Introduction to 3D Animation

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the 12 Principles of Animation
• Create emotive gestures and actions using increasingly complex characters
• Observe and dissect real world motion and translate it into their animated work
• Generate basic object rigs that allow for effective movement
• Show comprehension of quality staging practices through storyboarding, and produce visual research to support their cinematic vision and overall artistic direction

Course Grading Information:

Introductory Projects

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Bouncing ball	20%
Flour Sack Dance	20%

Advancing Projects

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Walks	30%
Gestures	30%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-93	A
92-90	A-
89-87	B+
86-83	B
82-80	B-
79-77	C+
76-73	C
72-70	C-
69-67	D+
66-63	D
62-60	D-
Below 60	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance will be taken at the start of every class. More than four total absences will result in the loss of a letter grade off your final grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• The Animator’s Survival Kit by Richard Williams – ISBN 9780865478978
• Headphones
• Sketchbook and Pencil