Sheridan Course Outlines

ANIM2001
Animation Drawing 1

I: Administrative Information II: Course Details III: Topical Outline(s) Printable Version

Section I: Administrative Information

Total hours: 28.0
Credit Value: 2.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Fall 2004
Prerequisites: N/A
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Animation
Program Coordinator(s): Andrew Bodor
Course Leader or Contact: Kristin Andrew Pearn
Version: 1.0
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: N/A

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
In this course you will be introduced to drawing dimensional forms, which in turn will be used in the construction of solid, well-drawn cartoon characters. During the first semester the emphasis of the course will be an introduction to basic design principles, learning to use and manipulate three-dimensional geometric shapes, and gaining an understanding of human anatomy. This will lead to discussions of character typecasting.

Program Context

Animation

Program Coordinator: Andrew Bodor

This course is the first part of a core component of the Classical Animation program and leads to more advanced studies in subsequent semesters.

Course Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes identify the critical performances, and the knowledge, skills and attitudes that successful students will have reliably demonstrated through the learning experiences and evaluation in the course. Successful students will have demonstrated the following:

 
            Knowledge
			
Successful students will have demonstrated 
knowledge of:

- structural drawing
- geometric breakdown of shapes and forms in various poses
- lines of action
- exaggeration, emotion, expression and attitude in character design
- construction of various model sheets designed in animation studios
- on model consistency and believable weight, balance and proportion 
  in character design
- design of anthropomorphic objects and animals 
- character types
- character interaction
- structural breakdown of established characters

 
            Skills
			
Successful students will have demonstrated further 
development in their abilities to:

- draw structurally
- incorporate a strong sense of balance and weight in character design
- draw basic dimensional forms from a variety of views
- have characters express emotion resulting in convincing performance 
  posing
- use model sheets to analysis proportion and on model consistency
- understand types of anthropomorphism in animal and inanimate objects
- design characters that function for movement, are appealing and 
  believable.

 
            Attitudes
			
Successful students will have demonstrated 
attitudes of:

- professionalism (presentation is orderly, instructions are followed, 
  deadlines are met)
- responsibility
- working cooperatively in large and small groups as well as with 
  partners
- class participation
- respect for classroom environment
- respect for one and other

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Assignment #1               10%
Assignment #2               10%
Assignment #3               15%
Assignment #4               15%
Assignment #5               40%
Sketch Books                10%
                     TOTAL 100%

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requirements:

Generic Skills
Generic Skills emphasized in the course:

X	communication - written	X	communication - oral	X	communication - visual
X	analytical	X	creative thinking	X	decision making
X	interpersonal		numeracy	X	organizational
X	problem solving		technological		other (see below)

Notes: N/A

General Education
This General Education course relates to the following themes as specified by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities.

	asthetic appreciation		social understanding
	civic life		understanding science
	cultural understanding		understanding technology
	personal development		work and the economy

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) : Office of the Registrar
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous relevant work/life experience, service, self-study and training on the job. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

Challenge Exam	Portfolio	Interview	Other	Not Eligible for PLAR
	X	X

Notes: N/A

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Effective term: Fall 2004
Professor: Kristin Andrew Pearn
Textbook(s):

N/A

Applicable student group(s): Classical Animation Students
Course Details:

WEEK 1:  Introduction and overview of course
         Assignment: name slate

WEEK 2:  Lesson: 1,2 and 3 point perspective
         ellipses, geometric and organic forms
         Assignment #1 - 10%
         - 3 views of 3 geometric forms

WEEK 3:  Lesson: 
         - simple figure construction and basic design principals: 
           skeleton and geometric forms
         - how to create appealing shapes within figure construction
         Deadline: Assignment #1 - geometric forms

WEEK 4:  Lesson: simple anatomy: hands and feet
         Assignment #2 - 10% 
         -  5 poses of your hand
         -  3 poses of you feet 

WEEK 5:  Exercise: posing the simple figure using live model reference
         Assignment #3: - 15%
         - 5 poses of 5 different expressions drawn from live model
         Deadline: Assignment #2 - hands and feet

WEEK 6:  Lesson: facial features and expressions
         Assignment #4 - 15%
         - 5 expressions of supplied face
         - head rotation
         Deadline: Assignment #3 - poses of live model

WEEK 7:  Lesson: creating character "types" (focusing on head shapes 
         and features)
         Deadline:  Assignment #4 - expressions and head rotation

WEEK 8:  No Scheduled Classes

Week 9:  Lesson: creating character types (focusing on head shapes and 
         features)
         Assignment #5 - 40%
         - design pack from Story Passage 1

WEEK 10: Field Trip:  Royal Winter Fair
         Assignment: sketch book - 10%
         - 5 pages of drawings for Royal Winter Fair (photocopies 
         please)

WEEK 11: Critique and revision of design pack assigned in Week #9
         Deadline: sketch book assignment

WEEK 12: Create model sheets for Assignment #5

WEEK 13: Assessments begin (I think)
         Deadline: Assignment #5 - Design Pack/Model Sheets

WEEK 14:  Assessments

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