The Master of Fine Arts degree in Expanded Animation Research + Practice (XA) was created to provide a higher-level education and research experience in the field of animation and digital media across industry, academia, and the arts.
XA foregrounds animation as a global journey of expression, a natural evolution of the human mind. The program emphasizes advanced animation practices, genres, techniques and platforms, while examining critical theory and global histories of animation.
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Expanded Animation Research + Practice (XA) was created to provide a higher-level education and research experience in the field of animation and digital media across industry, academia, and the arts.
XA foregrounds animation as a global journey of expression, a natural evolution of the human mind. The program emphasizes advanced animation practices, genres, techniques and platforms, while examining critical theory and global histories of animation.
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Expanded Animation Research + Practice (XA) was created to provide a higher-level education and research experience in the field of animation and digital media across industry, academia, and the arts.
XA foregrounds animation as a global journey of expression, a natural evolution of the human mind. The program emphasizes advanced animation practices, genres, techniques and platforms, while examining critical theory and global histories of animation.
The program’s goal is to nurture 21st century animation professionals, leaders, and visionaries by encouraging students to explore and innovate new approaches to animation production and presentation.
The XA curriculum is designed to prompt expanded practices, to tease out new perspectives, new voices, and new ways of story-telling.
XA faculty specialize in experimental animation, documentary animation, immersive installations, 3D animation, pre-viz, motion capture, IMAX, animated painting, stop motion, sound design and AI.
The program’s goal is to nurture 21st century animation professionals, leaders, and visionaries by encouraging students to explore and innovate new approaches to animation production and presentation.
TheXA curriculum is designed to prompt expanded practices, to tease out new perspectives, new voices, and new ways of story-telling.
XA faculty specialize in experimental animation, documentary animation, immersive installations, 3D animation, pre-viz, motion capture, IMAX, animated painting, stop motion, sound design and AI.
The curriculum privileges flexibility, creativity, and research. XA MFA students can design their own highly individual career pathways. They have the ability to take an array of electives offered at SCA and can collaborate across campus with USC’s arts, humanities, science and engineering schools.
The curriculum privileges flexibility, creativity, and research. XA MFA students can design their own highly individual career pathways. They have the ability to take an array of electives offered at SCA and can collaborate across campus with USC’s arts, humanities, science and engineering schools.
XA draws upon the city of Los Angeles as an international arts and cultural nexus and offers local, regional, and international opportunities including internships, residencies, academic research, teaching, conferences, screenings, and world-class museum exhibitions.
XA draws upon the city of Los Angeles as an international arts and cultural nexus and offers local, regional, and international opportunities including internships, residencies, academic research, teaching, conferences, screenings, and world-class museum exhibitions.
XA draws upon the city of Los Angeles as an international arts and cultural nexus and offers local, regional, and international opportunities including internships, residencies, academic research, teaching, conferences, screenings, and world-class museum exhibitions.
XA welcomes visionary artists from all corners of the world, who are passionate about the art form, strive for excellence and share a commitment to significantly expand the field of animation.