VIS 7. Movie Magic: From Méliès to Marvel (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/VIS.html#vis7
Description
Looking at spectacle in motion pictures, the illusion of cinema, and visual effects in popular media. This class will introduce students to the history of special and visual effects in film and video, from the earliest cinematic experiments to experimental film and modern-day blockbusters. We will examine the integration of technology with image-making and storytelling and look at the exciting ways artists make the impossible come alive on screen. Prerequisites: none.
Prerequisite courses
VIS 7 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have VIS 7 as a prerequisite.