Cartoon

SYLLABUS

Theoretical part

Teaching the basic principles of movement, presenting movies in the classroom, which have been awarded for their characters’ movement and analysing the movies scene by scene in order for the students to understand and pay attention to the details. Explaining the timing in the character’s movement, as part of expressing its characteristics.

Emphasizing in timing as part of expression and its connection with the narration by following the development of a movement step by step.

Creative part

The development of this creative part of the class it gets more demanding every time, as the exercises get more complicated. First exercises are made to understand the role of a character in animation, then the use of basic poses and their in betweens and at the end the cycle of a single movement. The creative part of this class has to do with different exercises, with different characters, in order to understand the difference in their movements and their expression. These exercises are getting done mostly during the class and each student’s work is corrected by the teacher in front of the class as part of case studies.

ATTACHED BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

Greek sources

1. Frame by Frame Ελένη Μούρη (Nexus publications 2004)
2. Animation-Το κινούμενο σχέδιο Γ. Βασιλειάδης (Αιγόκερος 2007)
3. Το κινούμενο σκίτσο Τ. Ουάιτ (Ντουντούμη 1989)

International Sources

1. Cartoons and animation Ivan Bulloch (Paperback Textbook 1999)
2. Movements in animation Brian Salt (Hardcover 1976)
3. Animation: The art of Friz Freleng David Weber- Friz Freleng (Donovan Pub 1994)
4. Human Figure in motion Edward Muybridge (Dover Publications 1955)
5. Animal Figure in motion Edward Muybridge (Dover Publications 1957)
6. Timing for animation Harold Whitaker – John Hallas (Focal press 1981)
7. The Animator’s survival kit Richard Williams (Faber and Faber 2001)
8. Disney animation: The illusion of life Frank Thomas- Ollie Johnston (Abbeville press 1981)
9. Treasures of Disney animation art Robert Abrams, John Canemaker (Artabras 1982)
10. Visual scripting John Hallas (Focal press 1976)
11. Cartoons, il cinema di animazione Ciannalberto Bendazzi (Marsilio Editori 2000) in English
12. Cartoon animation Preston Blair (Paperback 1996)
13. The animation master handbook Jeff Paries (Paperback 1998)
14. Animation now Anna Mundi – Ed. Julius Wiedemann (Taschen 2004)
15. Warner brother’s animation art: The characters-the creators Will Friedwald-Jerry Beck (Virgin Pub1998)
16. Animation art: The later years 1954-1993 Jonnathan Smith-Jeff Lotman (Schiffer Publishing 1996)
17. Basic animation Walter Foster (Paperback 1989)

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