Topics covered through the class:
• The Principles of Animation
• Hand Drawn animation
• Computer Generated animation
• Individual critiques of student work
• Animation History
Topics covered through the course:
• Perspective
• How to " See "
• Texture
• Line and Shape
• Design
• Light and Shadow
• Silhouette
Topics covered through the course:
• Weight and Balance
• Basic human structure
• Body language
• Examining human walks and runs
• Ac�ng and Expression
• Communica�on and the Face
• Joint cri�ques of student work
• and much more
Topics covered through the course:
• Character Expression
• Shape and design
• Personality
• Gesture and mo�on
• Structure: Skeletal and Muscular
• Silhoue�e value
• Crea�ng a Character
• and much more
In the Animation Course Levels 1 & 2 the students are introduced to the concept of animation and physics, and applying that to animated motion and body mechanics. We learn how to do this through The Principles of Animation, ideas and concepts that were identified and written down by 2 of the original Disney Animators. Each week we will examine and explain one principle and then put it into practice as the student will have an assignment to create their own animation during the week( 3-5 hours per week). Level 1 is required before Level 2. Cost is $ 300 for the 12 week session.
The Drawing Courses are aimed at introducing the different principles and techniques of drawing as an art form. The student will be introduced to the classic concepts of traditional drawing and how to use them to bring more life-like images to the page. These classes can be taken in any order.
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