"Do you watch movies for the special effects...?"

Do you still watch Cartoon Network? Did you dream of asking "Laura Croft" to the prom? Is your daytimer filled with color and doodles? Do you draw constantly? Do you watch movies for the special effects and insist that you could one-up them? Do you get excited when Pixar announces they are releasing a new animated feature film? Do you dream of creating the perfect virtual reality video game? Face it, you're an animator waiting to happen!

Animators make things come to life. Animators can specialize in motion, feature films, materials, and more. Motion control animators are responsible for animating physical models or computer generated images with respect to how an object moves. Feature film animators develop either 2-D or 3-D animations for the motion picture industry like the animations seen in Toy Story 2. Materials specialists build object surfaces, textures, terrains, and fractals for 3-D models. These animators are responsible for creating a dinosaur's skin like in Jurassic Park, or creating the perfect prehistoric setting in The Flintstones.

If you are an animator, you are never without a pencil. You usually have a sketch pad, colored pencils, and a Sharpie or two nearby. You are quietly creative and you are a perfectionist about your artwork. You have a unique ability to use the computer as a creative tool. You love to draw and you long to be a part of the magic that was Walt Disney-to possess the ability to animate things to life.

Animator is just one of the many careers that computer animation degree students can prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa. Here are a few more exciting careers to consider… special effects artist, game design animation assistant, shader, motion capture animator, modeler, and bench animator.

The objective of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Movie Production program is to prepare students for professional opportunities in digital cinematography, editing, and special effects. The program focuses on the use of industry-current digital video and audio technology, hardware, software and industry standard equipment and studio facilities.

Digital Movie Production will begin by teaching students how to focus and develop their ideas into a working script, while they simultaneously learn the fundamentals of preproduction, the planning phase of movie development. Students can go on to learn the fundamentals of audio for media, advanced editing techniques, DVD (Digital Versatile Disks) production, and digital compositing and special effects. Each class builds upon the concepts taught in the previous term, leading up to a final project that will encompass all in which they have been taught.

Not only are students given the knowledge to create both fiction and non-fiction videos, but stunning visual special effects and title creation as well. This program is unique in the fact that each and every project is produced in a digital format, from conception on through to completion.

Classes consist of a well-balanced mix of studio and field production. Lab rooms are outfitted with industry-current Macintosh computers, industry standard software, and the hardware necessary to provide the required hands-on training this program provides.

"Did you make your own prom dress?"

Are you already a fashion stylist for your mom and friends? In high school, did you make your own prom dress because you couldn't find anything that fit your style? Do you stay up late Oscar night, just so you can rip on what the stars are wearing right along with Joan Rivers? Are you irritated when you see people using cell phones as an accessory? Do you already know what your label name will be when you make it? Face it, you just might be a fashion designer!

Fashion designers provide design ideas within a company's price range for a line of clothing. Fashion designers sketch original designs, research the market for trends, dig for the ultimate fabric, and ultimately infuse style on everything. Color, line, design, drape, pattern making, rendering, trims, accent-all terms that are second nature to fashion designers.

If you are a fashion designer, you usually have an assortment of threads hanging from your lapel and your car looks like you're into voodoo with all of the straight pins strewn on the floor. You are full of creativity and you express your style in everything you do — you see your clothing and sense of style as an extension of who you are and what you are all about. You love to make people feel good about themselves, that's what drives your passion to create. You yearn to see people wear your clothes down the runways of Paris, Milan, New York, and ultimately, in your own hometown.

Fashion design is just one of the many careers that fashion design and marketing degree students can prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa. Here are a few more exciting careers to consider… fashion styling, fashion illustration, production, costume design, merchandising, textile artistry, and pattern drafting.

"Did you make your own prom dress?"

Are you already a fashion stylist for your mom and friends? In high school, did you make your own prom dress because you couldn't find anything that fit your style? Do you stay up late Oscar night, just so you can rip on what the stars are wearing right along with Joan Rivers? Are you irritated when you see people using cell phones as an accessory? Do you already know what your label name will be when you make it? Face it, you just might be a fashion designer!

Fashion designers provide design ideas within a company's price range for a line of clothing. Fashion designers sketch original designs, research the market for trends, dig for the ultimate fabric, and ultimately infuse style on everything. Color, line, design, drape, pattern making, rendering, trims, accent-all terms that are second nature to fashion designers.

If you are a fashion designer, you usually have an assortment of threads hanging from your lapel and your car looks like you're into voodoo with all of the straight pins strewn on the floor. You are full of creativity and you express your style in everything you do — you see your clothing and sense of style as an extension of who you are and what you are all about. You love to make people feel good about themselves, that's what drives your passion to create. You yearn to see people wear your clothes down the runways of Paris, Milan, New York, and ultimately, in your own hometown.

