Class Movement and Drawing

Introduction to drawn animation cinema, through various exercises designed to equip all students with the elementary techniques and processes of drawn animation.
Specific drawing work, associated with graphic language and cinematography.

1. Introduction to the basic principles of animated cinema applied to various plastic expression techniques such as drawing, painting and collage:

a) Drawing time: time-frame relationship;

b) Acceleration, deceleration ("ease-in", "ease-out");

c) Action, reaction (anticipation, "straight-ahead" action and "pose-to-pose", "follow through");

d) Rhythm, time;

e) Trajectories ("arcs");

f) Personality ("appeal").

2. Representation in animation:

a) Change in body and facial expression;

b) Look for contrasts;

c) Body language.

3. Use of visual references:

a) Movement study - Rotoscopy;

b) Realism vs animated fantasy;

c) The representation of space in movement; the setting as "character".

3. Drawing as a research tool in Animation:

a) Graphics

b) Proportion

c) Representation as inspiration :: exploration of representation as a path to a personal language

d) Space-object/character relationship

e) Figurative vs abstract character and space

Work developed in a personalized tutoring format, based on briefings given to the group of students, allowing the creation of individual/original responses.

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