Animation I

Catalog description

This course will introduce students to 3D computer animation including the end-to-end development process from script/story writing, production planning, creating geometric models and surface properties, designing motion, staging and lighting the action, rendered images with 2D and 3D effects, and editing them into a short film. Open Source software will be used for animation exercises. Throughout the course, existing 2D and 3D movies will be used for learning the techniques and methods of professional animators. The course is designed for students with no previous animation skills and will lead students through a series of exercises that build on each other to learn 2D and 3D animation techniques.