Revision Date: 19-Dec-20

ART-1420-VO01 - Digital Animation Synonym: 203203 Location: Online Credits: 3 (45 hours) Day/Times: Meets online Semester Dates: 01-26-2021 to 05-10-2021 Last day to drop without a grade: 02-15-2021 - Refund Policy Last day to withdraw (W grade): 03-28-2021 - Refund Policy Faculty: Darren Spafford | View Faculty Credentials This course has started, please contact the offering academic center about registration Browse the Canvas Site for this class. Course Description: This course is a hands-on introduction to creating simple animations. Students gain proficiency with illustration and animation concepts and import images and sounds. Students also learn the correct usage of frame actions. Essential Objectives: The successful student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate proficiency in the animation development environment including managing the workspace, usage of stage properties, timelines, and property panels. 2. Demonstrate importing graphic, audio, and video content. 3. Design an object using drawing tools and layers to prepare for animation. 4. Define effective use of storyboards and animatics to deliver a compelling story, and explain the movements of animated objects and characters. 5. Demonstrate proficiency in animating graphics using tweens and frame by frame animation, and apply blurring, selective animation, speed lines, onion skinning, and squash/stretch effects to add convincing or exaggerated motion to characters and objects. 6. Demonstrate synchronization by animating dialog, sound effects, and/or music soundtrack. 7. Discuss the artistic and design considerations of creating effective presentations. 8. Examine, discuss, and critique animated works including some reference to historical, social, and cultural contexts. 9. Display finished works as a digital deliverable. Textbooks: Spring 2020 textbook data will be available on December 2. On that date a link will be available below that will take you to eCampus, CCV's bookstore. The information provided there will be for this course only. Please see this page for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks. Additional Instructor Pre-Assignments/Notes/Comments: --------------------------------------------------------- INSTRUCTOR'S NOTE: If you are curious about animation, don't mind a little hard work, and are comfortable using computers, this is a great course for you! Starting with the basics, we'll learn about illustrating, storyboarding, make flip books, and eventually animate our creations using advanced techniques like tweening and key-framing. Week 1-3 - Intro to Animation Concepts Weeks 4-6- Frame-by-Frame Animation Weeks 7-9- Symbols, Tweening, and Objects Weeks 10-13- Advanced Techniques Weeks 14-15- Final Project/Additional Techniques If you have any questions about the course, please email myself and/or your advisor before signing up. Hope to see you in class! NOTE: You will need Adobe Animate for this course! --------------------------------------------------------- Methods: Methods: Small-group and whole-class discussions (online) Zoom Demonstrations Zoom Sessions (optional) Group activities, including games and simulations Reaction writing and writing assignments Extra-credit Mid-term and final exams Media project of the student's choosing Evaluation Criteria: 60% Projects 20% Participation 10% Midterm 10% Final Exam Grading Criteria: With all of the scales used now, here is a breakdown whether you're an old-school 0-100 grader, A-F, or 0-5: Letter Number SBL Description A+ 95-100 4 Advanced A 90-95 3.5 Proficient B 80-89 3 Intermediate C 70-79 2 Progressing D 60-69 1 Beginning F 0-59 0 Haven't tried it yet Attendance Policy: Attendance each week will include: Active contributions to weekly discussions on Canvas Active participation in online sessions Logging in 3-5 times a week Completing all assignments on time Responding to email in a reasonable time Weekly Attendance will be evaluated using the following method: Attended- Completed ALL weekly requirements on time Attended Partially- Most of the weekly requirements were completed on time Did Not Attend- Less than half of the weekly requirements were completed on time 1 Absence = 1 "Did Not Attend" 1 Absence = 2 "Attended Partially" 3 Absences = Failure to successfully negotiate the course *All courses require 45 hours of instruction in order to earn 3 credits. Each absence is 6-7% of that time so CCV allows two absences in the event of emergencies. Contact Faculty: Email: Darren Spafford Hiring Coordinator for this course: Dana Lee Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities: CCV strives to mitigate barriers to course access for students with documented disabilities. To request accommodations, please Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/ Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process. Academic Honesty: CCV has a commitment to honesty and excellence in academic work and expects the same from all students. Academic dishonesty, or cheating, can occur whenever you present -as your own work- something that you did not do. You can also be guilty of cheating if you help someone else cheat. Being unaware of what constitutes academic dishonesty (such as knowing what plagiarism is) does not absolve a student of the responsibility to be honest in his/her academic work. Academic dishonesty is taken very seriously and may lead to dismissal from the College. Course description details subject to change. Please refer to this document frequently.