Sheridan Course Outlines

ANIM33672
Advanced 2D Applications

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 2014
Prerequisites: (ANIM21044)
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Bachelor of Animation
Program Coordinator(s): Mark Mayerson
Course Leader or Contact: Tba
Version: 1.0
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: N/A

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
Students create, assemble, and alter artwork in current 2D digital tools with the aim of producing polished final images and animation sequences for the screen. Through discussion and demonstration, students learn various workflows, by animating characters, adding effects, altering colour, changing lighting and camera moves.

Program Context

Bachelor of Animation

Program Coordinator: Mark Mayerson

In the 4th year of the program, semester 7, students are able to continue to advance their skills by taking this course in 2D digital in advanced 2D digital animation, or a course in 3D compositing, or a life drawing course. The choice provides students with the ability to specialize in one of these three disciplines.

Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

 Critical Performance
By the end of this course, students demonstrate the ability to use a
variety of 2D digital tools and techniques to produce a professional
and polished scene.


Learning Outcomes
To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated
the ability to:
1.  Design industry level ready digital character and props
2.  Break a character into suitable parts and properly rig it
3.  Apply animation principles to a pre-rigged character
4.  Develop supporting props and environments for the animated
    digital character
5.  Add digital effects to enhance a character¿s performance
6.  Import audio, video, images, and pre-animated characters in an
    established scene
7.  Manage digital assets via a network library

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Assignment #1:	
Design a 2D digital character with complimentary rotated views	10%

Assignment #2:	
Build and implement and advanced rig on a character	        10%

Assignment #3:	
Animate a character "take"	                                10%

Assignment #4:	
Animate a cycled run with a jump, over a looping layered BG	10%

Assignment #5:	
Animate a full character lip-synching	                        10%

Assignment #6:	
Animate a character interacting with a heavy prop	        15%

Assignment #7:	
Animate a character motivated turn and walk	                15%

Assignment #8:	
Animate effects using a variety of filter modules	        10%

Assignment #9:	
Render out and import an animated layer 	                 5%

In-class exercises		                                 5%
       
		                                               100%

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

Essential Employability Skills
Essential Employability Skills emphasized in the course:

	Communication		Critical Thinking & Problem Solving		Interpersonal
	Numeracy		Information Management		Personal

Notes: N/A

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: Both are required. Other will include a demo reel.

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 2014
Professor: Tba
Textbook(s):

1. toonboom.com/resources
2. ToonBoomAnimation: www.youtube.com/channel/UC_DbTXaDFCSpVYsB-KULxiw

Applicable student group(s): BA of Animation students.
Course Details:

Module 1: Introduction and review
- Course outline, expectations
- Assignments
- Understanding some key concepts of 2D digital animation
- Review of basic software navigation and tools
- managing assets

Module 2: Create (design, build)
- Proper workflow for creating 2D digital character
- Tools and techniques

In-class exercise: 1%

Module 3: Rig (artwork, network, layers, hierarchy) 
- Advanced rigging techniques
- Masks
- Deformers
- Building parts library

Assignments 1, 2 due

In-class exercise: 1%

Module 4  : Manipulate (animation, keyframes, timeline)
- Working with keyframes and the timeline
- Manipulating and adjusting function curves
- Classical approach
- Camera moves
- Z depth for foreground and background
- Special effects
- Lip sync

In-class exercise: 1%
Assignments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 due

Module 5 : Manage (network, library, import, export)
- Importing audio, video, other elements
- Library & Network

In-class exercise: 1%
Assignment 8 due

Module 6: Output (filters, format, rendering)
- Adding filters
- Render settings and output formats
- Scene assembly

In-class exercise: 1%
Assignment 9 due

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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