MAGIC

Story Workshop
2021-10-19 13:00 - 14:30 UTC | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Town Hall - October
2021-10-13 12:00 - 14:00 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Students currently enrolled in the MAGIC program, or a MAGIC faculty or staff member will have the chance to voice their opinions, concerns or suggestions with the goal of improving our academic program.
Topics to be discussed will cover the remote learning experience, when we will be fully back on campus, challenges with online learning, etc.
This special session will be moderated by Mauricio Ferrazza, Chairperson at MAGIC. We hope to see you then.

For more information please contact Nicole Garay at (305) 237-3560

Holiday - Labor Day
2021-09-06 08:00 - 17:00 | FL

Fall Term - Classes begin
2021-08-23 08:00 - 17:00 | FL

Fall New Student Orientation
2021-08-20 14:00 - 17:00 | MAGIC Screening Room – Building 8, Room 8106, 315 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Summer Term - Last day of classes.
2021-07-30 08:00 - 17:00 | FL

Summer Camp - 3D Game Design
2021-06-21 08:00 - 2021-06-25 17:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
3D Game Design Camp
Students ages 14-19 will learn the premier 3D modeling, animation, effects, and rendering software packages on the market. Using the industry-standard, intuitive toolset featured in Autodesk® Maya® realistic 3D models will be created and prepare them for game play in a gaming engine. Skills development will focus on the use of Autodesk ”Maya” and Adobe Photoshop. Pre-Requisite: Basic computer skills. Check in from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. get acquainted with equipment, meet and greet. From 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.– students can stay on premises and work on labs while waiting for pick-up. Drop-off and Pick-Up at Building 8, first floor. Camp location: Wolfson Campus. For more information please call (305) 237-7851.
Dates: 6/21/21 – 6/25/21 MTuWThF 9:00 am—3:00 pm
Game Design with Unity: Create your own video games that can be explored on a PC. You’ll learn the proper workflow to create custom environments, objects and player challenges using Unity. We’ll teach you the basics of coding in Unity using the C# programming language.
Apply here for camp: To apply please fill out an online application HERE.

Summer Camp - Animation
2021-06-14 08:00 - 2021-06-18 15:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States
Animation Camp

Students ages 14-19 will get an introduction to character design and animation using Autodesk® Maya®, the application used by top video game development and film studios. Skills development will focus on the use of Autodesk ”Maya” and Adobe Photoshop. This class is project based; students will have the opportunity to complete a portfolio of their own animation. Pre-Requisite: Basic computer skills. Check in from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. get acquainted with equipment, meet and greet. From 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.– students can stay on premises and work on labs while waiting for pick-up. Drop-off and Pick-Up at Building 8, first floor. Camp location: Wolfson Campus. For more information please call (305) 237-7851.
Dates: Class 6/14/21 – 6/18/21 MTuWThF 9:00 am—3:00 pm
3D Modeling with Maya: You’ll learn valuable workflows that pros use and create and sculpt 3D models. We’ll teach you the fundamentals of character design and rigging before you create your own original 3D props, set pieces, and characters.
Apply here for camp: To apply please fill out an online application HERE.

Summer Term - Classes begin: 12-week, 6-week mini-term.
2021-05-10 08:00 - 17:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Summer New Student Orientation
2021-05-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Online Event

2021 Commencement Ceremony
2021-05-01 08:00 - 17:00 | FL
MDC will host three commencement ceremonies at Marlins Park
Below is the schedule of ceremonies at Marlins Park:

8:30 a.m. North, Medical and West Campuses
1:30 p.m. Kendall, Homestead and Padrón Campuses
6:30 p.m. Wolfson and Hialeah Campuses

To ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff, the ceremonies will be held with limited capacity and social distancing. Only students who graduated during the 2020-2021 academic year, College trustees, and select faculty and administrators will be able to attend. In addition, there will be temperature checks upon entering the venue, mandatory face masks at all times, and hand sanitizers available throughout.
The ceremony will be limited to graduates only. Family, friends and guests will be invited to watch the ceremony via live stream.
For information about the 2021 Commencement Ceremony please click HERE.

2021 MAGIC Premiere Night on YouTube
2021-04-28 18:00 - 20:00 | YouTube

Spring Term - Last day of classes
2021-04-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Career & Internship Day at MAGIC
2021-04-16 10:00 - 14:00 | FL
You are invited to join the 2021 Career Day at MAGIC. The event will be set up virtually and you will have the opportunity to interview for job and internship opportunities.

