Animation
Animation encompasses a broad range of styles and techniques. All bring the inanimate; a drawing, an object, computer pixels, to life.

• Look for the interesting style characteristics-interesting shapes, patterns, textures, light and shadow, color.
• Look for the pace and movement of the piece.
• Look for interesting animation techniques.
• Look for the variety of genre including surrealism, abstraction, expressionism.

To get ideas for your work you can:

• Look at the examples below for inspiration

• Start with a theme like: Diversity Theme, Warhol Electric Chair Theme, You and the Environment, Circle Project, secret project

• Start with a story or quote or song or personal recollection

• Experiment with a visual style like collage, hand drawn flash, Rotoscope

We will be using Flash as the main tool to do the work

Flash Animation including student work Circle Project	Robert Breer	Bob Sabiston Rotoscope Animation Student Shockwave Rotoscopes	William Kentridge Artist / animator winner of the Carnegie Prize
Other Examples	Jan Svankmajer Czechoslovak animator extraordinaire	Origins of American Animation Early 20th Century	locusnovus Curated site of interactive art
Born Magazine Curated site of interactive art and poetry	Animation World Network Thousands of amazing animation clips	Creature Comforts	Matthew Ritchie
aisforapple.net a flash riff on apples	notsosimpleton	Ferenc Cako	oculart
Fred Stur Claymation	Paper Rad	Nathalie Lawhead	Corrie Francis
Norman McLaren NFB Canada		Feed The Head	Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep

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Self Evaluation 

• Student Flash Animation Fall 2007
• Student Flash Animation Spring 2007
• Student Flash Animation Fall 2006
• Student Flash Animation Spring 2006
• Student Flash Animation Fall 2005
• Student Flash Animation Spring 2005
• Student Flash Animation Fall 2004
• Student Flash Animation Spring 2004
• Student Flash Animation Fall 2003
• Student Flash Animations Spring 2002
• Student Flash AnimationsFall 2002

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