ILLU 3360 - Animation

Introduction to animation is intended for students with a fine-arts background who would like to improve their sense of observation, timing, and motion. The face of animation has rapidly changed in recent years because of its broad acceptance in the art world and its vast expressive, technical and commercial possibilities, including being a synthesis of the fine arts, technology and film, therefore exploring skills and principles relevant to all three. This class would emphasize artistic and aesthetic creativity and reveal to students the power of moving imagery, especially when it is combined with the skills of editing and sound design. Students will learn how to make pictures move in a variety of experimental ways and be provided with the tools necessary for developing and completing (very) short projects such as hand drawn flipbooks, stop-motion (photographing physical models), pixilation (stop-motion, but with people), and digital animations. Some time will be spent viewing clips and short animated films from around the world for inspiration and learning about its history. This includes studying a wide variety of animation styles and techniques. 3 credits.