- 2024 winter
- Digital Animation I
- University of Toronto
- Scarborough
- undergrad studio
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VPSB89H3 Digital Animation I
This course is designed for sophomore students and serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of digital animation. Through the utilization of still and moving images, as well as various software applications, students will explore experimental animation practices. Key topics covered include animation techniques, storytelling, sound mixing, and sequence editing, all geared towards the creation of time-based digital art projects. The course structure includes lectures, screenings, demonstrations, in-class exercises, assignments, presentations, and group critiques. Through these methods, students will develop an understanding of a diverse range of experimental animation styles, acquire technical skills for animation production and sequence editing, learn to use storyboards for project planning, and cultivate conceptual skills for expressing artistic ideas and communicating effectively through animation.
Syllabus (abridged)
Defining Animation
history, categorization
Animated Agencies
animism, principles of animation
Queer Metamorphosis
transformation
Fiction and Faction
worldbuilding, narrative, character, staging
Spatiotemporal Rhythm
visual language of moving images, sequencing
Synesthetic Empathy
sound, sensory memories
The Art of Remixing
found objects, deconstruction, collage
Porous Boundaries
organic textures, poor image, glitch
Expanded Cinema
installation, extended reality, AIGC
Selected Student Works full screen access to the playlist
2024 UTSC Annual Studio Art Student Exhibition Toronto Animated Image Society Award Winner
Guest Talk
Guest Biography
Carson Teal is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist and experimental animator based in Northern Ontario, Canada. Through the use of 3D rendering, rotoscoping, motion graphics, and practical effects filmed in camera, Teal utilizes audio and visual effects to create surreal visual sequences. Inspired by nature, philosophy, and metaphysics, Teal’s collaged animations often extend beyond the confines of digital screens, integrated within physical sculptures and immersive installations.
