Tech Lab, Drawing & Painting, Media Arts
Animation Principles: Performance and Storytelling *Cancelled*
Combine the 12 principles of animation, emphasizing staging and appeal, to create a short animation that tells a story.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Mon, 8/4/2025
About
You'll use all the 12 principles of animation you've learned in this series, with an emphasis on staging and appeal, to create a very short 5- to 30-second animation that tells a story. We'll begin with a short lecture on staging, appeal, and storytelling with examples, followed by a guided workshop session.
Details
- Skill level: Designed for people who are new to animation and want to learn, and people who want to bring their animation practice back to the very basics.
- This course works best if you take the previous classes in the animation series before this session; however, you're not required to do so. The other classes are::
Project
You'll develop a 5- to 15-second stop-motion or hand-drawn animation .mov or .mp4 file.
Materials
- A $10 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers the use of BARN-provided drawing materials.
- You should bring whatever you want to animate with:
- If you want to draw your animations, bring whatever specialty drawing materials you want to work with.
- If you want to work with stop-motion materials, bring whatever materials you want to work with (instructor will also have a collection of miscellaneous materials to use). This can include construction paper and scissors, clay or Play-Doh, Legos, blocks, and small figurines.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
- You must have completed Animation Principles: Introduction.
Class Policies
Ages 14 and up are welcome.
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Fill out the Accommodation Request Form before any class for which you require an accommodation. Email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org if you have any questions.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
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