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Dear students of Animation major and Film major of Korea-China School of New Media. I am the Dean of International College at Dongseo University. With my whole heart, I welcome you all to Dongseo University. We have been going through a very harsh winter, but just like the spring coming around the corner of us, we will soon meet together under the cherry blossom trees with a big smile in Dongseo University Campus.
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Today, I would like to explain you of the joint education of Korea-China School of New Media-Busan and Wuhan for the year 2020. The main goal of the education is to run the curriculum that targets creation of animation films, whether it be 2D or 3D for Animation major and motion pictures for Film major. The animation films and motion pictures could be linked to graduation works.
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Let’s take a look at three education goals.
The first goal is to run the curriculum that focuses on creation of 2D or 3D animation films or motion pictures. The curriculum will guide you through the same production pipeline used in professional studios. Last year in 2019, Korea- China School of New Media-Busan’s Animation major students created 25 animation films, and Film major students created 27 motion pictures that are short films. I was greatly impressed by the students’ works. I was proud of the Animation and Film major students of Korea-China School of New Media-Busan.
The second goal is to provide education, through which students ‘learn and make’ digital art contents at the same time.
The third goal is to have the constant collaboration between Korea-China School of New Media-Wuhan and Busan to provide the excellent education to students and also to have the joint research over education among professors of Wuhan and Busan. The accomplishment of these three goals depends on you all.
All the professors in Dongseo University will encourage you to accomplish these goals.
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Here, I want to explain you about the year 2020 curriculum of education for the students of 2018 that are you. To receive Dongseo University’s bachelor’s
degree, you must take more than 33 credits. It is a Korean Higher Education law
and policy. The total number of credits for the 2018 students is currently 26 for Animation major and 32 for Film major.
So Dongseo University cannot issue Bachelor’s degree. For example, in the first semester of 2020, you must take more than 17 credits. In the second semester, you must take more than 16 credits in Dongseo University or vice versa.
So Dongseo University inevitably changed the number of credits of each course, and also changed certain major elective courses to major required courses.
These changes are not arbitrary; they are based on the three education goals and the Korean Higher Education law.
Dongseo University will ensure that you all receive a bachelor’s degree under Korean Higher Education law by having you take more than 33 credits in the year 2020 and also provide you with the utmost education.
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Now, I will explain you of the changes in credit numbers and the major required and elective courses. I will, first, go with the animation major.
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What you see is the Animation major curriculum in Wuhan and Busan of the first semester. Courses are classified according to the production pipelines: Pre- production, production, and post-production. In the red box, the total credits are 12 with all the courses in 2 credits.
Two courses 动画概念设计 (Animation Concept Design) and 三维角色设计及制作(3D Character Design and Production) are required courses. Elective courses are 三维 动画制作 2(3D Animation Production 2), 骨骼绑定基础(Basic Rigging), 动画导演基础 (Basic Animation Directing)’ and 三维游戏建模基础(Basic 3D Game Modelling).
Take a look at the blue box, the education in Busan. Based on the education goals, the total number of credits in Busan are changed from 12 to 18. Unlike the courses in Wuhan, all the 6 course are major required. All these 6 courses are a must in making animation films. You can also see the changes of the credits.
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Now, the second semester.
What you see is curriculum of the second semester in Wuhan and Busan. Courses are classified according to the production pipelines: Pre-production, production, and post-production.
In the red box, the total number of credits in Wuhan is 14 from 2 to 3 credits.
Two courses 角色动画基础 (Basic Character Animation) and 三维场景设计与制作(3D Background and Production) are required courses. All the other courses such as
专业作品集创作(Portfolio Workshop), 动画视觉特效(Animation Visual Effects), VR 内容开 发(VR Contents Development), and ‘高级骨骼绑定(Advanced Rigging) are electives.
Take a look at the blue box, the education in Busan. Based on the education goals, the total number of credits in Busan are changed from 14 to 16 or 17.
Unlike the courses in Wuhan, 4 course 角色动画基础 (Basic Character Animation)’, ‘ 三维场景设计与制作(3D Background and Production)’, ‘专业作品集创作(Portfolio
Workshop)’, and ‘动画视觉特效(Animation Visual Effects) are required courses. They are a must in making animation films.
