COMM 3750 — Special Effects and Postproduction for Television
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath EIusually offered: fallBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Explores a variety of approaches to making special effects for film, video, and the World Wide Web. Offers students an opportunity to utilize cutting-edge technology and to apply state-of-the-art techniques to design and produce innovative special effects. Explores historical, technical, and theoretical aspects of special effects. Topics covered include compositing, matte painting, multiplane animation, explosions, smoke, three-dimensional lighting, particle emitters, chroma keying, motion graphics, video tracking, and more.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 81% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 94% | 1.0 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 50% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 81% | 3.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 0% · W 0% · Th 45% · F 23%
Common patterns: R (45% of sections), async (32% of sections), F (23% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Timothy Ouillette (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Timothy Ouillette (100% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Timothy Ouillette (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (COMM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All COMM courses · Plan it at numap.app
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