ANIMATION I

Course Description

Students are introduced to two-dimensional digital animation on the Macintosh using, Adobe Animate. Instruction focuses on motion design animation fundamentals. Students are guided through the basics of cell animation, (frame by frame,) motion-tween, working with key frames and motion paths, moving elements on a 2-D stage, object choreography, and text animation.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• Understand and appreciate digital animation in the continuum of traditional animation and time-based media concepts and practices.
• Demonstrate an understanding of basic techniques of character and narrative development as applied to digital animation.
• Demonstrate skills in preparation of digital animation for a variety of output formats.
• Apply visual and time-based design principles to the creation of digital animation.