Overview

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A senior level investigation of skills and knowledge learned across creative media concentration. Examines recombinant, computational and compositional structures related to image, sound, video and/or motion capture. Students will explore emergent creative production areas to tackle meaningful problems and tell thoughtful stories. They will design, produce and critically appraise both their own work and the work of others. Students will produce a project of significant size and scope that helps to prepare students to be creative producers in our rapidly evolving computer-mediated world.

COURSE DETAILS:

IAT 443 is a senior-level investigation of skills and knowledge learned across the creative media concentration. For the Fall 2025 cohort, students who enrol in IAT 443 will work on a project supported by a Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL) grant.  This will be a large-scale, semester-long work-integrated learning collaboration with StudioSIAT and local motion capture studios. 

Susan Clements-Vivian will lead IAT 443 in collaboration with J Tseng, StudioSIAT production manager.  Students will receive robust technical, creative, and conceptual support from SIATstudio, and eligible students will receive a $700 grant from CEWIL to support their work. 

 

Prerequisite: Completion of 60 units, including IAT 313, IAT340 and IAT 344 with a minimum grade of C-.

 

Or by permission of the instructor

 

Course description

 

IAT 443 Senior Project in Creative Media will be taught with the support of SIATStudio, with the expectation that students enrolling in this course have production-heavy projects that they are interested in pursuing. This course suits teams or individuals interested in self-directed large-scale projects in 3D, 2D, or 2.5D animation, motion capture, sound design, character design, game design with a strong narrative focus, interactive video, interactive installation, film/video, etc. The first part of the course will be on creating professional project proposals and project management documents. Teams will be expected to approach and try to secure either critique sessions, coffee chats, or industry drop-ins with local companies in the field in which they are creating their projects. This is a critique-heavy course in which committed students and teams are expected to work independently with a high degree of commitment. It is recommended that teams form before the class and enroll together. However, individuals or those looking for a team are welcome to enroll. Students will be expected to create professional portfolio-level work in areas they are interested in pursuing as a career or for personal development.

Draft Grading Breakdown

*Note that this is a draft of the course grade breakdown that will be supplied on the first day of class.

 

Project proposal 10%

Readings Summary and Research 10%

Preliminary Project work: 10%

Draft: 20%

Final Project: 50%

Total: 100%

 

Learning Outcomes

 

 

 

 

 

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

At the end of this course:

• Students will have:
• Conceptualize a large-scale project through creative and conceptual development, production, and post-production methods.
• Established their own project and specific learning objectives for a self-directed project.
• Produced work with excellent production standards that aligned with industry practices.
• Developed their critical and reflective practice through critique and research.
• Worked as a cohort to ensure the success of peers, teams and projects.

 

Grading

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

REQUIRED READING NOTES: