Animation - Period 8 - Fall 2008
Assignment List and Due Dates

Assignment Pts Due Date
Syllabus -- Thursday 9/4/08
Introduction to Animation    
Introduction to Animation - Lecture   Thursday 9/4/08
   Digital Flip-Book: Animated GIF - Step 1 40 Wednesday 9/10/08
   Digital Flip-Book: Animated GIF - Step 2 -- Tuesday 9/16/08
   Quiz Review - Introduction to Animation -- Tuesday 9/16/08
   Quiz 40 Tuesday 9/16/08
Stop-Motion Animation    
   Object Animation 50 Thursday 9/25/08
   Stop-Motion Project 100  
      Treatment & Storyboard 20 Monday 9/29/08
      Homework: Character, Prop and Set Design   Wednesday 10/1/08 (Beginning of class)
      Animate (4 days in-class work)   Thursday 10/9/08
      Sound Track (3 days in-class work)   Wednesday 10/22/08
      Animation Final Cut   Friday 10/24/08
      Presentation 20 Tuesday 10/28/08
Flash Animation    
   Introduction to Flash --  
   Exercise: Drawing in Flash -- Wednesday 11/5/08
   Frame-by-Frame Animation: Walk Cycle 20 Wednesday 11/12/08
   Robot: Nested Graphic Symbols (2 days in-class work) 20 Tuesday 11/18/08
   WHS Banner Ad 50  
      Storyboard 10 Thursday 11/20/08
      Banner Ad Step 1 - Character Animation (2 days in-class work) | Monday 11/24/08
      Banner Ad Step 2 - Guide Layer & Button | Wednesday 11/26/08
      Banner Ad Step 3 - ActionScript | Tuesday 12/2/08
   History Animation 100  
      Research & Storyboard 10 Monday 12/8/08
      History Anim. Step 1 - Characters & Scenes (2 days in class)   Friday 12/12/08
      History Anim. Step 2 - Masks & Fades (1 day in class)   Tuesday 12/16/08
      History Anim. Step 3 - Audio (2 days in class)   Wednesday 1/7/09
      History Anim. Step 4 - Button (1 day in class)   Friday 1/9/09
      Presentation 20 Tuesday 1/13/09
     

 

 

Lectures

  • Introduction to Animation

Resources

History of Animation - Videos Clips

Sample Flash Movies