Sheridan Course Outlines

ANIM70002
Introduction to Animation

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

Section I: Administrative Information

Credit Value: 2.5
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): Intro to Animation
School: All Sheridan Schools
Program(s): Portfolio Dev. for Animators
Program Coordinator(s): Andrew Bodor
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Originator: Ethel Bruce
Designate: Ethel Bruce
Version: 1.0
Status: Approved (APPR)

Calendar Description
This course guides the students through the various steps used in producing a classically animated film. The students will work on assignments ranging through the animation process, ending in the production of short animated exercises.

Typical Instructional Format

Lecture	36.0
Total hours:	36.0

Courses may be offered in other formats.

Section I Notes: N/A

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
This course guides the students through the various steps used in producing a classically animated film. The students will work on assignments ranging through the animation process, ending in the production of short animated exercises.

Program Context

Portfolio Dev. for Animators

Program Coordinator: Andrew Bodor

N/A

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:

-  Storytelling, story boarding, animation process

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

-  Drawing, ways of seeing, interpreting movement

 
            Attitudes
			
Successful students will have demonstrated attitudes of:

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

ANIMATION - 40%
3 EXERCISES
Bouncing Ball     10%
Pendulum          10%
Walk Cycle        20%

SKETCHBOOK - 20%
The key to animation is to draw well and tell a story well.  
Sketchbook will be due in class beginning week 2.  A minimum of 5 
pages of drawings are required, including drawings of feet and hands, 
people from life, animals, places and locations and drawing from the 
students imagination.

STORY BOARDING - 20%
Students will work on a group photo assignment (worth 10% and a drawn 
assignment based on a simple storyline (worth 10%).

CHARACTER DESIGN - 10%
Students will design two characters and provide model sheets.

LAYOUT - 10%
Students will draw a basic layout with a background (based on designs 
provided and character placement) and poses.

Full participation and attendance is recommended for this course.  
Students who miss a class are responsible for any information 
discussed, assigned or distributed in that class period.

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		communication - visual
X	analytical	X	creative thinking	X	decision making
	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: Multiple PLA Contacts
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

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.

Print	Effective Term	Professor	Applicable Student Group(s)
	Fall 2004	Multiple Professors	CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS TWELVE WEEK TOPICAL
	Fall 2004	Multiple Professors	CONTINUING EDUCATION STUDENTS FIVE WEEK TOPICAL
	Fall 2004	Multiple Professors	Continuing Education Students 10 Week Topical prepared by Niki Caplan and Greg Hyland

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