VART 160 - The Computer in Modern Animation Production

CR: 3
This course seeks to combine traditional animation techniques with state of the art film making hardware and software. The Cintiq drawing system will be merged with Toon Boom Harmony software to create a stand-alone short animated film. This should not be confused with the Pixar style of animation which uses 3-D animated characters in a 3-D universe to convey a uniquely dimensional feeling. Instead students would seek to match the production quality of shorts like Glen Keane’s Napthali and other independent films.

In order to finish the project on time, much story work will need to be completed before the first official session of class. Once class begins, students will work to establish a production style that works within the artistic abilities of the class. Keyframes will be established, and then the arduous work of fleshing out the individual frames can begin. Color, finishing animation, and music and sound will be completed in the final weeks of the class.