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2D Character Animation

Course category: Adult Education Saturdays

Course Topic: Art and Photography

End Qualification: College Certificate of Completion

Course duration: 6 weeks

Course venue: City College Main Campus

Course aims:
This interactive media course is a chance to focus on what brings an animated character to life.

You’ll develop characterisation and character performance skills for animation by experimenting with timing, exaggeration and dynamic acting for 2D animation.

During the course you will also be encouraged to use traditional hand drawn techniques for ‘line tests’ together with software-based digital methods. Finally there will be the chance to develop your own 2D animation character through a series of characterisation tasks and complete a finished sequence of 2D character animation.

Course topic: Art and Photography

Course content:
The course will cover the following:

Characterisation through drawing and movement
Acting for animation
Using characterisation to tell the story
The impact of the principles of animation on character animation
Character action, reaction and interaction
Planning and creating a character based sequence
Evaluating an animation character performance

Facilities for students:
Students will be based at our City College Main Campus where we have extensive and excellent facilities for practical and theory work. These include: state of the art Windows PC’s and Apple Macintosh’s with industry level software. Teaching and learning aids such as Smart Whiteboards, data projectors, personal City College email accounts, Virtual Learning Environment and personal online file storage space will compliment and aid student’s on the course.

Tutors:
Joe Evans

Joe is a practicing animator and illustrator with five years of experience in teaching animation to a variety of ages and skill levels.

Assessment: Opportunities for supportive and informal verbal feedback from staff and students will be provided in each session.

Awarding Body: City College

Progression and links:
This is a practical course generating potential material to contribute to a portfolio work which could be used for interview for media and art & design related FE courses.

The skills attained during this course could provide a stepping stone to further learning and experiences in the animation and short film industry.

Fees for your course:

Disclaimer:
Although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, it does not form any part of a contract between City College Brighton and Hove and the student. Courses may be subject to change.

Timetables are subject to change and you should check with your tutor prior to enrolment for the details of your timetable.