Explosions, waterfalls, and flocking birds are just a few of the effects students will learn to create using 3-D dynamics and Special Effects. Harnessing the power of physics and mathematics to control the creation and motion of particles, students will learn to simulate and recreate forces of nature. Once the motion is created, light, color, and texture is applied through software and hardware rendering. These effects are then rendered and combined to create state of the art digital effects composites. At the conclusion of this course students are able to manipulate forces, light, particles, materials, cloth, hair and fluids to solve visual problems in SFX. Prerequisite: AN 3660 3-D Computer Animation Lighting + Materials