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Hopefully these notes and associated references will provide a point of departure for your own explorations of the endlessly rich and intriguing world of animation.

ANIMATION NOTES:
 

What is Animation?
Animation History (Part I)
Animation History (Part II)
Disney's Principles of Animation
Pose to Pose Animation Technique
Inbetweening
Cyclic Animation
Lip Sync Animation
Pixillation
Paint-on-Glass Animation
Puppet, Tabletop and Stop-Motion Animation

The Creative Use of Sound
ANIMATION PROJECTS:

Cut Outs - Straight Ahead Animation
Metamorphosis - Hand Drawn Animation
Key Pose drawings
Walk Cycle - Character Animation
Lip Sync - Making a Character Talk (optional project)
Animated Eyes (optional project)
Experimental Animation (optional project)
Claymation "The Audition" (optional project)

For a summary of animation assignments <click here>
TOOLS AND TECHNICAL:

Of Pegs and Field Charts - Tools of the Trade
Dope Sheets or Exposure Sheets
Recording Sound - Technical Notes
ANIMATION REFERENCES:


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