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School of Film and Animation

  • April 1, 2019

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    Alumni Update: Company helps musicians find rehearsal space

    What do you get when you combine a love of music with a degree in film and animation and a strong background in internet technology? Gabriel Isserlis ’16 (film and animation) used the combination to create a company called Tutti.

  • February 21, 2019

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    Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 9: In the digital age, how can you be so sure that the photo, video or audio being shared on social media hasn’t somehow been altered or manipulated? Associate professor of photography Christye Sisson and motion picture science undergraduate student Owen Thompson discuss media forensics and its role in protecting us all from fake news.

  • November 20, 2018

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    MAGIC spells opportunity with new learning laboratory

    RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios opened the doors to its new home this fall, inviting students, faculty and industry professionals to experience a digital media development and publishing learning laboratory never before seen in the Northeast.
  • November 20, 2018

    MAGIC Spell Studios: Making new products

    Taylor Thum is using her enthusiasm for live- action, virtual reality and 360- degree filmmaking—as well as the countless opportunities provided by MAGIC Spell Studios—to design and build a new platform for live-action storytelling.
  • November 2, 2018

    RIT enjoys stellar night at annual SMPTE awards

    Motion picture science students, faculty and alumni took home several awards at the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 2018 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition on Oct. 25.
  • May 2, 2018

    RIT has strong showing at spring film festivals

    An animated film by Rochester Institute of Technology School of Film and Animation (SOFA) students about a poor boy discovering a seed of hope was one of the top highlights of Rochester’s spring film festival season.

  • April 25, 2018

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    School of Film and Animation ranked No. 10 nationally

    RIT’s School of Film and Animation is once again ranked among the top animation schools in the country by Animation Career Review, a leading online resource of information for aspiring animation and game design professionals.
  • January 2, 2018

    Students and faculty involved in the Character Mosaic project.

    RIT project addresses dearth of minority characters in 3D animations

    Discouraged by an underrepresentation of minority characters in 3D-animated works, two School of Film and Animation faculty launched the Character Mosaic Project. The initiative aims to build a library of ethnically diverse, well-built characters that are free of charge to independent animators/filmmakers and students around the globe.