Animation 115: Drawing for Animation
Course Section Information
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the
fundamental principles of drawing and drawing for animation. They will work on
visualizing & composing pictures, drawing shapes and line, rendering form,
expressing volume and movement and learn the basics of perspective. Using those
elements they will create characters and develop drawings that convey emotion,
mood & movement.
Teaching and Learning Strategies:
Animation 115 Instructor Contact Information
Instructor: Craig A. Jones
E-mail: crjones@bcc.ctc.edu.
Snail Mail: Craig A. Jones
A242
Bellevue
Supporting Materials:
Textbooks:
The textbooks listed are required. You will
find them excellent lifelong references.
Materials:
Planned Assignments, Projects &
Activities:
Projects:
Course Schedule:
Weeks 1 & 2: Introduction to Drawing
Fundamentals, Basic Forms & Line
Weeks 3 & 4: Gesture Drawing
Weeks 5 & 6: Characterization
Weeks 7 & 8: Animation Principles, Human
Anatomy
Week 9: Perspective, Planning an animation
& portfolio
Week 10: Preparing Final Projects
Submissions:
Your score on individual projects &
assignments will be determined by grading criteria provided when the project is
assigned. Please pay attention to the grading criteria and ask your
instructor questions if you are uncertain about any area of the project
instructions. You may NOT resubmit graded projects to earn a higher grade.
The weekly module will be posted each
Monday. Assignments & projects will be found in the modules. Assignments
and projects will be due the following Monday. Some projects will have a two
week window.
Check the calendar for each due date.
Assignments & projects can be:
Assignments will be returned using your
enclosed stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Due Date
If possible, make copies of your work
before submitting it to the instructor. Mail and paperwork can get lost or
misplaced. Keeping copies protects you from those kinds of errors.
Grading:
Departmental Philosophy on Grading: To survive and succeed in the information economy, a
successful knowledge worker needs to be able to communicate clearly in written
and spoken form, synthesize an understanding of scattered data, problem solve
around obstacles, and work as a contributing member of a team. An employer
wants to know that you can deliver and professionally present a completed
project on time. An employer wants to know that you can do work that will stand
out from the crowd. With this in mind, your instructor may grade aggressively.
Average work typically should receive an average grade (B to B-). if your work
exceeds instructor expectations and distances you from the average work other
students turn in, it may receive an above average grade (A- to B+). Perfection
earns a perfect grade (A). This approach is tough on the GPA. But count it as
good practice for an industry that increasingly expects its workers to walk on
water. Comparatively speaking, your instructor is the easiest grader you will
ever get. The challenge should leave you with a competitive portfolio for a
competitive workplace.
Most of the projects in this course will
reflect that philosophy. Projects will have a base set of criteria required to
earn an average grade. An additional set of criteria or components may help
move the project above average. As a student, your goal should be to reach the
base criteria for the project first. Add components when you have obtained
mastery. A less-than-average project that incorporates advanced components is
still a less-than-average project. Learn to walk before you try to run.
Final Grades:
Grading will be based on a 600 point system.
Since skill levels vary, grading will stress individual improvement over the
course of the quarter.
Your final letter grade is determined by
your scores on activities, projects and assignments. The points total will be
used to determine your base letter grade:
94% (564pts.) and above earns an A
90% (540pts.) and above earns an A-
87% (522pts.) and above earns a B+
83% (498pts.) and above earns a B
80% (480pts.) and above earns a B-
77% (462pts.) and above earns a C+
73% (438pts.) and above earns a C
70% (420pts.) and above earns a C-
67% (402pts.) and above earns a D+
60% (360pts.) and above earns a D
59% (354pts.) and below earns an F
The Media Program does not support
offering an Incomplete as a submitted grade. If you need to withdraw from the
class, please do so by the deadline published in the school calendar.
Copyright and Plagiarism:
This course requires you to have the rights
cleared for any graphic, text, animation, video or audio material that you use
in your assignments & projects. A limited set of rights cleared materials
will be available in class. The source of all materials that are not your own
creation must be documented and submitted with your project. Any
undocumented or non-cleared materials will earn a failing grade for the project
in question.
Your personal projects are considered your
intellectual property and copyrighted to you.
Miscellaneous:
Student Services:
The project work submitted this quarter may
make use of your presentation, and writing skills to assess your understanding
of the class content. If you need help with your writing skills, please make
use of the Writing Lab in D-221 (425-641-2493). If you have (or think you might
have) a disability that will have an impact on your learning, please take the
time to register with Disabled Student Services in B-233 (425-641-248) within
the first week of the quarter. In that way, you can properly notify your
instructor of your disability and meet to discuss its implications on your
class work or attendance.
Variations:
As a new course, this class and section
information are subject to announced variations in content and scoring from
what is printed here.
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