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Introduction to Design & Animation (2020 Mentorship)
Introduction
Overview
Class Schedule & Zoom Links
Weekly Live Sessions - How do they work?
What to expect from the class
Getting Help & Discussion
Preparing for your class
Pre-Work
Resources
Recommended Reading
Additional Resources
Formatting Guidelines (7:28)
Projects & Brief Book
Frame By Frame (Weeks 1-3) (0:26)
The Brief Book
Designing Styleframes (Weeks 4-9)
Frame.io Review Sessions : Winter 2021
(Archived) Frame.io Review Sessions : Fall 2020
(Archived) Frame.io Review Sessions : Summer 2020
Week 1 : Animation Planning
Mentorship Self-Evaluation Form
1.1: Week 1 Homework
1.2: Animation Principles (3:50)
1.3: Bouncing Ball As Foundation (1:27)
1.4: Generating & Sketching Concepts (14:26)
1.5: Creating Homework Presentation In Illustrator (10:04)
1.6: Uploading Work To Dropbox For Class (2:11)
1.7: Industry Paths & Roles (9:39)
1.8: PSR, After Effects & Adobe Animate Examples (29:20)
Week 1 Live Presentation Slides
Live Session Recording Pablo Lozano 1.17.21 (115:14)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Steve Savalle 5.18.20 (118:14)
Week 2 : Animation 1st Draft
2.1: Week 2 Homework (0:22)
2.2: AE First Launch Overview (beginners) (6:34)
2.3: Graph Editor Demo (beginners) (8:29)
2.4: Animation Demo : Ball bounce w/ keyframes & graph editor (12:47)
2.5: Photoshop Animation Workflow 101 (8:10)
2.6: Jorge Canedo Estrada on meaningful motion (3:46)
2.7: Paul Slemmer on Adobe CMO ball project (3:22)
Week 2 Live Presentation Slides
Live Session Recording Pablo Lozano 1.24.21 (126:43)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Lana Simanenkova 5.26.20 (103:48)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Michael Jones 10.03.20 (124:16)
Week 3 : Ball Bounce Final
3.1: Week 3 Homework (0:41)
3.2: Basic Ball Rigging, Expression Controls (10:37)
3.3: Animation Smears & The Echo Effect (4:35)
3.4: Staging & Backgrounds
3.5: Comedy & Animation
3.6: Seth Eckert on Animation Process (2:22)
3.7: Handel Eugene on Starting A Project (2:04)
3.8: Jr Canest on Starting A Project (3:39)
Week 3 Mentor Presentation Slides
Live Session Recording Pablo Lozano 1.31.21 (144:28)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Steve Savalle 6.02.20 (133:02)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Michael Jones 10.10.20 (120:03)
Week 4 Revising Scripts, Sketching Storyboards & Audio
4.1: Homework / Designing Styleframes Launch
4.2: Jr Canest on Creative Direction (4:01)
4.3: Storyboard Templates
4.4: Free Audio Resources
4.5: Colin Hesterly Storyboarding Lecture (22:25)
4.6: Project Case Study w/ Nidia Dias (11:44)
4.7: Storyboarding Lecture (8:19)
4.8: AV Scripts 101
Week 4 Mentor Presentation Slides
Live Session Recording Pablo Lozano 2.7.21 (146:28)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Lana Simanenkova 6.09.20 (102:17)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Michael Jones 10.17.20 (126:44)
Week 5 : Design Foundations & Generating Visuals
5.1: Homework
5.2: Design Principles & Examples (12:03)
5.3: Five Concepts For Better Compositions
5.4: Color Theory Lecture (8:27)
5.5: Design & Composition Exercise (13:04)
5.6: Production Styles Lecture (11:31)
5.7: Handel Eugene on Visuals (2:08)
5.8: Jr Canest on Generating Visuals (3:08)
Week 5 Mentor Presentation Slides
Live Session Recording Pablo Lozano 2.14.21 (133:31)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Steve Savalle 6.16.20 (111:33)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Michael Jones 10.24.20 (108:35)
Week 6 : Design First Draft
6.1: Homework
6.2: Art Direction Theory (2:24)
6.3: Minimalist vs Maximalist Visual Art (1:56)
6.4: Project Case Study (Christmas Short Film) (10:20)
6.5: Design Process (2d Flat Style Adobe Illustrator) (20:01)
Week 6 Mentor Presentation Slides
Live Session Recording Pablo Lozano 2.21.21 (134:55)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Lana Simanenkova 6.23.20 (83:19)
Mentor Presentation Recording : Shot Types & Value Studies (18:27)
Week 7: Design Revisions
7.1 : Homework
7.2: Design Process (Mixed Media 2d Style Adobe PSD) (23:41)
7.3: Design & Animation Process (Reece Parker 2d Style Adobe Animate) (19:00)
Week 7 Mentor Presentation Slides
Live Session Recording Pablo Lozano 2.28.21 (105:55)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Steve Savalle 6.29.20 (102:19)
Week 8 : Design Final Polish
8.1: Homework
Week 8 Live Mentor Presentation Slides
Live Session Recording Pablo Lozano 3.7.21 (81:32)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Lana Simanenkova 7.08.20 (94:56)
(Archived) Live Session Recording Michael Jones 11.14.20 (138:34)
Week 9 : Final Styleframe Pitch
9.1: Homework
(Archived) Live Session Recording Final Session 7.14.20 (123:46)
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