Humanities Arts Cultural Stu 0142 - Animation Toolbox

Animation is an art of transformation, metamorphosis, and amalgamation. Animation is both anti-technology and hyper digital. Animation is subversive, magical, and expansive. In this course, students will be introduced to an array of foundational animation ideas and techniques. Students will gain hands-on experience with stop motion animation, hand drawn animation, 2d digital animation, sound recording, and hybrid analog/digital techniques. The course will include screenings and discussion, technical demos, studio work, and critique. We will use the following gear and software: Digital cameras, smartphones, sound recorders, Dragon Frame stop motion, Adobe Premiere, Animate, and Photoshop. Animation can be a time-consuming process, please plan to spend a minimum of 10 hours per week working outside of class. Some weeks this will be less, often it will be more. Students will need an external hard drive. Keywords:animation, video, filmmaking, stop motion, moving image

Lab/Materials fee:$30 Students should expect to spend 10 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time