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Animation Production Essentials -T3a Certificate Course

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Lessons Status

1

000a – Using the Stop Motion University Website

2

300a – The World of Animation

300a – Animation Industry = Heaven & Hell

Pre-Film History

Animation 1900 – 1928

Camera Theory

Computers

Frame Rate Theory

The Frame / Aspect Ratios / Standards

3

301a – The Production Environment

301a – Artisans vs Studios

301a – The Studio Environment

301a – Job Positions in Animation

301a – Stop Motion vs CGI vs HandDrawn Animation

301a – Production Pipeline

301a – Inspiration – You Have an Idea? I Have an Idea!

4

302a – The Idea – Script to Storyboard

302a – Script to Storyboard Overview

302a – Writing a Script (The Must Know)

302a – Inspiring Yourself

302a – What is a Storyboard?

302a – Designing Your Storyboards

302a – The Next Steps Towards Development

5

303a – Development and Concept

303a – Starting a Production / Pitch Bible – Phase One

303a – Storyboarding Lecture

303a – Character Design Overview

303a – Environment / Scene Planning

303a – Development and Production Softwares

6

304a – Animation Technical Knowledge

History of the Industry (Quick Overview)

The Eye of the Camera

Lights

Cameras

Format Standards

Frame Rates

Animation and Frame Rates

Styles of Animation

CGI – Production Overview

2D – Production Overview

Stop Motion – Production Overview

7

305a – The Pitch

The Pitch Bible

Strategies for Acquiring Meetings with Producers

The Pitch Meeting

Post Pitch

Striking Out – What’s Next

8

306a – Production Business Essentials

306a – Business Licensing

306a – Contract Basics

306a – Location Management

306a – Labor

306a – Taxes

306a – Trademarks / Copyrights

9

307a – Client / Artist Relations

307a – The Client

307a – Negotiations

307a – Attitudes and Ignorance

10

308a – Pre-Production

308a – PreProduction – What is it?

308a – Tools of the Trade

308a – Process (A Little Review)

308a – Instructor Build (Script)

308a – Instructor Build (Character & Production Designs)

308a – Instructor Build (Storyboards)

308a – Instructor Build (Animatic)

11

309a – Production

309a – Production Overview

309a – Planning in Action – Big Board and Beyond

309a – Building During Production

309a – Always Early / Never on Time

309a – Production (Phase 1 – Instructor Build)

309a – Production (Phase 2 – Instructor Build)

309a – Production (Phase 3 – Instructor Build)

12

310a – Post Production

310a – What is Post Production?

310a – The Process of Post Production

310a – Softwares in Post – Production

310a – Sound and Post Production

310a – Visual Effects in Post Production

310a – Color Correction in Post Production

310a – Editing – Finishing the Film

310a – The Importance of Credits

13

311a – Distribution

14

312a – Working and Staying Relevent

15

313a – Final Quiz

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