Class Topics

There are hundreds of skills that a successful animator must master before going near a computer. Here are some of the topics that we will explore:

 1. From concept to creation
What exactly is animation? A brief history of animation & film


2. The 12 principles of animation

 Wikipedia
Great explanation: 87seconds.com
anticipation of a jump by Richard Williams
  • Squash & Stretch
  • Anticipation
  • staging
  • Straight ahead v. pose to pose
  • follow through / overlap action
  • slow in / slow out
  • Arcs
  • secondary action
  • Timing
  • Exaggeration
  • solid drawing
  • Appeal

 3. Stop Motion and Claymation








4. Walk With Me & The Bouncing Ball
Squash and stretch (via Wikimedia Commons)

 5. Rules are meant to be broken

arcs by richard williams
 6. Strike a pose



 7. The art of storytelling



8. A finished product

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