The Career Day event will be hosted on Airmeet, join us: https://www.airmeet.com/e/8f621f10-9629-11eb-bfbb-3361cd1b2fd8

The Pitch Event – Industry @ MAGIC
2021-04-14 10:00 - 13:00 | Discord @ MAGIC_MDC
Short-films, video games or immersive simulations are produced at MAGIC as a capstone project during the second academic year. All students are granted the opportunity to pitch an idea for a project, selection is done in two phases: The first selection panel is composed by MAGIC staff, faculty, MDC administrators and members from the community actively engaged in the arts, film, animation or video game production. Selection is based on having an original idea, strong and defined characters, production feasibility and the potential to elevate MDC MAGIC and our community through its message.
On the second phase, selected students pitch their story to executives and professionals from animation studios currently partnering with MAGIC. The selection is then made based on their commercial prospects, ability to engage an audience and a story line which allows further development. Univision Communications, Inc., VIACOM CBS Networks Americas, Nickelodeon, Film Gate Miami, Rakontur Studios are some of the companies participating at the event in 2020.
For more information click here

The Pitch Event
2021-04-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Discord @ MAGIC_MDC
Short-films, video games or immersive simulations are produced at MAGIC as a capstone project during the second academic year. All students are granted the opportunity to pitch an idea for aproject, selection is done in two phases: The first selection panel is composed by MAGIC staff, faculty, MDC administrators and members from the community actively engaged in the arts, film,animation or video game production. Selection is based on having an original idea, strong and defined characters, production feasibility and the potential to elevate MDC MAGIC and our community through its message.
On the second phase, selected students pitch their story to executives and professionals from animation studios currently partnering with MAGIC. The selection is then made based on their commercial prospects, ability to engage an audience and a story line which allows further development.
For more information click here

Town Hall - March
2021-03-25 14:00 - 15:30 | Discord @ MAGIC_MDC
Students currently enrolled in the MAGIC program, or a MAGIC faculty or staff member will have the chance to voice their opinions, concerns or suggestions with the goal of improving our academic program.
Topics to be discussed will cover the remote learning experience, when we will be fully back on campus, challenges with online learning, etc.
This special session will be moderated by Mauricio Ferrazza, Chairperson at MAGIC. We hope to see you then.

Art of Tech - Cameron Bolinger, Science & Games
2021-03-18 13:00 - 14:30 | Twitch.tv
MAGIC’s Art of Tech series empowers, elevates and inspires innovation within the growing digital technologies industry. The speaker series brings together a wide spectrum of executive level professionals in the areas of Computer Animation, Gaming, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics, Virtual and Augmented Reality.

Guest Speaker: Cameron Bolinger
Cameron Bolinger created Explorasaurus Studios with Erica Holcomb a cross-platform media company focused on making innovative science-fiction games, apps, and entertainment—with an emphasis on science. He got his start at the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology with a bachelor in Science for Physics, then went on to graduate from Fullsail University with a degree in Game Design. Cameron started the company as a Unity Engineer specializing in game play systems and front end development. He has experience in with every facet of game development: scripting, asset creation, animation, optimization, UI design/coding, publishing, VR development, game design, and writing.

Join us on Twitch on March 18th at 1PM – Twitch link: https://www.twitch.tv/magic_mdc/schedule
For more information please contact Nicole Garay at (305) 237-6530

MDC MAGIC/FAU Day
2021-03-09 12:30 - 14:00 | Discord @ MAGIC_MDC
Join Us on March 9th 2021 for MDC/FAU Day at MAGIC
Miami Dade College (MDC) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) signed an articulation agreement that gives MDC students graduating with an associates’ in Animation and Game Art and Game Development and Design a seamless transfer pathway to pursue a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Multimedia Studies with a concentration in Film, Video, and New Media (FVNM).
Students pursuing an AS degree at the Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex would matriculate at MDC for 4 semesters. Upon completion, MDC graduates would seamlessly enroll at FAU to complete the remaining 5 semesters of the BA in FVNM. FAU will accept major-specific courses completed at MDC to count towards the Production and Contexts area of the FVNM major. This also includes a waiver of the SCMS requirement that students take 12 upper-division credits in the College of Arts & Sciences but outside of the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies. However, students may still need to complete additional upper-division coursework to meet FAU’s minimum 45 credit minimum.

Join us for this virtual event on Discord @ MAGIC_MDC hosted by both institutions designed to inform and introduce you to this new opportunity for all MAGIC students. The best pathway for students looking to continue their studies in animation ang gaming.

