Welcome to the information site for the Animation & Concept Development Program at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin. The Animation Program prepares students to seek entry-level employment in professional 3D animation and related industries. For detailed information on the Program go to the Program and Industry overview link.
Our advanced students are available for interviews and internships,
and each finishing student's web-link includes available contact information.
For Program registration information please contact the Art Department at Madison College, or contact Program Faculty with specific questions not addressed within this site.
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Recent News
Student access to Gnomon subscriptions
The Animation Program curriculum now offers students in good standing access to the Gnomon Workshop tutorial series. Gnomon is based in Hollywood, California, and is the universally recognized leader in online training and tutorials for the entertainment and animation industries.
Summer course in maquette sculpture
In the Animation Program's first-ever summer offering, a full class of eighteen students are registered for foundation training in maquette sculpture. Maquettes are the small-scale, tabletop sculptures created to pre-visualize characters and creatures in cinema and game development. Their work will be posted at the completion of the course in August 2010.
2010 Portfolio Show at Monona Terrace
The 2010 Portfolio Show will be held Thursday, April 29th, from 4pm to 8pm at Monona Terrace. The show is open to the public and features all Applied Arts degree programs at Madison Area Technical College.
Jeff Dewitt joins Madison College Animation Program
The Animation Program is pleased to introduce a new full-time faculty member. Jeff Dewitt is a thirteen-year veteran of the game development industry, with numerous triple-A game titles to his credit and ownership/ management of a development studio for several years. He is an alumnus of Madison College and well known in game-development and related industries.
Jeff is an accomplished professional animator, but he also brings to the Program his substantial talent in concept drawing and painting, design, asset and studio management, and curriculum development. Visit his blog here.
Online resources
The Madison College Animation Program has begun making lecture notes, art samples, and instructional videos available to currently registered students online via this site and the server system accessible in-classroom. Students currently registered for courses are given automatic access to available materials in addition to hands-on classroom experience with Instructors and guests from industry studios.
The Animation Program's extended plan calls for continued expansion of these capabilities. We are moving ahead with innovative ways to bridge the traditional gap between online delivery and the necessity for high-quality, visually detailed curriculum content.
