Sheridan Course Outlines

ANIM3002
Animation 2 - Classical

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

Section I: Administrative Information

Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
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: Vivien Ludlow
Version: 1.0
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: Typically offered as 3 hours per week.

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
This course is an introduction to the principles of animated motion and the application of structural drawing to animation. Exercises in motion principles serve to build the animator's vocabulary of motion.

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:
- basic animation principles
- structural drawing and its application to animation 
- the projection process of an animated film from initial idea to     
  final projected image

 
            Skills
			
Successful students will have demonstrated further development in 
their abilities to:
- draw structurally
- inter-relate their drawings in such a way as to produce a convincing 
  illusion of motion in time and space 
- use video line-testing equipment

 
            Attitudes
			
Successful students will have demonstrated attitudes of:
- responsible awareness of the amount of work and degree of skill 
  required to produce successful animation by a given deadline date

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Four assignments will be given in the semester.  Each assignment will 
be worth 25% of the overall semester grade.  These assignments will 
involve either one or both of the following components:
- the preparation and presentation of filmed animation
- the preparation and presentation of drawings and exposure sheets.

Students are required to hand in all work by a given deadline date.  
Emphasis on meeting a deadline with professional delivery of work is 
considered to be part of the student's training for industry.  
Attendance and participation in class are factors which are also taken 
into account for grading.  

Unless there are verifiable medical or compassionate grounds for 
lateness, late assignments will be downgraded as follows:

one day late:    20% deduction
two days late:   an additional 10% deduction
three days late: an additional 10% deduction

After a period of three days' lateness, assignments will not be marked 
at all.

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

Generic Skills
Generic Skills emphasized in the course:

	communication - written		communication - oral	X	communication - visual
X	analytical	X	creative thinking	X	decision making
	interpersonal		numeracy		organizational
	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	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: Vivien Ludlow
Textbook(s):

Please note that texts are optional.
 
"Ther Animator's Survival Kit", Richard Williams
"The Illusion of Life", Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnson
"Animation from Script to Screen", Shamus Culhane 
"Timing for Animation", John Halas
"How to" Books, Preston Blair 
"The Human Figure in Motion", Edweard Muybridge
"Animals in Motion", Edweard Muybridge 

MATERIALS:
- blue "Col-Erase" pencils: light, medium and dark shades.  You may 
  use technical pencils if you wish, but load them with thick-format 
  blue leads available from the Bookstore.    
- red "Col-Erase" pencils
- 2B, B, HB pencils.  You may use technical pencils if you wish.
- white plastic eraser
- animation paper measuring 10-1/2"x13"
- animation exposure sheets
- portable "Acme" peg-bar
- plastic animation field guide
- a carrying case for artwork 
- a blank CD
- 12" ruler
- 9x12" sketchbook 
- 3 sheets of black bristol board measuring 22"x28".  Cut these into 4 
  equal sections each measuring 11"x14" to make field templates.  For 
  this you will need your plastic field chart, a ruler, pencil, 
  cutting edge and matte knife (The making of templates is optional)
- scotch tape
- scissors
- 6 legal size file folders for the submission of drawings for 
  marking.  Clearly label these on the outside with your name and 
  class number.

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

WEEK          WEEK OF:       ASSIGNMENT

1             January 6      Trace/Treadmill Walk 

5             February 3     Head Rotation

7             February 24    Break Week

8             March 3        Animal Walk 

11            March 24       Flour Sack Jump and "Take"

Sheridan Policies

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Academic Integrity: The principle of academic integrity requires that all work submitted for evaluation and course credit be the original, unassisted work of the student. Cheating or plagiarism including borrowing, copying, purchasing or collaborating on work, except for group projects arranged and approved by the professor, or otherwise submitting work that is not the student's own, violates this principle and will not be tolerated. Students who have any questions regarding whether or not specific circumstances involve a breach of academic integrity are advised to review the Academic Integrity Policy and procedure and/or discuss them with the professor.

Copyright: A majority of the course lectures and materials provided in class and posted in SLATE are protected by copyright. Use of these materials must comply with the Acceptable Use Policy, Use of Copyright Protected Work Policy and Student Code of Conduct. Students may use, copy and share these materials for learning and/or research purposes provided that the use complies with fair dealing or an exception in the Copyright Act. Permission from the rights holder would be necessary otherwise. Please note that it is prohibited to reproduce and/or post a work that is not your own on third-party commercial websites including but not limited to Course Hero or OneNote. It is also prohibited to reproduce and/or post a work that is not your own or your own work with the intent to assist others in cheating on third-party commercial websites including but not limited to Course Hero or OneNote.

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