June 7 – 23, 2010

There’s no summer “down time” in my department. During the summer sessions, our students participate in an industry-animation-course. The Department of Visualization collaborates with one of the leading animation studios to give the students a condensed “real-world” production experience.
This year, students taking the Summer Industry Course (VIZA 627) will (and have been working with) visiting professionals from DreamWorks to produce four animated shorts. Each team of students has to develop a storyline around a simple concept (involving a robot) and then produce a thirty-second short. What may sound like a simple assignment is anything but. Our summer course has always been a great experience for the students and this year is no exception.