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Adriana Jaroszewicz

Assistant Dean and Professor, Animation

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Education:

BFA, Graphic Design
MFA Film, Video and Computer Animation

Bio

Adriana received her MFA degree from the Division of Animation and Digital Arts, School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. Before joining academia, she worked as a senior digital trainer for teams of animators at Sony Pictures Imageworks. She has also collaborated with several independent directors creating visual effects for their award-winning projects.

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Research Interests

Adriana’s research interests are critical animal studies and multispecies ethnographies in the context of animated works. She is currently developing a collaborative project titled Coyote Portraits as part of the series Tales from the Capitaloscence, informed by findings from academic literature, novel use of virtual reality, and lived experiences of coyotes documented through images collected from continuously running camera traps. These will be braided together using 3D computer animations in VR to tell the individual and familial stories of coyotes, to examine opportunities to foster interspecies communication and a build a pathway towards compassionate coexistence.

24/25 Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
3D Computer Animation 3DAN 210 26/SP

Description

This course introduces the 3D character pipeline, from design to creation, exploring the contexts of representation and impacts of design choices. Using anatomy as a guiding principle, 3D modeling of characters and implementations of skeletons will be conceptualized and applied guided by visual reference. There will be a focus on the aesthetic intent, functionality and texturing of the character design, and the 3D environments and props that support the character's identity. The course structure includes lectures, hands-on demonstrations, discussions, presentations and critiques.

This course is subject to priority rules; see here.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.