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Traditional Animation
Term: Second Semester, 2008
Meeting Time: Wednesday 4:00-6:45
Location: ATEC 1.202
Contact Information
Course Description: Lectures, chalk talk, and film viewings centering on animation
principles. Weekly animation projects are due at the start of class time for class critiques.
Learning Outcomes:
To learn and utilize essential principles of animation. The principles we will focus on are
used in all forms of animation (hand-drawn, digital, 3D, stop-motion, cut-outs).
A final project will be due at the end of the semester, which incorporates the animation
and timing principles that are appropriate to your individual piece.
Course Requirements:
Attend all classes and specified lectures on time.
Complete all assignments on time and in a professional manner.
Participation in class critiques and discussions.
Course Methodology:
Class sessions will consist of lectures, chalk talk, DVD/video/web viewings and
discussions focusing on the class assignments. The class format will take on a variety of
styles, as the subject covered dictates.
Students are encouraged to complete all work at the ATEC computer labs in order to
benefit from collaborative learning with your peers. Students choosing “off-site” hard and
soft ware must have their current work files on the system and available for review at the
beginning of each and every class. Problems with “of-site” systems and /or
incompatibility will not be an acceptable excuse and the work will be considered as
missing assignments.
All projects must be saved into a personal, self-named folder within the class folder.
To access the class folder :
//atec01 (zero,one)
login: medialab
password: m0cap (m zero cap)
Network Users
Bruce Barnes
Public
Animation 08
This is the ONLY place I will look for your project. If it isn’t here when I am
evaluating the projects I will consider it a missing project=zero=F
Materials:
You will also be provided with a light box for your use during the semester. Light boxes
will be signed out on the first day and class. You are responsible for the care of the light
box. It is UTDallas property and must be return on completion of your final project at the
end of the semester. All light boxes must be returned to the grad-lab. Take care that the
lab monitor on duty signs you off when you return the light box. At the end of the
semester a list of any remaining light boxes not returned will be turned over to school
officials. Late returnees will have their university privileges revolved and be barred for
registering for further classes.
There is presently two dedicated shooting stations: One is in the break room. The second
one is in the Game Lab. The school has floating licenses of Flipbook Pro, the 2D
software the class will be working with to shot and time out our animation assignments.
As a courtesy to others in the classes, after shooting your work move to another computer
in the game lab to edit or tweak your project.
Pencils are a personal preference. A good choice is an artist grade pencil, preferably a B
grade (B, B-2, B-6) pencils.
Blue and red pencils are standard pencils for hand-drawn animation.
Technical pencils or pencils that produce faint marks are poor choices.
Art supplies can be found at office supply stores or art and craft shops. The Azel Art
Store on the expressway near Beltline offers a 10% discount to all UTD fulltime students,
with school ID.
The Projects
Week One
Soccer ball bouncing
Week Two
Bowling ball and golf ball bouncing
Week Three
Morphing
Week Four
Anticipation/Action/Follow Through
Week Five
Secondary/Overlapping Actions
Week Six
Weight and balance
Week Seven
Walk cycle
Week Eight
Lip Sync
Week Nine
Leaf fall
Week Ten
Flag
Week Thirteen
Animatic of Final Project due
Week Fourteen
Rough animation on Final project due
Week Fifteen
Final Projects Due
Grading Policies:
A
100-90%
B
89-80%
C
79-70%
D
69-60%
F
59 or below.
All work is due and ready for review at the start of class time. Late work will not be
accepted.
Attendance also is a critical factor in your grade. Everyone is permitted one unexcused
absence. A second unexcused absence will result in a one-letter drop in your final grade
(the end of the semester grade of A goes to B, B to C…) Three unexcused absences will
result in failing the class.