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Learning Outcomes: Work in passes to simplify complex movement into individual drawings Understand and apply the successive bending of joints Apply basic overlapping action based on the main action Preparation: Reading, watching and tutorials on walk cycles can be very helpful, as can real-world observation. In my class, we go outside, playing Red-Light, Green-Light, to […]
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A fun way for new animators to learn the grueling process of lip-sync animation.
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Basic stopmotion exercises that introduce concepts of timing and spacing in animation.
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Flipbook assignment will get students animating with minimal equipment.
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Group stopmotion assignment that emphasizes the animation fundamentals.
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Discussion assignment to introduce animation vocabulary.
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Discussion forum assignment to establish best practices and vocabulary for viewing and talking about animation.
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A classic exercise in timing and spacing.