ANIM 100

Animation Principles
(notes and lectures)
Week 1:

Instructor and Student Introductions:   Who are you? Why are you interested in animation?
Introduction to Course:  Projects and weekly sketchbook assignments.


12 Principles of Animation, 24fps, POV, Edward Muybridge, History of Animation (1900-20)



The Production Flow Process in an Animation Studio:
Storyboards, Layout, Key Poses, Rough Animation, Inbetweens, Clean-up

Tools /Materials: Animation Disc, X-Sheets, Field Guides, Animation Bond, Punch, Line Tester

Anthropomorphic and Metamorphosis Animation, Through the Mirror (Anthropomorphic - objects with human qualities),  Dumbo  (Metamorphosis - objects that morph into something)



Timing Charts: Acceleration, DeAcceleration and Constant Motion

  •       Set up 3 timing charts on one sheet of animation paper
  •        Shoot a coin movement on different timing charts on Lunchbox
  •       Shooting Coin on Timing Charts on Lunchbox & MonkeyJam - TAKE NOTES
Click on link below...
Notes on MonkeyJam in D203

Assignments
Due Date
Points



Project 1:  Timing and Spacing - Rollercoaster

Week 2
5
Project 2:  Timing and Spacing - A Pendulum Swing

Week 3
5
Project 3:  Falling Leaf - Bouncing Ball bouncing through scene and hitting a wall

Week 4
5
Project 4: Squash and Stretch - Bouncing Ball

Week 5
5
Project 5:  Overlap and Follow Thru - Bouncing Ball with added Tail

Week 6
5
Project 6:  Sack Drop - Showing Weight and Personality

Week 7
5
Project 7  Walk Cycle - Biped Walk

Week 8
5
Project 8:  The Walk In

Week 9

Project 9:  The Walk In, React and Jump over

Week 10
5
Final Project: Storyboard

Final Project: Animatic

Final Project

Week 10

Week 11

Weeks 12-15




5

5

10




Attendance
Weeks 1-15
30
Sketchbook Assignments

Weeks 2-11
10

Total
100

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