{"product_id":"background-design-for-animation-with-court-chu-online-course","title":"Background Design for Animation with Court Chu (Online Course)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis introductory design class focuses on the process of designing background sets and styles for animation productions (and touches on background painting). Topics such as research, idea\/style exploration, style guide creation, composition, exterior shot design, interior set design, lighting, prop design, \u0026amp; artwork presentation will be covered in the weekly lectures and HW assignments. This is a must-take class for budding designers to learn the key skills needed in an animation background design position. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will receive all the class-related emails for this course about a week before the first day of class.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCLASS #:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e119\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTIME:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFridays, 7:00PM - 10:00PM (PDT)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSTART DATE: \u003c\/strong\u003eOctober 9th, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDURATION:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e10 Weeks*\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIntro to Perspective\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSketching for Environment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIntro to Color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMATERIALS:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eTraditional sketching mediums. Computer, Wacom, \u0026amp; Photoshop\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCLASS SYLLABUS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/mk2eaxh93ya2yd7cxkamy\/BGDesignClass_CourtChu_Syllabus_v02.pdf?rlkey=g99b1inmtut3b05976sghduts\u0026amp;st=kgj0rsg0\u0026amp;dl=0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eClick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINSTRUCTOR: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"HTTPS:\/\/www.courtchu.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCourt Chu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourt is a BG Designer, BG Painter and Vis Dev Artist with many years of experience designing for both live action film and animated films. His past projects include \"Wonder Woman\", \"War for the Planet of the Apes\", \"Ready Player One\", \"The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse\", \"Monsters at Work\", and \"Prep and Landing: The Snowball Protocol\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTIME ZONE: \u003c\/b\u003eAll CDA class days\/times listed above are based on the Los Angeles PST\/PDT time zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eREFUND POLICY: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor details about our class refund policy, please visit our \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/conceptdesignacad.com\/refund-policy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRefund Policy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" and \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/conceptdesignacad.com\/read-me\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTerms of Service\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*\u003cem\u003eDue to reasons such as instructor sick day, family emergencies, storm, earthquake, fire, flood, disease outbreak or other unforeseen circumstances, \u003cstrong\u003eConcept Design Academy reserves the right to push any class back 1~2 weeks in schedule if necessary and change the class format to adjust for the emergency situation.\u003c\/strong\u003e Students are strongly recommended to plan their schedule with some flexibility in mind to avoid schedule conflicts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*** Limit one seat purchase for each class per student. 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