edition, ISBN # 0072229209
How to Do Everything with Macromedia Flash MX 2004, ISBN # 0072229691

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