Digital Media Academy Stratford Hall

Tuesdays: 3:45 - 5:15pm

Take your drawing and illustration skills from paper to digital, understanding the principles of life-drawing (utilizing clothed digital poses and anatomy), perspective (1, 2 and 3-point) and composition. Understand how to design backgrounds and characters that work well when animated. Develop the art of storytelling by thinking sequentially to create storyboards. Apply industry-standard techniques in Adobe Photoshop, including layering, adjusting and masking, using a drawing tablet throughout. Gain an insight into the job opportunities in the animation industry and develop your critical thinking. The essential first step for any budding animator or illustrator.

Tuesdays: 3:45 - 5:15pm

Develop an artistic style using Autodesk Maya and CGI to master the basics of modeling, texturing, lighting, rendering and animation for 3D film production. Create 3D models, sculpt characters, and build environments as you explore complex modeling techniques that focus on proper model topology. Learn professional workflows as you work with Autodesk Maya. Become a well-rounded 3D artist capable of using modeling software in games, film, and tv with this course. 3D design and modeling open doors into all kinds of modern creative careers. Learn, discover, create and enjoy learning with other passionate creators. 

Tuesdays: 3:45 - 5:15pm

Learn to problem-solve like a computer scientist and code like a software engineer using Python, the world’s most in-demand programming language. Develop an understanding of challenging concepts such as programming best practices, conditionals, Object-oriented programming (OOP) and Integrated Development Environments (IDE).

Tuesdays: 3:45 - 5:15pm

Join us for the essential first step for any budding music producer and create your first beats on Ableton Live. Hone your MIDI skills through copying, pasting, duplicating, looping, recording, editing and quantizing. Experiment with MIDI controllers, drum machines and the mixer. Harness the power of structure and rhythm for programming drums. Finally, analyze the stylistic features of various genres to make your productions more authentic and/or commercially viable.

Tuesdays: 3:45 - 5:15pm 

Exclusively available for continuing students from part 1 at Stratford Hall school on the Fall 2022.

Learn to problem-solve like a computer scientist and code like a software engineer using Python, the world’s most in-demand programming language. Develop an understanding of challenging concepts such as programming best practices, conditionals, Object-oriented programming (OOP) and Integrated Development Environments (IDE).

Tuesdays: 3:45 - 5:15pm PST

Learn the essentials of game design by harnessing the power of Unity to master creating 2D or 3D environments and levels. Use C# and the Unity Game Engine to design and code your own 2D and 3D games. Get introduced to basic game design concepts, including user experience design and beta testing. Everyone loves a good game and creating those games is more exciting than ever for our students. Unity is the primary framework used to develop most of the video games people play today.