Animation is a valuable art form as it allows artists to have a wide range of creative freedom. Even though 3D animated movies tend take over the box office these days, 2D computer animation is the popular choice for creating TV series, commercials, and mobile gaming. The software needed to create professional level work in 2D animation is affordable and is becoming increasingly more accessible to individual artists and small-time animation studios.
In this course, students will learn the 12 Basic Principles of Animation that many successful animators use to captivate their audience, as well as how to storyboard and create a concise story while using a variety of approaches to creating 2D animation. Students will have opportunities to explore traditional hand drawn animation, rotoscoping, and techniques in computer animation used to create shows like Bob’s Burgers and Adventure Time. By the end of the course, students will have an animation of their own to show off and add to their portfolio!
Ages: 12-16
| Course Date Info: | 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays Students will be using UGA’s eLearning Common and Zoom for this course. Students will be e-mailed their access information one week before the program and will be able to log-in to their program before meetings begin. |
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Prerequisites:
Some basic computer knowledge is required, but this course is designed for students with little to no experience in digital animation.
Anna Corbould grew up in England, where she studied Music and Drama at the University of Roehampton and the University of Manchester. After working for Apple for ten years teaching customers how to use software to edit music, videos, and photos, she moved to Athens to study at UGA. She graduated with her MFA in Dramatic Media production in May 2019 after completing the Rosetta Theatre Project, an interdisciplinary, multi-media installation incorporating motion capture and 3D animation in performances of Romeo and Juliet and Tartuffe. This is Anna’s third year as a Youth Programs instructor.
Samantha Hudson is a current M.F.A. student in Dramatic Media at the University of Georgia. Her undergraduate studies include a B.S. in Biology with coursework in Scientific Illustration. Some of her artwork in Scientific Illustration was included in the exhibit, “John Abbot: Early Naturalist Artist,” on display April 14th – August 31st, 2016 at the UGA Special Collections Library. Her work as an M.F.A. student is focused on visual storytelling using 2D and 3D computer animation, and research interests include scientific animation and virtual reality for use in science education and medical training. Samantha’s MFA thesis research on molecular animation won the Most Innovative Research Award in the 2018 Spotlight on Scholarship in the Arts Poster Exhibition Competition. Additional interests include film production, cinematography, sound design, and creating animated projections and interactive scenery for live stage productions. During Summer 2016 she volunteered as a production assistant on Dominar Film’s music video set for “Everybody,” by English rock band Don Broco. In 2019 she worked with a team to create a 3D animated monster projection for the UGA Theatre Production She Kills Monsters. She currently works as a 3D modeler for the University of Georgia’s Games and Virtual Environments Lab. This is Samantha’s fifth year as Youth Programs instructor.
Students must have a computer or tablet that has Internet access and one of the following browsers installed: Google® Chrome™, Apple® Safari®, Mozilla® Firefox®, and Microsoft® Edge. Please visit Brightspace Browser Support in the Community for further details about the Browser Support Lifecycle. Starting January 1, 2020, eLC will no longer be supported on Microsoft® Internet Explorer®.
Please look for the camp outline for required program supplies in your parent information e-mail sent prior to the program beginning.