| |
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 |
Course
Name (short): Animation 1 - Classical
School: All Sheridan Schools
Program(s):
Animation
Program Coordinator(s):
Andrew Bodor
Course Leader or Contact: Vivien Ludlow
Originator: Cathy Mcnulty
Designate: Cathy Mcnulty
Version: 1.0
Status: Approved (APPR)
Calendar 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.
Typical Instructional Format
Lab
|
28.0 |
Lecture
|
14.0 |
| Total hours: |
42.0 |
Courses may be offered in other formats.
Section I Notes:
N/A
|
|
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 production 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 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:
| |
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:
Four assignments, each worth 25% of the overall semester grade, will
be given. These asignments will involve either one or both of the
following components.
a. The preparation and presentation of filmed animation.
b. 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% reduction
Two days late: an additional 10% reduction
Three days late: an additional 10% reduction
After a period of three days' lateness, assignments will not be
marked.
|
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 |
|
communication
- oral |
X
|
communication
- visual |
|
X
|
analytical |
X
|
creative
thinking |
X
|
decision
making |
|
X
|
interpersonal |
X
|
numeracy |
X
|
organizational |
|
X
|
problem
solving |
X
|
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: Andrew Bodor
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement
of the course learning outcomes through previous life and work experiences.
This course is eligible for challenge through the following
method(s):
| Challenge Exam |
Portfolio |
Interview |
Other |
Not Eligible for PLAR |
| |
|
|
|
X |
Notes: N/A
|
|
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): Texts and resources:
PLEASE NOTE THAT TEXTS ARE OPTIONAL
Richard Williams: The Animator's Survival Kit
Culhane, Shamus: ANIMATION From Script To Screen. St. Martins Press,
New York, U.S.A., 1988.
Muybridge, Eadweard, Lewis S. Brown (ed.): The Human Figure in Motion.
New York, Dover Publications Inc., 1955.
Thomas, Frank and Ollie Johnston: Disney Animation: The Illusion of
Life. Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, California, U.S.A., second
printing 1984.
Whitaker, Harold and John Halas: Timing for Animation. Focal Press
Inc., New York, 1981. Williams, Richard: The Animator's Survival Kit.
Faber & Faber, London - New York, 2001.
Hamm, Jack: How To Draw Animals. A Perigree Book, Penguin Putnam
Inc. 1983.
REQUIRED INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPLIES
AGME peg bar, your name clearly printed on it
Plastic field chart
Blue pencils - light, medium & dark
Graphite pencils, Red pencils
Ruler
Eraser
Pencil Sharpener - manual or battery operated
500 Sheets of Animation Paper
about a dozen plastic animation cels
3 Legal size (10 1/2" X 15 ") file folders, your name and class number
clearly printed on the outside
Scissors
Skotch tape
Masking tape
Fine / medium tip permanent black marker
60-minute blank videotape, your name clearly printed on the label
Applicable student group(s): All First Year Classical Animation Students: 61A1 / 61A2 / 61A3
Course Details:TOPICAL OUTLINE
Project 1 - Bouncing Ball and Swinging Pendulum Sept. 9
Project 2 - Seaweed and Waving Sheet of Paper Oct. 7
Project 3 - Ball & Tail Nov. 4
Project 4 - Jointed Forms - the Box-Fold Nov. 18
Academic Honesty
The principle of academic honesty 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 faculty member, or otherwise submitting work that is not
the student's own violates this principle and will not be tolerated. Instances of academic dishonesty, including
assisting another student to cheat, will be penalized as detailed in the Student Handbook.
Students who have any questions regarding whether or not specific circumstances involve a breach of academic
honesty are advised to discuss them with the faculty member prior to submitting the assignment in question.
Discrimination and Harassment
Sheridan is committed to provide a learning environment that respects the dignity, self esteem and fair treatment
of every person engaged in the learning process. Behaviour which is inconsistent with this principle will
not be tolerated. Details of Sheridan's policy on Harassment and Discrimination are available in the Student Handbook.
|