Conestoga College is a public college located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It offers more than 200 programs in various fields such as Engineering, Business, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Media and Design, and Community Services.

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Do you want to broaden your video and animation skills and take your media production techniques to the next level? Conestoga’s one-year graduate certificate in Motion Graphics provides you with a modern learning environment for creating seamless animated artwork and sequences, allowing you to pursue a career as a motion graphic designer, interactive media editor, post-production editor, or to integrate these elements into your current profession. Throughout the program, you will draw upon theory and techniques of the design, digital media, and animation worlds to conceptualize and create captivating 2D and 3D digital media for a variety of online and mobile applications. Courses are taught by faculty with direct industry experience and cover a broad range of applications such as advanced image capturing and editing techniques, typography, colour theory, green screen techniques, rendering, digital compositing, and post production. Courses also feature a mix of teaching and hands-on lab time, giving you the space to develop and perfect your skills using leading-edge content editing software. Designed to reflect the requirements and workflows found in industry, the program includes both individual and collaborative team-based projects, design iteration, the use of professional design briefs, and budget considerations. Throughout the program, you will develop a portfolio of original work that speaks to your unique strengths. To further support your transition to the workforce, the program facilitates a field placement where you will be given the opportunity to apply your skills on real projects. Show less

Courses
Level 1
Course details
Conestoga 101
CON0101

Digital Design
DSGN8070

Digital Image Editing I
DSGN8080

Digital Media Production I
DSGN8090

Vector Graphics
GRDN8010

Motion Graphics I
GRDN8020

Safety in the Workplace
OHS1320

Level 2
Course details
3D Animation and Modelling
DSGN8100

Digital Image Editing II
DSGN8110

Digital Media Production II
DSGN8120

Motion Graphics Capstone
DSGN8330

Field Placement (Animation and Motion Graphics)
FPLT8010

Motion Graphics II
GRDN8030

Program outcomes
Design and execute kinetic type and infographics sequences using typography, style and visual communication.
Communicate effectively with colleagues and clients to complete animation and infographics projects using communication, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Script, complete production and manage digital media projects to enhance interactive and non-interactive viewer experiences.
Manage the production of motion graphic content and its deployment via mobile devices, broadcast television, digital signage, digital displays, augmented reality and the web.
Plan and commission the appropriate technical infrastructure to complete a digital or multimedia project in compliance with production schedule.
Select the appropriate techniques and convergent technologies, including hardware and software protocols specific to the target platform to complete projects according to the client brief, budget and context.
Examine and evaluate creative digital images, animations and compositions for utilization in multimedia installations.
Digitally manipulate multiple images to match live-action footage and re-create natural phenomena.
Integrate 2D and 3D computer generated imagery, live action elements and motion graphics to tell a story.
Create customized tools through software or scripting to allow for more advanced application of visual effects techniques such as user interfaces for a variety of interactive platforms.
Manage technologies that deploy content through networks and other distribution methodologies.
Work collaboratively in interdisciplinary teams to produce graphic and animation elements.
Present an e-portfolio of motion graphics and animation projects and products that highlights one’s creativity and proficiency with relevant motion graphics and animation technologies

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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