This class is an introduction to 2D animation. Students learn how to transform static drawings into fluid moving animation. Starting with traditional hand-drawn techniques on paper, we translate those techniques using digital drawing and editing tools including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects. Through short 2D animation exercises, the class … Read more

Experiments in Handmade Film is a seven-week on-campus studio intensive, in which students create experimental 16mm short films. Learning a range of methods to manipulate film by hand,  including found footage and blank film (“black leader”), students engage in direct animation techniques through splicing, painting, scratching and collaging directly onto … Read more