ARTD 170 - Animation I (3 credit hours)

Offered in Fall terms and Winter Terms, Even years only (3-0-0)
A studio-based introduction to the fundamental methods, practices, and principles of animation. Students explore: connections between traditional and contemporary media; visual communication strategies; the twelve principles of animation; the psychology of mediated experiences; and the history of animation. Topics include the elements and principles of design, figure studies and kinesthetics, time-based media theory, and contemporary and historical research. A final portfolio will exhibit each student’s body of work.
(formerly ANM 110)
Master Syllabi: http://share.ncmich.edu/academics/master_syllabi