Animation Workshops,
Stop Motion Room, Line testing facilities, Animation computer room, General computer workshop.
Specialist Animation equipment.
Stop Motion Pro. Cannon 450D Camera, lights.
Wood, Metal & Plastic workshops
Specific Skills Modulettes will be assigned to this module in use of Animation equipment including health and safety

Module descriptors will have more than one modulette assigned and this information will be held by the Faculty Office initially.

Studio learning takes place in timetabled sessions with academic staff who introduce key contextual and practice based lectures focused on the
- Development of stop motion production
- Creation of basic armatures
- Working in a team environment.

Through these initial lectures you will gain an understanding of the core concepts, theory regarding the 3D stop motion animation production.
Independent study will form the majority of time spent "answering the brief" through evidence of character research, preparation models, 3D workshop technical instruction and application of methods and processes necessary for completion of an appropriate response to the assignments.
You will access studio and pre-recorded material for review and consolidation of animate and velocity software during the production.
Attendance at Technical Instruction sessions will be crucial for the understanding and application of specific camera and lighting practice.
Seminars and group Critiques support your studio practice through formative evaluation and will take place at critical points of the semester to review working progress.
Summative assessment takes place at the end of the module where showreels will be presented for final assessment.
There will be two designated tutorials set up to enable students to discuss their work individually with key members of delivery staff.

This module will examine human anatomy to inform the processes involved in biped structure and movement. Students will gain an appreciation of major skeletal and muscle structure involved in articulating the body.
This module aims to provide you with the experience of developing a repertoire of stop motion animation production techniques.
You will work on a collaborative project as a small group to complete a short narrative work to an appropriate soundtrack.
This will enable you to develop scriptwriting skills, set building.
You will construct a basic puppet and create an internal armature appropriate for stop frame animation.
You will undertake a series of character poses with the completed puppet to demonstrate technical skill in animation and an understanding of animation principles in practice.

A Portfolio of coursework consisting of 3 components:
- Posing the test Puppet
- Group Stop Motion brief
- Armatures

Ability to construct an internal working armature for puppet animation [Learning Outcomes 1,4]
Ability to work in a team on a collaborative stop motion animation project [Learning Outcomes 4,5]
Portfolio evidence of technical and creative response to a design brief which clearly demonstrates design development throughout the production of a stop motion animation project [Learning Outcomes 2,3]
Ability to animate a test puppet [Learning Outcomes 1,2]

All animation content to be presented digitally.
All work must be subnmitted in a labelled clear A3 portfolio

Stop Motion, Craft Skills for Model Animation, Susannah Shaw, Focal Press, 2004, ISBN 0-240-151659-1
Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas, Frank Thompson, Roundtable Press Book, 1993, ISBN 078685378-6
The Aardman Book of 3D Animation, Lord & Sibley, Thames & Hudson, 1998, ISBN 0-0500-01881-2
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: An Invitation to the Wedding, Mark Salisbury, Titan Books, 2005, ISBN: 1845762223