Kids Animation Camp (AGES 10-13)

In this hands-on animation class for tweens, students focus on the art of character animation. We cover Disney's 12 principles of animation and how these principles still apply to today's computer animation. Students are instructed in classic animation exercises, such as pitching a ball and swinging a hammer to learn squash and stretch, weight and muscle tension, overlapping action, anticipation and follow through.

In the second week, students write and animate their own story using our rigged characters and sets. They complete the workshop with Quicktime movies of their project.

WEEK 1
• 12 Principles of Animation
• Walk cycles
• Acting for animators
• Giving weight and muscle to a character's movement
• Timing and Spacing
• Key Frames
• Graph Editor

WEEK 2
• Intro to storytelling
• Creating reference footage
• Using reference footage
• Basic rendering
• Basic Editing