Austin
Texas

CULINARY
At The Art Institute of Austin you pick your tools. We show you how to use them.

What You?ll Study
The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program is designed to provide students with an important foundation in drawing skills, color theory, design concepts, audio/video techniques and basic computer applications. From this foundation, degree candidates have the opportunity to develop advanced skills in various aspects of computer graphics and animation. Students can explore the various tools used in computer animation, including operating systems, 3-D modeling and animation software, 2-D animation techniques and desktop video production. These tools and concepts are designed to enhance our students? versatility and creativity, and to enable them to produce a digital portfolio that demonstrates their practical and technical abilities to employers.

Mission Statement
The Art Institute of Austin Media Arts & Animation program offers graduates the relevant career skills needed to obtain entry-level careers in the animation industry. The goal is accomplished through a focused curriculum based on industry validated program exit competencies and Faculty who possess industry experience and content expertise, as well as appropriate resources to support the curriculum.

Career Opportunities
Animation use is widespread in advertising, broadcast television, film and video production, virtual reality, rides and location-based entertainment, games, architectural, educational, corporate communication, medical, and the legal and insurance industries. Graduates may begin their career in entry-level positions as modelers, storyboard artists, animation artists, 3-D illustrators, FX artists, broadcast graphic designers or other similar positions.

With my new skills I can be:
? Animator
? Digital media producer
? Special effects artist
? Background designer
? computer artist