2D Animation: AD540
COURSE CALENDAR
The following calendar will be updated and modified to reflect changes in the course schedule. Check here every week to review class topics, labs, homework assignments and project deadlines.
If you miss a class you are required to complete the class assignments before the next class meeting.
Week 1. Introduction and Orientation
- Discussion: Goals and expectations, course materials, class structure, introductions, History of Animation, Principles of Perception, Persistence of Vision, Beta Movement.
- Learning Activity: Videos, Thaumatrope and Zoetrope strip exercises
- Homework: Pgs: 1-14, bring in supplies, finish experiments
Week 2. Principles of Animation Part 1
- Discussion: Pacing, Phrasing, Timing
- Learning Activity: Flipbook exercise
- Homework: Pgs: 3-18, , finish Flipbook experiments
Week 3. Principles of Animation Part 2, Software Skills
- Discussion: Laws of Motion, Introduction to Software, Path of action, Keys and In-betweens, Slowing in and out
- Learning Activity: Slow in and Out
- Homework: Finish exercises
Week 4. Principles of Animation Part 3
- Discussion: Review Week 3, plus Squash and Stretch, and Arcs, curves and path of action.
- Learning Activity: Bouncing Ball Exercises with Path of action, squash and stretch, slow in and out
- Homework: Pgs: 18-35, finish experiments
Week 5. Principles of Animation Part 4
- Discussion: Overlapping Action, Follow through and drag
- Learning Activity: Overlapping Action and Cycle Animation Exercises
- Homework: Pgs: 35-66, finish experiments and Flag Cycle
Week 6. Principles of Animation Part 5
- Discussion: Types of Walks, Timing a Walk, Mechanics of a Walk
- Learning Activity: Basic Walk Cycle Exercise
- Homework: Pgs: 69-84, finish experiments
Week 7. Principles of Animation Part 6
- Discussion: Weight, Balance, Arm Movements
- Learning Activity: Basic Walk Cycle Exercise Continued
- Homework: Pgs: 85-103, finish experiments
- Discussion: MIDTERM CRITIQUE
- Learning Activity: Brainstorming, Idea development for final project animation
- Homework: prepare concepts and storyboard roughs
- Discussion: Creating Digital Storyboards and Animatics
- Learning Activity: Create Storyboard and animatic in Storyboard Pro
- Homework: Pgs: 131-141, finish storyboard and animatic
Week 10. Character Development
- Discussion: Characterization, Temperament, Pace, Acting
- Learning Activity: Model sheets, Color Models
- Homework: Pgs: 142-154 and 107-127, finish model sheets
- Discussion: Anticipation - Action - Reaction
- Learning Activity: Animation Bibles, Final Project Setup
- Homework: Pgs: 92-103, work on Final Project
- Discussion: Sound and Lip Synching
- Learning Activity: Bar charts for Soundtrack and Lip Synch
- Homework: Pgs: 181-199
- Work on Final Project
- Camera Moves
- Work on Final Project
- Work on Final Project
Week 15. Final Project Critique / All work is DUE