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Bernhard Eberhardt has been Professor of Computer Animation in HdM’s Audiovisual Media programme since 2000. Under his guidance, numerous studio productions—some of them multiple award winners—have been created, along with contributions for television and exhibitions. Several computer-animation films and productions he supervised in recent years have performed very successfully at international festivals. Alongside his academic achievements, they contributed to the offer from Clemson University in the United States. Clemson University’s master’s programme in Digital Production Arts covers content similar to HdM’s Audiovisual Media programme. Bernhard Eberhardt is in negotiations to lead it. He earned his doctorate in mathematics at the University of Tübingen and completed his habilitation in computer science in 2002.
Within electronic media, computer animation has recorded the strongest growth rates in recent years. Computer animation and computer-generated imagery have become indispensable basic components of almost all visual electronic-media productions. In a synergistic environment spanning various media degree programmes, HdM in Stuttgart offers scientific foundations, practical expertise, state-of-the-art technical resources and decades of experience in training for media professions. Graduates of the Audiovisual Media programme work in production companies across the media industry, radio, television, publishing houses, advertising agencies, manufacturing companies, and institutes for media consulting, education and communication. During their studies, they create audiovisual products in interdisciplinary practical courses and intensive studio work under professional requirements and production conditions—from the initial idea through conception and implementation to public presentation. They use modern studios for computer animation, film, video, interactive media, event media and sound.
