Anim 01 – Fundamentals of Animation Summer 2025
Description
Fundamentals of Animation is the first step to getting a basic understanding of the fundamentals of Animation. This workshop is structured and aimed at teaching a solid foundation of animation principles as well as a basic workflow within Autodesk Maya. Fundamentals of Animation is perfect for those who are are interested in the field of Animation.
The goal of Fundamentals of Animation is to ease into the idea of animation, and slowly build a solid understanding of the 12 principles of animation.
Curriculum: Fundamentals of Animation
- Class 1
– Introduction to the 12 principles of animation and how they apply to the assignments
– Scene set up
– Classic ball bounce assignment
– Posing assignment emotion (Happy) Animation Demonstration
– 3 Principles (Staging, Arcs, Solid Poses) Basics of Maya
– Graph Editor basics
– Ball bounce demo - Class 2
– Pendulum Assignment
– Posing assignment emotion (Angry) Animation Demonstration
– 2 Principles (Follow Through & Overlapping Action, Slow In & Slow Out)
– Pendulum Demo
– The importance of reference - Class 3
– Ball and Tail Assignment
– Posing assignment emotion (Sad) Animation Demonstration
– 3 Principles (Anticipation, Timing & Motion, Squash & Stretch) Ball and Tail demonstration
– Posing demo - Class 4
– Combination Ball bounce / Pendulum Review Assignment (Animate both a ball and pendulum interacting with each other in a single scene)
– Animation Demonstration
– Spiderverse Animation Principles Analysis. - Class 5
– Constraints Assignment
– Posing assignment emotion (Disgust) Animation Demonstration
– 2 Principles (Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose Action, Exaggeration)
– Understanding constraints with a demo - Class 6
– Vanilla Walk Cycle Assignment
– Posing assignment emotion (Fear) Animation Demonstration
– 2 Principles (Secondary Action, Appeal) Walk Cycle Demonstration - Class 7
– Finish Vanilla Walk Cycle Assignment Animation Demonstration
– In-class lab time
– General Review - Class 8
– Start Stylized walk cycle (3 weeks)
– Emotional pose scene including three characters displaying emotion of your choice (3 weeks)
– The assignment is to find or create references and identify critical poses for the walk cycle due the following week
– Animation Demonstration
– Looking for key poses in complex mechanics and physics - Class 9
– Stylized walk cycle continued
– Block out stylized walk cycle
– In-Class Lab Animation Demonstration
– Animation analysis, student’s choice of film - Class 10
– Stylized walk cycle critique
– Emotional Pose scene critique
– In-class review of each performance and which principals to focus on for future improvement
– Questions about the Animation industry and approaches/game plans for future development
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Workshop Schedule
One session every Wednesday for 10 weeks. -Starting June 30th, 2025 -Ending September 6th, 2025 2pm – 5pm Pacific time.
Requirements
Access to Autodesk Maya software is required
How much does it cost?
Tuition: $1,000.00* *special introductory price includes a $200.00 non-refundable registration fee Note: Animation Collaborative accepts Paypal and Checks. To pay by check, just fill out the form below, hit Register, and select the Pay by Check option underneath Paypal.
Deposits & Payment Plans!
We offer the option to register and pay your deposit, and set up a payment plan. To Register for a course and pay the deposit, click here. For information on how to make a payment for a Payment Plan, click here. You can break your tuition into three easy payments with a Payment Plan. Here are the details of the payment plan: Payment 1: $200, deposit due with registration. Payment 2: $400 due on the Monday of the 1st week of the Session. Payment 3: $400 due on the Monday of the 4th week of the Session. *Note: payments are not automatically scheduled. You must schedule them individually.
Note: Animation Collaborative accepts Paypal and Checks. To pay by check, just send us an email at the information below, and mail your check by priority mail, or expedited shipping with tracking to:Animation CollaborativePO BOX 5261Walnut Creek CA 94596Information to Include in your email is as follows: Tell us you are interested in registering and are sending a check (for Deposit, Payment Plan, or full Tuition). Please provide the Student's Name, Email, Workshop Selection and Link to your portfolio, or samples of your work. Thanks!
Note: Animation Collaborative accepts Paypal and Checks. To pay by check, just send us an email at the information below, and mail your check by priority mail, or expedited shipping with tracking to:Animation CollaborativePO BOX 5261Walnut Creek CA 94596Information to Include in your email is as follows: Tell us you are interested in registering and are sending a check (for Deposit, Payment Plan, or full Tuition). Please provide the Student's Name, Email, Workshop Selection and Link to your portfolio, or samples of your work. Thanks!
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