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Jason Arena

Associate Professor

School of Design
College of Art and Design
Undergraduate Program Director, New Media Design
jxafaa@rit.edu
585-475-4542
Office Location
GAN-1195

Jason Arena

Associate Professor

School of Design
College of Art and Design
Undergraduate Program Director, New Media Design

Education

BS, University of Buffalo; MFA, Pratt Institute

jxafaa@rit.edu
585-475-4542
Areas of Expertise
User Experience Design
Motion Graphics
Game and Entertainment Art
Creative Entrepreneurship

Currently Teaching

NMDE-204
New Media Design Animation
3 Credits
This project-based course provides training and practical experience in producing two- and three-dimensional animated sequences using off the shelf multimedia software. Students produce a number of short exercises incorporating original computer and non-digital artwork. Topics include key frame and tweening, cycling, acceleration, squash and stretch, backgrounds, inking, rotoscoping, sound, masking, multi-plane effects and space-to-time. Screenings of professionally made films will illustrate and provide historical perspective.
NMDE-305
New Media Design Motion Graphics
3 Credits
This course will deal with design concepts related to moving type. The impact of type as it moves, rotates, explodes, scales and fades will be considered. Legibility of the message will be studied in relation to delivery methods. Additional compositing, three-dimensional, camera tracking and special techniques and effects will be introduced during the class.
NMDE-498
New Media Design Internship
1 - 3 Credits
The New Media Design Internship will provide students with the option to work in the new media or visual communications field. Students may apply for internships to businesses based on the availability of positions and business job needs. Students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Internship Permission Form to enroll.
NMDE-599
New Media Design Independent Study
1 - 6 Credits
New Media Design Independent Study will provide students with the ability to study in a specialized area with an individual faculty member. Students, with the assistance of a faculty adviser, will propose a course of study. New Media Design Independent Study students must obtain permission of an instructor and complete the Independent Study Permission Form to enroll.
VCDE-709
Digital Design in Motion
3 Credits
This course focuses on motion design from story reels to the final project. Course content focuses on visual components, and assignments translate production techniques used in traditional filmmaking into the online environment. This includes the use of line, space (two and three-deminsional), composition and framing, simulated camera movements, color, and sound. Using a time-based application as the authoring tool and the techniques outlined in this course, a student will be able to produce interactive stories, such as online graphic novels and webisodes.
VCDE-799
Visual Communication Design Independent Study
1 - 4 Credits
Visual Communication Design Independent Study will allow students to obtain instruction in specialized areas of interest to enhance their individual course of study. Working with a faculty adviser, students will propose a focused curriculum related to their academic and/or future career interests. Visual Communication Design Independent Study students must obtain permission of an instructor to enroll.**NOTE: Student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA **

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