Technical instruction and workshop demonstrations on how to handle equipment. processes and materials safely and effectively.
Health & Safety.
Lectures to the whole group where you will be reminded of the preparation, planning and structure of an animated production.
Small group sessions (seminars, crits, tutorials) where you will contribute to the discussions, engage in debate about issues raised, present the results of your research and your work in progress and receive constructive feedback from your peers when appropriate and from your tutor.
Independent Study in support of your project work. You will need to undertake a. number of activities when not involved in taught or participation sessions. These will include researching and documenting your practical project; pre and post production work for your project; the execution of your production and the preparation of your work for assessment.

Eadweard Muybridge 'The Human Figure in motion' 1995 & 'Animals in Motion' (Dover Press) 1967 ISBN 0486202046/04862202038
Harold Whittaker & John Hales 'Timing for Animation' (Focal Press) ISBN 024051310X 1999
Donald Crafton 'Befor Mickey' (USA Cambridge M.I.T) ISBN 0262530589 recommended viewing see module pack enclosure
The Animator's Survival Kit
by Richard Williams (Author) Publisher: Faber & Faber; (January 7, 2002) ISBN: 0571202284
Exploring Drawing for Animation
by Kevin Hedgpeth (Author), Stephen Missal (Author) Publisher: Delmar Learning; 1 edition (October 1, 2003) ISBN: 1401824196
Film Directing Shot by Shot
by Steven D. Katz Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions; (July 1, 1991)
ISBN: 0941188108
The Animator's Workbook
by Tony White Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications; Reprint edition (September 1, 1988)
ISBN: 0823002292
The Complete Animation Course
by Chris Patmore (Author) Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; (August 1, 2003)
ISBN: 0764123998

Animation Workshops,
Specialist Animation equipment.

Non-specialist computing facilities for email, internet access, word processing, database, spreadsheet and basic presentations will be available through LLRS/ITS facilities on campus, not from within the Faculty itself - the exception being the Faculty's Student Browsers based in studios which will support email and internet access.
Specific Skills Modulettes will be assigned to this module in use of Animation equipment including health and safety.
Mini DV transfer from I-movie.
A comprehensive listing of the modulettes is available from the Faculty Office, together with the current operational parameters (ie
group size, time allocation etc) for the modulettes. Some module descriptors will have will have more than one modulette assigned and this information will be held by the Faculty Office initially.

This module aims to introduce you to basic methods of creating animation. You will study the fundamentals of timing and spacing, anticipation, movement and observation of weight, balance, dynamics, to aid an overall preparation for technical discipline with cameras and animation specific software.
Technical demonstrations of equipment and practical exercises will provide initial insight in to the stages of line testing, leading to the development and production of a series of animated sequence.
The module aims to develop your ability to develop creative concepts and generate ideas from storyboard visualisation through to the creation of a short 2D Cell animation sequence.
The module intends to prepare you with pre-requisite skills that will enable you to develop Animation techniques and content at intermediate level and further. With Links to other animation modules.

A series of A2 pre-production drawings mood boards and storyboards related to the brief.
Provided a visual back up of all the sequencial animation production on Mini DV only
Show evidence of walkcycles and Blend shapes (morphs) in an appropriate animated sequence
Show evidence of all aspects of animation principles in a substantial piece of work which incorporates aspects of all the exercises undertaken throughout the module which underpins the theoretical aspect of animation production

All work must be submitted in an A2 Clear portfolio labeled with module code and your name.
All animations will be submitted on Mini DV
You will present a printed A3 presentation board of your major animation sequence on Foam core