ANIM 3635: Digital Animation Production I

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ANIM 2600
This course focuses on using industry standard digital animation production software. Students will explore the pipeline nature of the software and the many roles involved with a professional animation production.

Course Learning Outcomes

This course is studio-based with multiple projects that will measure student capability to create believable character performance through animation for portfolio purposes.
Topics to be discussed are: quick sketch gesture drawing, character development fundamentals refresh, storytelling through staging/shot composition, advanced animation principles, broad body & facial gesture animation, subtle body & facial gesture animation, full animation, limited animation, lip syncing for 2D animation production
An emphasis on revising rough animation will be stressed during this course.