ANI 458 — ADVANCED STOP MOTION ANIMATION (CUR-005)

Summary 🟢 ✓

• Resource type: course
• Owner Unit: Animation
• College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
• Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
• Catalog: ANI 458
• Last Verified: 2026-05-28

Course access

• Level: green (Open Enrollment)
• Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
• Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

• Status: verified_catalog_course (✓)
• Rationale: Appears in the current official DePaul course catalog search.
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/ani
• Last verified: 2026-05-28

Catalog description

In this course, students will build on their skills from Stop Motion Animation to create more ambitious projects. Techniques will cover complex puppets, detailed character performance to dialogue, 3D printing as applied to animation, lighting and motion control operation for camera moves. An emphasis will be placed on craftsmanship and effectively combining elements for stop motion filmmaking. ANI 455 is a prerequiste for this class.

Hardware relevance

Hands-on labs, fabrication, instrumentation, or physical production technology described in the official catalog course description.

Notes

Catalog course key: ANI 458. Course offerings and schedules are not verified in this pass.