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Class | Date | Lecture | Screenings/Examples |
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1 | January 24 | General introduction - definition of animation. Presentation of the class: syllabus and assignments. Skills for an animator. What is animation? Basic principles of animation. | 1) Salute to Chuck Jones 2) Feed the Kitty (by Chuck Jones) |
2 | January 31 | Introduction to the Animation Process | 1) Cel Mates (Derek Mazur's "flim within a film" about Brad Caslor, Richard Condie, and Cordell Barker" ) |
3 | February 7 | Posing - Special Guest: Warren Trezevant |
Examples of Poses ------------------------ Static- Preston Blair Norman Rockwell Illustration from Toot & Puddle Sketches from Glen Keane Sketches from Milt Kahl Example from Walt Stanchfield Gesture Drawing Class Comic art from Loisel Motion: Luxo Jr (animated by John Lasseter) The Immigrant w/ Charlie Chaplin) Rabbit Seasoning (directed by Chuck Jones) City Lights w/ Charlie Chaplin Before Sunset w/ Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy Glengarry Glenross w/ Kevin Spacey & Jack Lemmon The Office w/ Martin Freeman as "Tim" The Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Tigger animated by Milt Kahl) Tarzan (Tarzan animated by Glen Keane) Toy Story |
4 | February 14 | Lecture: Storyboarding Special Guest: Mark Andrews Storyboarding is a means of telling story, visually. There is no one way to do it, no formula. In this class, we will learn about what tools storyboard artists have at their grasp and how these tools work (and we're not talking about pencils). We will analyze clips from a hand picked selection of great films, discuss the importance of staging, composition, rhythm, continuity. You will never ask these questions again: "What is screen direction?", "Can I break the one-eighty?", "What is the coincidence of tone?", "What is a jump cut?". This lecture will also explore character posing, linear motif, screen division, space, value, visual progression and how they can be used to affect the emotional state of the audience. |
Indian Jones raiders of the lost ark
Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the rings Shawshank Redemption Star wars episode 4 |
5 | February 28 | Special Guest: Warren Trezevant | Student Poses Screened. |
6 | March 7 | Special Guest: Mark Andrews | Student Storyboards Screened. |
7 | March 14 |
Lecture: Story Telling Special Guest: Alex Seiden We will discuss two vital areas that the filmmaker must understand the principles of story structure and the elements of shot selection. |
Snapple Ad Snapple Ad Shots Apple 1984 Ad Apple 1984 Shots |
8 | March 28 | Lecture: Walk Cycle |
Xylar's Presentation Sean's Presentation Yangfan's Presentation |
9 | April 4 | Lecture: Student Presentations Final Project Check-In: We will review Final Project proposals. Student Presentations: Steven Jian: 3D Computer Animation. |
Steven's Presentation |
10 | April 11 | Lecture: Animation History/Video Paint Research Special Guest: John ? (PHd Bath, UK) Final Project Check-In: Final Project layout and animation progress will be reviewed. Student Presentations: Chris Alarcon: Disney WW2 propaganda shorts Tony Sun: Anime Eye Mark Thomas: Hertzfeldt, award-winning stick-figure artist. |
Christian's Presentation Tony's Presentation Mark's Presentation |
11 | April 18 | Lecture: Student Presentations Final Project Check-In: Final Project animation progress will be reviewed. Student Presentations: John Fogelin: An introduction to The Brother's Quay Neil Chopra: Robert Armstrong: Claymation of Wallace and Gromit. Aaron Leung: Todd Kosloff: |
John's Presentation Neil's Presentation Robert's Presentation Aaron's Presentation Todd's Presentation |
12 | April 25 | Lecture: Student Workshop day Special Guests: Two Guest Animators Final Project Check-In: Final Project editing progress should be underway. For the 25th April class, all of you should show the current version of your final animation project. Since that will be just one week before the final due, you should begun shooting your animation by then. That is, this should be more than just showing a storyboard. It is important to be considering timing and motion. It would be good to do an Animatic, where some stills are shown but they are held for the precise time that is planned in the final animation. Also, at this stage, you should already have your sound track well underway. Include music, sound effects, and any dialogue. The idea will be to show these roughed out versions that day. I am arranging for some animators to view this and offer constructive criticism. |
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13 | May 2 | Lecture: Final Project Screening Special Guests: Two Guest Animators (the jury!) Final Project Check-In: Final Projects will be screened today! Student Presentations: Stan Sprogis R Corey |
Stan's Presentation R Corey's Presentation |