This introductory course in Animation for non-Illustration majors will cover key conceptual elements of time-based media, such as short-range apparent motion, dramatic staging, mis-en-scene, line of action, characterization and narrative arc. Projects will explore animation with hand-drawn images on paper, 2D images in a digital environment and stop-motion animation using physical objects. Screenings and discussion will include animated works in proto-cinema as well as experimental and commercial animation in film and digital video.

This introductory course in Animation for non-Illustration majors will cover key conceptual elements of time-based media, such as short-range apparent motion, dramatic staging, mis-en-scene, line of action, characterization and narrative arc. Projects will explore animation with hand-drawn images on paper, 2D images in a digital environment and stop-motion animation using physical objects. Screenings and discussion will include animated works in proto-cinema as well as experimental and commercial animation in film and digital video.