Bachelors Degree In Visual Effects Production

12 Month Core Courses I On Campus
+General Education Courses & Electives I Online

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Collaborate with Your Classmates and Graduate Studio Ready

Work together to create an animated film or visual effects for a school-produced live action short that replicates the workflow found at an actual studio. Our students have created award winning short films and games together under supervision of professional artists and directors. Launch your career and skills farther with DAVE School’s one of a kind approach to visual effects production education.

Software Taught

Maya

AfterEffects

Photoshop

Nuke

ZBrush

Course Curriculum

Game Production is broken down into five 10-week course blocks. Below are the course codes and more information on each.

DAVE 101

Digital Modeling and Sculpting

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Digital Modeling and Sculpting

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DAVE 201

Fundamentals of Computer Animation

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Fundamentals of Computer Animation

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DAVE 251

Lighting and Look Development

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Lighting and Look Development

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DAVE 301

Movie Magic – The Art of Visual Effects

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Movie Magic – The Art of Visual Effects

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DAVE 401

Portfolio Production

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Portfolio Production

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  • Character, Prop and Environment Modeling

  • 3D Animation

  • Visual Effects

  • Lighting and Texturing

  • History of Film FX

  • Digital Compositing

  • Rotoscoping

  • Green Screen Keying

  • Color Grading

  • 2D/3D Tracking

  • Digital Matte Painting

  • Look Development

  • Stereoscopic Techniques

  • Demo Reel and Portfolio Creation

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DAVE Student ACHIEVEMENTS

The DAVE School has a rigorous work schedule that aptly prepares you for the industry you’re about to embark upon. Showing how communication, strong work ethics and the ability to adapt to change are key to being successful in an industry where problem solving is vital. These fundamentals are shown through the leadership of our instructors each day, and it has been a pleasure to have learned from such talented artists in our industry.


Sandra Ross / Alumna
VFX Artist at MPC

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Rustin Devendorf
Stereoscopic / Technical Director

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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Dale Matasovsky
Digital Compositor

Avengers: Age of Ultron
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Andrea Jamiel
VFX Artist

Game of Thrones
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Tiffany Cheung
Cinematic Animator

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
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What makes DAVE different

DAVE is the real collaborative studio experience

STUDENT FILM PROJECTS

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Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Effects Production