DESAN 160
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Introduction to Two-Dimensional Animation Skills
Course Description
Foundational principles and techniques for animation, storyboarding, design, and a variety of two-dimensional animation skill sets.
When Taught
Fall; Winter; Spring.
Min
1.5
Fixed/Max
1.5
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Accepted Pre-animation major status.
Note
Please note that students granted pre-BFA Animation status have priority registration.
Title
12 Principles of Animation
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to identify the twelve principles of animation and apply them in an animated shot, including timing, staging, anticipation, and overlapping action.
Title
Expressive Drawing
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to put the basic theories of gesture drawing into practice as well as principles of design, such as shape language, abstraction, and caricature, and show how to use them when creating animated characters.
Title
Storytelling in Motion
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to deconstruct the basic elements of storytelling needed to develop a story from moving images. Students will be able to use interactions between character, conflict, and setting, to convey a story in animated form.
