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Group: Animation Exploration - Learning Path

Members: 406

Started: June 8, 2009

Category:

: Animation, graphic design, graphics

Access: Public/Open

Description

This is the place to learn about Animation. To Explore the kinds of things that are possible.

To get started, JOIN THIS GROUP. Then click on the Activities tab. Next complete each of the Activities. And finally compete in the Challenge Activity.

Click the Details tab for more information. Once you are done with this learning path, take a look at: Digital Graphic Lab, Mix it, Mash it, Make Your Own Music, and Make Exceptional Videos.

Learning Path Provided By

FreshBrain is proud to bring you this learning path. We are excited about the summer camp and the learning paths that we have been able to provide!

Challenge Activity Provided By

The "Animation Exploration" challenge activity is provided by our friends at Skullcandy!

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Script Writing

Difficulty: Hard

The key to a good video is the story. And the best way to capture the story is in the form of a script. This activity will help you to create a good script.

Storyboarding

Difficulty: Medium

This is an activity that will teach you how to take an idea or story and turn it into a storyboard. This is exactly what the big movie companies do when they make their movies!

Create a Stick Figure Animation Video

Difficulty: Easy

Stick figure animations are pretty amazing. There is so much that you can do. And they are easy to create - anyone can do it! In this activity, you will use Pivot, a fun and easy to use tool that lets you create stickfigure animations.

Stop Motion Animation

Difficulty: Medium

Making stop motion animation is really fun. This activity shows you the different kinds of stop motion animation possible and shows you how to make your own stop motion video.

Pencil Animation Challenges

Difficulty: Medium

Getting started with animation is easy. Getting good takes some work. This activity will provide you with the opportunity to complete three tutorials that will build valuable animation skills.

Pencil Animation

Difficulty: Hard

Old school pencil animation was cool. New style pencil animation is even better. This activity will have you making a nice pencil animation video, including backgrounds, characters and music. Give it a try!