The remaining two courses, VR 内容开发(VR Contents Development) and 高级骨骼绑 定(Advanced Rigging) are electives. If you only take required courses, you cannot meet 33 credits for the bachelor’s degree as 14 in the second semester with 18 in the first semester would only make 32 credits.
So you must either take VR 内容开发(VR Contents Development) or 高级骨骼绑定 (Advanced Rigging). If you take 高级骨骼绑定(Advanced Rigging), the total number of credits is 16. If you take VR 内容开发(VR Contents Development), the total number of credits is 17. We will provide the syllabus of each course. Please read them carefully and make your choice.
In summary, the total number of credits of both semesters for Animation is either 34 or 35 depending your choice.
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Now, I will move to the Film major. I will explain you of the changes in credit numbers and the major required and elective courses in both semesters. We will start with the first semester.
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What you see is the Film major curriculum in Wuhan and Busan in the first semester. Courses are classified according to the production pipelines just like the ones in Animation major: Pre-production, Production, and Post-production.
As you can see in the red box, the total number of credits is 14 with all the courses in 2 credits. In Wuhan, only 视觉特效(Visual Effects) and VR 内容开发(VR Contents Development) are major required. All the other courses, 故事分析
(Scenario Analysis), 电影照明技术 (Advanced Film & Video Lighting) , 声音创作和编辑 (Sound Production), 高级数字 光 灯 (Advanced Digital Lighting), and 高级数字绘景 (Advanced Digital Matte Painting) are electives.
Take a look at the blue box, the curriculum in Busan. Besides 视觉特效(Visual Effects) and VR 内容开发(VR Contents Development), 故事分析(Scenario Analysis), 电影照明技术 (Advanced Film & Video Lighting) , and 声音创作和编辑(Sound
Production) are changed to required courses.
In Busan, only 高级数字 光 灯 (Advanced Digital Lighting)‘ and 高级数字绘景 (Advanced Digital Matte Painting)’ are major electives. You can choose one of these two courses. You can either choose ‘高级数字 光灯 (Advanced Digital Lighting) or 级数字绘景 (Advanced Digital Matte Painting). The syllabuses of these two courses will be provided. So read them carefully and make your choice.
If you want to take only required courses, you can do so. However, professors highly recommend that you take one elective course if you want to use
computer graphics in your motion pictures. Depending on your choice, the total number of credits would range from 15 to 18.
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Now, the second semester for Film major.
Look at the curriculum in Wuhan and Busan. Courses are classified according to the production pipelines: Pre-production, Production, and Post-production as well.
As you can see in the red box, the total number of credits is 18. In Wuhan, three courses, 新媒 企体 划设计(New Media Planning) and 高级数字合成(Advanced Digital Composition), and 专业实习(Major Practicum) are major required. All the other 5 courses- 粒子效果(Particle Effect), 新媒 短片体 创意制作(New Media Planning) , 影视制作 管理 (Production Management), 高级数字摄影(Advanced Digital Cinematography), and 媒体数据管理(Media Data Management) are electives.
Take a look at the blue box, the curriculum in Busan. The total number of credits in Wuhan are changed to 19 credits in Busan. All the courses are changed to major required courses. The credits of only 高级数字摄影(Advanced Digital Cinematography) is increased from 2 to 3 as it is essential in the second
semester in making motion pictures. The credits of other remaining courses stay the same.
In summary, for Film major, the total credits of courses in two semesters can range from 34 to 37.
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Well, I have so far explained you of three important education goals, Korean Higher Education Law, and the changes in the total number of credits and major required and elective courses in Busan. Also, I explained what course you must choose as an elective in your major.
Let’s take a look at the picture. This is the picture of the 1st DSU International College Digital Arts Show. It was for Korea-China School of New Media-Busan students of 2017 who were with us last year, 2019. They are third year students back in Wuhan. 25 animation films and 27 motions pictures were shown at the show. Around 10 animation films and motion pictures were given prizes.
So I will be looking forward to your animation films and motion pictures after a year with us at the 2nd DSU International College Digital Arts Show for Korea- China School of New Media students of 2018 in the year 2020, that is this year.
Once again, on behalf of Dongseo University, I welcome you to International College in Dongseo University, Busan, Korea. I hope to see you soon. By for now.
