ARTD 270 - Animation II (3 credit hours)

Offered in Winter term (3-0-0)
An advanced, studio-based continuation of the fundamental methods, practices, and principles of animation. Students further explore the themes outlined in ARTD170, including: 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 time-based media theory, figure studies and kinesthetics, production management, writing in the discipline, and contemporary and historical research. A final portfolio will exhibit each student’s body of work, from concept to post-production.
PREREQUISITE(S): ARTD 130 and ARTD 170
(formerly ANM 120)
Master Syllabi: http://share.ncmich.edu/academics/master_syllabi