Welcome to Ms Borgersen's digital art class

Art of Animation, what is it?

Have you ever watched a cartoon or played a video game where the animation of characters captivated you so much you wanted to create your own? If so, it’s time to immerse yourself in the world of animation. Develop your story by exploring design, the 12 principles of animation, creating a storyboard, and leveraging the tools of the trade. Let’s bring your story to life with animation!

​This is a Project-Based course focusing on the use of current industry software [Adobe animate, photoshop, and Aftereffects] in digital animation. Units will be designed around the creation of projects for students to design, build, create, or perform.


Course Outcomes
  •  Students will learn to analyze the role and development of animation in past and present cultures throughout the world 
  •  Students will study the 12 Basic Principles of Animation and apply them to their work.
  •  Students will understand the process of creating an original animation from start to finish
  •  Students will learn the various jobs and skills required to make a career in the field of animation. 
  •  Students will be able to create and animate original characters.
  •  Students will work individually and in groups to create advanced computer animations in both 2D and 3D. 
  •  Students will evaluate when to use different kinds of effects (visual, music, sound, graphics) to create effective productions. 
  •  Students will understand how technology can reinforce, enhance, or alter their work
SKILLS 
  •  Students will learn a broad skill set of 2D animation techniques in Adobe Animate, photoshop, and after effects. 
  •  Students will develop and animate scenes using storyboards, animatics and lip-syncing. 
  •  Students will be able to demonstrate the principles of animation by incorporating them into their animation work. 
    • Squash and stretch
    • Anticipation
    • Staging
    • Straight-ahead action and pose-to-pose
    • Follow through and overlapping action
    • Slow in and slow out
    • Arc
    • Secondary action
    • Timing
    • Exaggeration
    • Solid drawing
    • Appeal
  • Students will be able to create animations in a variety of styles, including traditional, frame-by-frame animation, rotoscope-style animation, and Tweening animation. 
  • Students will learn the digital animation workflow by creating animations in adobe Animate photoshop and after effects. 
  • Students will learn the critical elements for maintaining and tools, equipment, software, and supplies. 
APPLICATIONS 
  • Students will develop a collection or digital portfolio in preparation for career planning and/or university. 
  • Students will learn about career and post-secondary learning possibilities related to animation. 
  • Students will learn about the various jobs and tasks involved in producing an animation. 
  • Students will learn to organize and structure work individually and in groups to obtain goals. 
  • Students will experience the process of developing an animated short from concept to completion

Class Expectations:
 DOs
  • Have a good work ethic. 
  • Be Creative,
  •  Be Original 
  • Have Fun.
  • Be Respectful and Considerate. 
  • Complete Daily Work and Projects.


DON’Ts​
  • Sleep. 
  • Visit or disrupt class by visiting. 
  • Play games or watch YouTube or other videos. 
  • Work on other things, 
  • talk or get out of your seat while the Professor is teaching 
  • Do not use earbuds or headphones
  • No not use a cell phone

Resources

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class survey

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