FOUNDATIONS I
During this module you'll begin to develop the fundamental skills that you'll apply to all of your future animation. Each step is imperative to development. The content is layered for advancement so make sure you focus on each individual stage. This module is the most tedious, bouncing balls and animating pendulums just isn't as much fun as breathing life into an advanced character model. But the skills with which to do that are developed here and the more you focus at this stage the further advanced you'll be when the time comes.
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1. READ - THE ROCKET SKY KEYS TO SUCCESS PDF
2. READ - WELCOME TO ROCKET SKY
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3. DEMO - INTRO TO THE GRAPH EDITOR
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Repetition is the mother of Skill.
REMEMBER TO COMPLETE EACH STAGE BY WATCHING THE VIDEOS OR DOING THE TUTORIALS THREE SEPERATE TIMES TO ENSURE PROPER DEVELOPMENT.
4. TUTORIAL - THE BASIC BALL BOUNCE
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
5. HISTORY OF ANIMATION - FRANK AND OLLIE (1995)
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6. TUTORIAL - THE BALL BOUNCE II
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
8. HISTORY OF ANIMATION - IT ALL STARTED WITH A MOUSE (1989)
7. READ - THE 12 PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION PDF
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9. TUTORIAL - BALLS WITH VARYING WEIGHTS
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
10. DRAWING FOR ANIMATION -
WORKBOOK/ EXERCISE
TEXT - SIMPLIFIED DRAWING
FOR PLANNING ANIMATION
11. DRAWING FOR ANIMATION -
DRAW MALE BODY PROPORTIONS TEEN TO KID
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12. TUTORIAL - INTERACTIVE BALLS WITH VARYING WEIGHTS
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
Animation is Concentration.
AVOIDING ALL OUTSIDE DISTRACTION WHEN WORKING WILL ALLOW YOU TO CREATE A SOLID PROFESSIONAL WORK ETHIC.
13. HISTORY OF ANIMATION - THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER (1968- )
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14. TUTORIAL - BALL AND BUILDING BLOCKS
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
15. DRAWING FOR ANIMATION -
DRAW FEMALE BODY PROPORTIONS
TEEN TO KID
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16. READ - INTRO TO SQUASH AND STRETCH
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17. TUTORIAL - THE SQUASH & STRETCH BALL RIG 1
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
19. DRAWING FOR ANIMATION -
DRAW MALE BODY PROPORTIONS
VARIOUS VIEWS
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Take thorough notes and categorize them accordingly.
Create your own reference library.
21. READ - THE ANIMATOR'S SURVIVAL KIT - TO THE END OF LESSON 1
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20. DEMO - INTRO TO OVERLAPPING ACTION
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24. READ - INTRO ANTICIPATION
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23. DRAWING FOR ANIMATION -
DRAW FEMALE BODY PROPORTIONS
VARIOUS VIEWS
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22. TUTORIAL - PENDULUM WITH BALL
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
25. HISTORY OF ANIMATION - DISNEYLAND TRICKS OF OUR TRADE
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26. TUTORIAL - ANIMATING A BALL WITH A TAIL Part 1
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
27. TUTORIAL - ANIMATING A BALL WITH A TAIL Part 2
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
"Anxiety is the handmaiden of creativity."
-Chuck Jones
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
30. TUTORIAL - INTRO TO THE FLOUR SACK
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40. TUTORIAL - THE FLOUR SACK FINAL
TUTORIAL/ EXERCISE
28. TUTORIAL - ADVANCED BALL WITH A TAIL
29. HISTORY OF ANIMATION - CHUCK AMUCK (1991)
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