9111 - Introduction to Stop-Motion Animation

Course Description

Artwork by Acacia Fowler

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of stop-motion animation. Students will have the opportunity to experiment animating a variety of materials, such as sand, clay, photographs and puppets. During the production of two short films, class participants will animate these materials with a camera in a real three-dimensional space. The class will explore traditional puppet animation, sand animation, replacement animation, claymation, pixelation (animating humans) and other styles of experimental animation through exercises, assignments, and film screenings. Upon completion of the course, students will have a few completed pieces of animation and will have gained the knowledge to further explore the medium of stop-motion animation.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• Animation : Electives
• Graphic Design : Electives
• Interactive Design : Electives
• Natural Science Illustration : Electives
• Painting Studies : Electives
• Photography : Electives