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Master the creative, technical and narrative skills necessary to meet the growing needs for 3D computer animation and visual effects.
Animation
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Computer Arts
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It Ralph. “The difference is, in the first movie they’re in the nostalgic, 8-bit world of sticking a coin in an arcade game,” he says. “In Ralph Breaks the Internet, as soon as they get to the Internet it is so much 2018 with a lot of the sounds from more modern synths and plug-ins. I wanted to use a kind of harmony that doesn’t regularly show up in electronic music, a kind of chord that produces the feeling of wonder you might get if you’re flying over Hogwarts, except that it’s being used with electronics.”
A specific example of such sonic melding is a scene in which John Williams’ “Imperial March” theme from the Star Wars films dissolves into a Disney Princess theme. While permission to quote Williams’ actual theme was not automatically covered under Disney’s ownership of Lucasfilm, the licensing effort was made to make the “in-joke” work. “Thankfully, because it’s such a huge film, it wasn’t such a problem,”
Jackman says.
Part of His World
Out of all the leading contenders, none features a more familiar character than Sony Pictures Animation’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Not only has its bold graphic look captivated audiences, it also informed the musical score written by Daniel Pemberton. “Coming up with a new, original take on Spider-Man is not an easy thing to do,” he admits, “but I was very inspired by the look and feel of the film and wanted to try and get that across in the score. I wanted it to completely feel a part of [lead character] Miles Morales’ world.”
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