Fashion design is just one of the many careers that fashion design and marketing degree students can prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa. Here are a few more exciting careers to consider… fashion styling, fashion illustration, production, costume design, merchandising, textile artistry, and pattern drafting.

"Does your spouse tire of your constant rearranging of the living room furniture?"

Do you immediately survey an office for design perfection the minute you enter it? Do you constantly critique poor space planning? In high school, were you the only one who knew CAD wasn't just a "bad guy"? Do you have the burning desire to design your world? Face it; you just might be an interior designer waiting to happen!

Designers plan, direct and often procure the selections and oversee the installation of decorative and functional materials for an attractive environment. Designers are responsible for everything from the lighting used and how and where it will be wired to what kind of doors and windows should be used to increase the possibility of light. Designers are responsible for more than making the wall paper match the crown molding, they are responsible for creative an environment that is a reflection of the person who or company who is to inhabit the space.

If you are an interior designer at heart, you probably can't venture into a home improvement store without spending more than $100, your home probably has more swatches in it than actual material, and let's not even talk about antique hunting! You can't walk into a room without considering what could be done. You are full of creativity and class and you have a need to help others feel comfortable in their own personal space.

Residential & contract (office) design are just some of the many careers that interior design degree students prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology Tampa.

Face it, you're creative, and you belong here.

No matter how eye-catching, glamorous, or fashionable, merchandise and clothing do not sell themselves. You can prepare for a career that combines your analytical skills and creative thinking. At IADT, our merchandising program is designed to prepare you for career opportunities by teaching you the skills you need in merchandising, buying, sales, management, negotiation, customer relations, and creative technologies.

The objective of the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Recording Arts program is to prepare students for professional opportunities in the audio recording industry. The program focuses on the use of industry-current audio technology, hardware, software and industry standard equipment and studio facilities.

Recording Arts will begin by teaching music theory, an essential element in establishing a career in the audio industry. Students can then learn how to play the keyboard and read music notations; this will further assist them in their career goals to become either a recording engineer or producer. Students can then go on to learn advanced recording and mixing and mastering techniques, as well as the principles of sound design for CD production, film and video, and DVD (Digital Versatile Disks) production. Each class builds upon the concepts taught in the previous term leading up to a final studio project that will encompass all in which they have been taught.

Not only are students given the knowledge to create professionally mastered music tracks, but DVD's (Digital Versatile Disks) and 5.1 surround sound pieces as well. This program is unique in the fact that there is a strong emphasis on digital audio production and technique, an area somewhat overlooked by other popular audio programs that focus on analog production.

Classes consist of a well-balanced mix of studio and field production. Lab rooms are outfitted with industry-current Macintosh computers, industry standard software, hardware, mixers and keyboards. The digital studio houses an isolation booth for studio recordings, as well as a full ProTools system.

"Do you have something to say with photography?"

Do you find you are the one that always gets asked to "take a few shots" for your friends' events? When you read a magazine, do you pass over the pages of copy and spend all your time looking at the photos? Do you gaze at photos of sleek metallic automobiles gliding down the road in an exotic location and wonder how you get a job taking photographs like that? Sometimes it's hard to imagine that someone has actually been paid to shoot these photographs. It is true! And you too can be a part of it!

Photographs are used everywhere for everything. Today the public at large is more visually sophisticated than ever before. It takes a professional with the right equipment and the right training to create an image that communicates. From high-impact images taken by a photojournalist's camera, to the poignant and thought-provoking portraits shot by a master studio photographer—photographic images have somehow earned a permanent place in our lives. Thanks to the photographers behind the cameras, we have had unforgettable photographs of products to sell, people to remember, fashions to express and cultures to explore. Be a part of this revolution and start you way to a career in digital photography today!

Photography has changed throughout the years as professionals continue to push the limits in new advances, equipment and techniques. Here at the International Academy of Design and Technology you will have the advantage of hands-on learning from some of the industry's top professionals. Our staff shares your passion for images and is ready to teach you the tricks, insights and knowledge that come from successfully working in the field. You will be exposed to every facet of photography - from lighting and metering, to choices in optics and the building of sets. Classes encompass the areas of advertising, photojournalism, tabletop, fashion, portraiture and events. All classes are conducted in professional studio settings using professional standard photography equipment, and best of all: the computer has now become the darkroom. Only here at the International Academy of Design & Technology in Tampa will you find this curriculum.

"Do friends ask you to "fix" their horrendous wedding video?"

Do you listen to the radio and dream of one day producing your own CD's? Are your friends tired of you constantly asking them to act in your short films? Do you practice your Grammy acceptance speech in front of the mirror on occasion? Face it; if any of the above sounds familiar, the entertainment industry is your calling in life!

