Through exposure to a variety of techniques and viewpoints, gain the ability to work creatively beyond the conventions of mainstream animation.

This is an introduction to transforming the static image into dynamic time-arts. A wide range of expressive motion is explored through hand drawn animation principles such as ease-ins, anticipation, and pose-to-pose actions. Through a series of short exercises and projects, the visual phenomena of cycles, timing, transformations, sequential structure, along … Read more

Start Date

01/22

Meeting Day

Mondays

End Date

03/11

Faculty

Shannon Lee

Time

6:30pm–9:30pm

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Abstract Illustration of a series of panels used for animation

Dive into the pre-production processes in an animation workflow: storyboarding, animatics, color scripts, background layouts, character design, and style frames will be covered with an emphasis on honing each student’s vision. We will also cover how to set-up a DIY home animation studio as well as incorporate digital tools including … Read more

Start Date

03/18

Meeting Day

Mondays

End Date

05/06

Faculty

Shannon Lee

Time

6:30pm–9:30pm

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From creature features to cyberpunk narratives, this course is designed to help you generate complex worlds through a diverse range of art and animation processes. With an emphasis on screenwriting for animation, we will also breathe life into our stories through hands-on exercises such as DIY rigged maquettes and green … Read more

Start Date

03/19

Meeting Day

Tuesdays

End Date

04/30

Faculty

Shannon Lee

Time

6:30pm–9:30pm

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This course explores the multifaceted nature of working with moving images beyond the Hollywood understanding of a ‘movie’. Students will be encouraged to take an experimental approach to recording their own videos, animating short sequences, capturing audio, and editing it all together as they create unique time-based artwork. This course … Read more

Start Date

03/21

Meeting Day

Thursdays

End Date

05/02

Faculty

Camilo Cardenas

Time

6:30pm–9:30pm

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