AVE 308 - Stop Motion Animation

(Same as FTV 529.) Prerequisites, Sophomore standing, instructor consent. Stop Motion Animation holds a special and unique place in Film Animation. Far from being an antiquated art form in decline the craft has experienced a resurgence with the use of digital technology to assist and enhance the animation. The recent productions of films like “Coraline” and Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio” is a testament to this endearing art form. Students will explore hands on animation technique by manipulating several different mediums to give them life. Pixelation (animation of people), objects, clay, puppets and others will be introduced along with the concepts of eases, squash and stretch and other principles of animation promoted by Disney as it applies to puppet animation. The class will be conducted much like a life drawing class in that each student will have a camera and software to record their individual animation assignments to practice and refine their skill in stop motion. The teachers station will have one professional armature available for each student to experience animating with a ball and socket armature. Letter grade. Repeatable for credit if the topic is different. $150 (Offered as needed.) 3 credits