Digital Production encompasses the exciting world of digital audio production and digital movie making. The only program of its kind, suited perfectly for you, the budding Spielberg of the 21st century.

Students seeking a digital production degree learn the fine art of digital filmmaking starting from the ground up. You will acquire the skills to write a script, operate a production quality digital camera, edit and add special effects. Students master their movie onto a professionally packaged DVD, ready to be shipped to Sundance for submission into next year's film festival. You will also learn how to record live bands, create professional quality mixes, sweeten audio tracks, and master surround sound CD's. Who said a career had to be boring?

The A.S. in Digital Production gears you for such jobs as Camera Operator, Music Producer, Cinematographer, Audio Technician, Motion Graphics Designer, Effects Artist, Sound Designer and Non-linear Editor.

If you go to the movies and find yourself nudging the person next to you while exclaiming "look at that shot!", if you have seen the Matrix more than ten times and see nothing wrong with that, if you listen to your favorite music CD over and over again studying each individual track as you would a piece of art painted by a master artist, then you belong here at the International Academy of Design and Technology Tampa!

"Did you make your own prom dress?"

Are you already a fashion stylist for your mom and friends? In high school, did you make your own prom dress because you couldn't find anything that fit your style? Do you stay up late Oscar night, just so you can rip on what the stars are wearing right along with Joan Rivers? Are you irritated when you see people using cell phones as an accessory? Do you already know what your label name will be when you make it? Face it, you just might be a fashion designer!

Fashion designers provide design ideas within a company's price range for a line of clothing. Fashion designers sketch original designs, research the market for trends, dig for the ultimate fabric, and ultimately infuse style on everything. Color, line, design, drape, pattern making, rendering, trims, accent-all terms that are second nature to fashion designers.

If you are a fashion designer, you usually have an assortment of threads hanging from your lapel and your car looks like you're into voodoo with all of the straight pins strewn on the floor. You are full of creativity and you express your style in everything you do — you see your clothing and sense of style as an extension of who you are and what you are all about. You love to make people feel good about themselves, that's what drives your passion to create. You yearn to see people wear your clothes down the runways of Paris, Milan, New York, and ultimately, in your own hometown.

Fashion design is just one of the many careers that fashion design and marketing degree students can prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa. Here are a few more exciting careers to consider… fashion styling, fashion illustration, production, costume design, textile artistry, and pattern drafting.

"Did you design your own tattoo?"

Were you ever caught drawing on walls with your crayons? Do you read magazines for the ads and not the articles? In high school, did you spend more time doodling on your notebook than taking notes? Did you design your own tattoo? Your best friend's? Face it, you just might be art director material!

Art directors oversee the production artists on a graphic design team and are responsible for the overall look and feel of a creative concept. Art directors generate ideas for magazine ads, brochures, posters, Web, direct mail, TV commercials, catalogs or any other material or medium that tries to persuade someone to buy a product or service.

If you are an art director, your desk probably looks like a cyclone hit it, and it's hard to find a Sharpie for all of the toys scattered about. You'll Photoshop everything in sight, then put it into Quark — even a picture of your dog — nothing is sacred. You are full of creativity and you express it in every way — even in the way you dye your hair. And let's not even talk about the lava lamp, the hula girl clock, or the fish-in-the-blender fish tank in your office!

Art direction is just one of the many careers that graphic design degree students can prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology, Tampa. Here are a few more exciting careers to consider… graphic design, marketing design, environmental graphics, product design, packaging design, photo imaging, and illustration.

"Do you immediately survey a room for design perfection...?"

Does your spouse tire of your constant rearranging of the living room furniture? Do you immediately survey an office for design perfection the minute you enter it? Do you constantly critique poor space planning? In high school, were you the only one who knew CAD wasn't just a "bad guy"? Do you have the burning desire to design your world? Face it; you just might be an interior designer waiting to happen!

Designers plan, direct and often procure the selections and oversee the installation of decorative and functional materials for an attractive environment. Designers are responsible for everything from the lighting used and how and where it will be wired to what kind of doors and windows should be used to increase the possibility of light. Designers are responsible for more than making the wall paper match the crown molding, they are responsible for creative an environment that is a reflection of the person who or company who is to inhabit the space.

If you are an interior designer at heart, you probably can't venture into a home improvement store without spending more than $100, your home probably has more swatches in it than actual material, and let's not even talk about antique hunting! You can't walk into a room without considering what could be done. You are full of creativity and class and you have a need to help others feel comfortable in their own personal space.

Residential & contract (office) design are just some of the many careers that interior design degree students prepare for at the International Academy of Design & Technology Tampa.

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