For more information contact Ariana Fernandez at (305) 237-7851 or aferna15@mdc.edu

Holiday - President’s Day
2021-02-15 08:00 - 17:00 | FL

2021 Pitch Practice Workshops with Drew Tolman
2021-01-18 16:30 - 18:00 | Discord @ MAGIC_MDC
Animation industry pro Drew Tolman will show you how to get your story pitch polished and ready for the 2021 Pitch Week at MAGIC.
Come prepared with your pitch, but be prepared to work hard to improve it. This workshop is unique and it has been created for MAGIC students determined to bring their story into the light.
Pitching skills will allow you to tell your story and be persuasive in a clear way that will hold your audience captive, whether you’re pitching ideas, products, your company, or yourself. Why, then, do most pitches fall flat? They fail to engage the audience emotionally and be utterly irresistible when answering the audience’s all-important question of “what’s in it for me?”
What you need to do is structure and deliver your story in a very simple, straightforward way that reels people in, makes them care deeply about your topic, and gets them craving to hear what you’re offering. This applies to any delivery method – when writing, speaking one-on-one, or presenting to a group.
Drew Tolman
Animation Producer/Executive Drew Tolman has 20 years of experience making family blockbusters in both development and production for Fox, Disney, Universal and Warner Bros. She has helped build three animation studios and has managed nearly every department at one point or another. Currently, Drew is Line Producing Disney Jr’s preschool show called T.O.T.S.
IMDb Filmography
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Pitch Practice workshops is every Monday from 4:30PM – 6:00PM EST starting on January 18th, 2021 until April 7th, 2021. The 2021 Pitch Week at MAGIC is scheduled for April 12th, 2021. Selected pitches will present to our industry partners, animation and gaming studios on April 14th, 2021. Results will be announced during the Summer Term. Selected pitches will be produced during the 2021/22 Academic Year at MAGIC.
From Pitch to Production
Watch past projects produced at MAGIC for animation and gaming. WATCH HERE.

Holiday - Martin Luther King Day
2021-01-18 08:00 - 17:00 | FL

Spring Term - Classes begin
2021-01-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Winter Recess
2020-12-21 - 2021-01-03
Winter Recess. The college will be closed for winter recess.

Fall Term - Final course grades available
2020-12-21 00:00 - 23:59 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Fall Term - Last day of classes
2020-12-18 08:00 - 17:00 | Miami Animation & Gaming International Complex @ MDC, 315 NE 2nd Ave - Building 8, Miami, FL, 33132, United States

Town Hall - December
2020-12-10 14:00 - 15:30 | Discord @ MAGIC_MDC
Students currently enrolled in the MAGIC program, or a MAGIC faculty or staff member will have the chance to voice their opinions, concerns or suggestions with the goal of improving our academic program.
Join us on December 10th @ 2pm for our Fall Semester Townhall. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions for MAGIC, come to the Townhall and share it! We will be discussing some exciting opportunities for our students:
Scholarships
Job Opportunities
Advising information
Pitch Practice 2021
and what the next steps will be for Spring 2021!! The event will be hosted on our Discord server. Be sure to tell your friends and we hope to see you all there!

Holiday – Thanksgiving
2020-11-26 - 2020-11-27

Holiday – Veterans Day
2020-11-11 08:00 - 17:00

2020 United States presidential election
2020-11-03 07:00 - 19:00 | FL
The 2020 United States presidential election is scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2020. It will be the 59th quadrennial presidential election. Voters will select presidential electors who in turn will vote on December 14, 2020, to either elect a new president and vice president or reelect the incumbents Donald Trump and Mike Pence respectively. The series of presidential primary elections and caucuses are being held from February to June 2020. This nominating process is an indirect election, where voters cast ballots selecting a slate of delegates to a political party’s nominating convention, who then in turn elect their party’s nominees for president and vice president. This is the first presidential election since 1976 not to include a member of the Bush, Clinton, or Paul political families on the ballot. The winner of the 2020 presidential election is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2021.
Election Day Voting
The polls are open on Election Day, from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Any voters waiting in line at 7:00 p.m. will have the opportunity to cast a ballot.
If you do not know where your polling place is, contact your county Supervisor of Elections. You can also find your precinct and polling place on your county Supervisor of Elections’ website or by using the Voter Information Lookup.
Whether during early voting or on Election Day, you will be asked to provide at the polls a valid photo ID with signature. Any one of the following photo IDs will be accepted:

Florida driver’s license
Florida identification card issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
United States passport
Debit or credit card
Military identification
Student identification
Retirement center identification
Neighborhood association identification
Public assistance identification
Veteran health identification card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
License to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued pursuant to s. 790.06
Employee identification card issued by any branch, department, agency, or entity of the Federal Government, the state, a county, or a municipality.

If your photo ID does not include your signature, you will be asked to provide another ID that has your signature.
If you do not bring proper ID, you can still vote a provisional ballot. As long as you are eligible and voted in the proper precinct, your provisional ballot will count provided the signature on your provisional ballot matches the signature in your registration record.
