Monday, September 21, 2015

Animation Week 1 | Today's Topic: Staging, Pose to Pose, and Timing!

The following resource will be used in class as extra examples for you! This is a list of visual examples created by Alan Becker, who gained some fame across the internets for his "Animator vs Animation" series from 2006 onward.

https://www.youtube.com/user/AlanBeckerTutorials/videos


The current video we'll cover in class is the following:

STAGING:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-SXLaQGg50

POSE to POSE vs. STRAIGHT AHEAD Drawing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8quCbt4C-c

Solid Drawing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7An0jukOkCI


Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Reminder: Homework for Tonight and Wednesday

Note: This homework is for ALL students, regardless of if you were in class or not monday or wednesday!

1.  Make a blog for blogger.  Email me the link before 6PM on Tuesday, September 15th.
2.  On your blog, you need to scan your drawings for your animation. Number and post your storyboards, and include a description of them for the students in the class.
3. Tuesday night, read all of the stories for every student and post comments and feedback on them to their blogs!  I will do the same.
4. For Extra Credit:  Take what we learned in class, and begin crafting out sketches and concepts for your characters for your animation!