Introduction to Animation

Catalog description

ART 140 introduces the fundamentals of animation, with an emphasis on the effective use of digital animation software and techniques. Students meet course learning outcomes by creating solo and collaborative animations from still photographs, mixed media, drawings, and/or digital media. The course introduces the basics of stop-motion animation and the industry-standard software used to create and edit animated movies. Course structure includes both studio and digital design platforms; required software is provided via a student license while registered in the course. Students must have access to a personal or campus computer that can run the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of software.