CINE 313 - ANIMATION WORKSHOP : Stop Motion Animation from Analog to Digital

FC ARHU

4 credits
Animation is an ever-present element in the language of moving pictures and is applied in a broad spectrum of visual culture in our daily life. You find animation in news media, education, science and in all aspects of the global film industry. This hands-on course will introduce students to the history and practice of stop-motion animation. As a starting point, we work closely with the Media Archeology Collection in Mudd Library Special Collections to study examples of early sequential art technology, optical toys and magic lanterns. Student will learn a variety of approaches to create their own animations, which include creating flip-books, hand drawn/painted cell animation, claymation, model-making and collage, and will be exposed to a wide range of art materials. We will explore many analog techniques and incorporate the work into a digital workflow using Adobe Photoshop and After Effects. Each student will create several original short animations to be screened publically.
Prerequisites & Notes: CINE 298