MART 390 Animation
Instructor: Kurt
Paulsen Office
HH 231 507-344-7732 kpaulsen@blc.edu
Texts: None.
Handouts and reference materials will be provided. Recommended: A membership at Lynda.com for at least one month. ($25
month)
Overview: In MART390, students will
study the various techniques of narrative animation. Learning will be focused
on two areas, production and criticism. The production will take the form of
various short animation projects. Criticism will occur through viewing significant
works from the long history of animation and gauging their emotional and
cognitive effectiveness.
Materials: It
will be helpful to have your own camera of some kind.
Learning
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this
class, students will be able to…
a.
Employ the technology necessary to create moving
images.
b.
Identify the different techniques of animation
and their historic significance.
c.
Tell a short story without verbal language.
d.
Work in various media simultaneously to create a
single, polished video.
e.
Articulate their own artistic goals within the
scope of animation.
Course procedures
Class time will be divided between viewings, discussion, and
production technique instruction. Readings will be assigned to support the
viewings and technique processes.
Basis for Grades:
·
Papers/Process Books (30%)
·
Studio projects, demonstrations, productions,
and reports (70%)
·
Attendance and participation are grading factors
Assignment
Overview:
·
Stop motion basics – Learn Dragon software
(Learning objective “a”)
·
Digital Cutout/Collage animation (Learning
objective “a”)
·
Midterm Research Paper (Learning objective “b”)
·
Create a :30-2:00 short . All projects must be
polished in After Effects even if they were physical. (Learning objectives “c,
and d”)
·
Final artist statement and oral presentation.
(Learning objective “e”)