Weeks of Jan 6th. 13th

Agenda:

History of Animation-Early Disney, Golden Era of Hollywood Animation

Assignment: Select an early Disney animation from youtube and critique the animation using timecode to highlight the principles of animation evident in the video. You must identify at least 5 principles of animation.
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Read Preston Blair pdf linked to the right side of the blog.

Assignment: Draw in your sketchbook the 4 stages of a human walk cycle as demonstrated in Blair's book.

In your sketchbook draw a profile view of a character for which you would like to create a walk cycle. Your drawing should be well designed, use google images as reference if necessary. If you are stuck, look at how Preston Blair breaks down basic shapes of animals to create cartoons. Once your drawing is approved by Mrs. L, then scan it using the scanner in the back of the room. Save your art as a png or jpg file and mail to yourself, or save on a thumb drive. You will use this art as a basis for your walk cycle.
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Watch all Flash tutorial demos linked on the video demo page.
For each tutorial, you must answer the associated quiz below and submit your answers (this is graded).

When you have watched every Flash tutorial, have finished all quizzes, have an approved (signed off) piece of art for scanning as the basis for your walk, you are welcome to begin your own 4 frame walk cycle.

Assignment: watch tutorials and take quizzes, draw a profile view of a character, animate a walk cycle based on your drawing. You will export this as a Quicktime Movie, again in h.264 format.