ANI 434 — VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY (CUR-194)

ANI 434 — VIRTUAL CINEMATOGRAPHY is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. This course introduces real world cinematic techniques within a computer graphics environment. Emphasis is placed on camera movement, composition, pacing, lighting, and aesthetics. ANI 423 is a prerequisite for this course.

Summary 🟡 ✓

• Resource type: course
• College / school: Animation
• College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
• Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
• Catalog: ANI 434
• Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Course access

• Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
• Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
• Prerequisites:
• ANI 423 is a prerequisite

Verification

• Status: ✓ Catalog course
• Rationale: Captured from official DePaul course catalog (2026-06-30 catalog review).
• Source URL: catalog.depaul.edu/course-descriptions/ani
• Last verified: 2026-07-01

Catalog description

This course introduces real world cinematic techniques within a computer graphics environment. Emphasis is placed on camera movement, composition, pacing, lighting, and aesthetics. ANI 423 is a prerequisite for this course.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

Notes

Catalog course key: ANI 434.

Catalog context

• Recent schedule: 2026-2027 Autumn — Brian Andrews