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Visual Effects Animation MFA

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Visualize your future.
At DMAC, Visual Effects Animation MFA students know how to digitally simulate smoke, fire and much more based on realistic physics computations. MFA students build on their foundational skills to take their animations to the next level, boosting their talent and earning a master’s degree at the same time.

Elevate your capabilities.
If you want to take your creative skills to the next level, a Visual Effects Animation MFA from DMAC will help you achieve your goals. The Visual Effects Animation MFA program specializes in high concept digital visual effects, including:

  • Advanced 3-D modeling
  • Motion capture
  • Advanced 3-D animation
  • Video and audio editing
  • Character animation
  • CG programming (MEL scripting)

Master top techniques.
Our MFA students develop a thesis that puts the spotlight on the advanced techniques they have learned, which includes trade secrets for creating realistic visual effects that simulate smoke, fire, object behavior, and other particle systems. Contemporary 3-D techniques are within easy reach with DMAC’s 33,000 "studio-like" facility, which includes a 2,500-square-foot motion capture studio and illustration center with green screen studio and HD video cameras.

Earn a master’s degree in just a few semesters.
While the Visual Effects Animation MFA is a full, 60-credit program, it normally takes just four or five semesters to complete. At DMAC, our goal is to encourage creative and technical growth in every student in an environment where ingenuity and inspiration thrive.