Digital Animation

Community College of Vermont - Rutland, VT

Currently accepting resumes from applicants interested in teaching:  Fall 2016, Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.

ART-1420   Digital Animation   3 Credits
This course is a hands-on introduction to creating simple animations. Students gain proficiency with illustration and animation concepts and import images and sounds. Students also learn the correct usage of frame actions.

    1. Demonstrate proficiency in the animation development environment including  managing the workspace, usage of stage properties, timelines, and property panels.

    2. Demonstrate importing graphic, audio, and video content.

    3. Design an object using drawing tools and layers to prepare for animation.

    4. Define effective use of storyboards and animatics to deliver a compelling story, and explain the movements of animated objects and characters.

    5. Demonstrate proficiency in animating graphics using tweens and frame by frame animation, and apply blurring, selective animation, speed lines, onion skinning, and squash/stretch effects to add convincing or exaggerated motion to characters and objects.

    6. Demonstrate synchronization by animating dialog, sound effects, and/or music soundtrack.

    7. Discuss the artistic and design considerations of creating effective presentations.

    8. Examine, discuss, and critique animated works including some reference to historical, social, and cultural contexts.

    9. Display finished works as a digital deliverable

Master's Degree required.

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