Description
This is an advanced digital media course which teaches students the basics of movie production, principles of animation, stop motion animation, kinetic typography, and more. Students will learn how to use Adobe After Effects, the most widely used professional program in the movie and animation industry. They will be able to animate objects drawn in Illustrator or pictures edited in Photoshop, and create a short video with professional effects and sound.
Syllabus
Day 1: Introduction of production process, 12 principles of animation, Intro to After Effects (Comps, key frames, and rendering), Intro to exercise 1: Bouncing ball
Day 2: Critiques and critical thinking, review exercise 1, brainstorming idea development, exercise 2: Expressive timing
Day 3: Review exercise 2, Illustration Styles, Storytelling, Storyboards Animatic, exercise 3: Ken Burns Effect Multi-planning
Day 4: Review exercise 3, Cinematic Design, Intro to Adobe Audition, Brainstorm for the personal project
Day 5: Production time and critique on the personal project