In this courses students will cover: composition, prop design, designing a focal point and building layouts around it, style exploration, layout construction, and design principles. By the end of the course students will have a strong grasp of the job of a Layout Artist/Background Designer. They will be able to use film theory to design any composition and complete the layout.

Students will learn what it means to be a background/layout artist on a production, and what is required of an artist in that role. They will learn how to adapt to different design styles and different productions (this versatility is required of artists working in the industry). They will learn how to design layouts using a storyboard as a guide as well as how to move the camera in the scene (reverse shots and tilts). In this course students will complete: thumbnails, prop designs, and 4-6 layouts.