Classes are every Saturday from 1-3PM from September 22 to October 13 (total 8 hours)

Week 01​ – History of animation, principles of creating believable animated characters, introduction to drawing

Activity: Create a flipbook using a simple bouncing ball to show their grasp of the principles of animation.

Week 02​ – Students will also begin storyboard treatments and finalize script in preparation for voice acting. We will also go over the beginnings of lip sync.

Activity: Create all the primary vocal sounds out of paper and laying each out for each character. Finally as a class we will record all the necessary voice acting for the final project.

Week 03​ – Ramp up with the shot production, before principal photography begins we will set up and layout the two environments, using a combination of clay, and paper crafts, and also incorporate 3D printed elements.

Activity: Students will be broken into two groups and will begin to shoot the first two scenes, and if there is time proceed onto the third scene.

Week 04​ – Students will also be introduced to the world of visual effects, compositing, and lighting.

Activity: Finalize film production pipeline and finalize the last shots and any other necessary touch ups on the animation