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Animation Design and Production

Short course

In Bournemouth ()

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£ 1,500 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Beginner

  • Class hours

    90h

  • Duration

    3 Weeks

A series of workshops, seminars and practical sessions will introduce you to the 12 principles of animation in theory and practice, using 2D animation exercises to explore the fundamentals and develop your drawing skills. Drawing is at the heart of animation – a series of drawing sessions will improve your observational and design skills, with sketchbooks used to research and record your understanding of character design and cinematic storytelling.

You will learn how to animate objects using traditional and contemporary animation techniques; as you develop your confidence there will be the opportunity to experiment with space, timing and interaction. You will work individually as well as in small groups to gain an understanding of the complex and specialist roles of the animation production crew as a collaborative process. Animators will also look at storyboarding, scriptwriting and pitching film ideas before beginning work on their own short animated film.

You will have the opportunity to work with industry-standard equipment in our dedicated animation studios including professional standard armatures and light boxes. Our tutors will guide you through the application and use of post-production software including Maya, Adbe creative suite, Avid ProTools and Stop Motion Pro to give you an understanding of editing techniques and creative post-production processes. At the end of the course, you will present your character designs with screenings of the finished films for critique and feedback.

About this course

Develop your drawing, observational skills and aesthetic awareness in relation to animation design and production.

Enhance your animation skills through practical exercises, exploring contemporary techniques and traditional processes.

Provide teaching guidance and resources to enable to students to devise and create their own short animated film

Develop your research and analytical skills; applying aesthetic awareness in relation to animation design and production.

Develop your knowledge and understanding of animation as a collaborative production process and the specialist roles within this process (animator, layout artist, character designer etc)

Develop your knowledge and understanding of professional animation practice with access to industry standard equipment
Develop your confidence to present yourself and your show reel or ideas when pitching to potential employers.
Provide opportunities for self-evaluation and critique to enhance your confidence and reflective skills when considering yours and others work.
Provide an understanding of the different types of jobs available to you in the animation, gaming and visual effects industries.

AUB Summer Courses are open to all those aged 15 or over at the time of taking the course. Our summer courses are attended by school students, university students and creative professionals wishing to up-skill or change careers.

No previous experience or skills are required for this course apart from an enthusiasm to learn.

All bookings can be made through the following link: http://aub.ac.uk/summer or by calling +44 (0) 1202 85 3605

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Subjects

  • Animation
  • Sketching
  • Cut-Out Animation
  • Stop-Motion Animation
  • Character Design
  • Storyboarding
  • Scriptwriting
  • Post Production

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Course programme

  • Drawing techniques and development
  • 12 Principles of animation
  • 2D and 3D animation
  • Pitching a Film idea
  • Scriptwriting and Storyboarding
  • Character Design
  • Stop Motion Puppets and Cut Out techniques
  • Pixilation
  • Layout and background
  • Post-Production
  • Group critique and film screenings

Additional information

 

Animation Design and Production

£ 1,500 VAT inc.