Animation - Studio Pre-Production

Catalog description

In this studio students prepare to produce a group-based animated short film in the following spring semester by exploring historical animated and traditional film structure and practices. Working as part of a pre-production team, students will develop and pitch the concept for an animated short, and then spend the semester developing the visual style and assets needed to turn a story idea into an animated film. At the same time, through lectures and discussion, students will learn principles of production management, production planning, and the development of a production pipeline. Students will learn to manage workflow of a production to set deadlines and deal with limited resources. Prerequisite: ANIM 310, ANIM 315, ANIM 321 with semester grades of "C" or higher or instructor permission. Corequisite: ANIM 415.