Animation Concepts with Harmony Essentials

History of Animation

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Persistence of Vision

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Optical Toys

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Key Events and Inventions

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Activity 1: Build a Thaumatrope

Introduction to Animation Techniques

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Traditional Animation

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Digital Animation

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Stop-motion Animation

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Activity 1: Research New Animation Techniques

Animation Workflow Concept

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Pre-production

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Production

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Post-production

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2D Animation Styles

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Traditional Animation

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Paperless Animation

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Cut-out Animation

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Production Steps

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Traditional Animation Workflow

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Paperless Animation Workflow

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Cut-out Animation Workflow

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Job Descriptions

Introduction to Animation Principles

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Squash and Stretch Principle

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Timing Principle

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Anticipation Principle

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Straight Ahead and Pose-to-Pose Principle

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Follow Through Principle

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Arcs of Rotation Principle

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Slow-in and Slow-out Principle

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Secondary Action Principle

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Exaggeration Principle

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Solidity Principle

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Activity 1: Experimenting with Space and Time

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Activity 2: Drawing a Pendulum

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Activity 3: Animating the Playground (Optional)

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Activity 4: Observation and Timing

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Activity 5: Drawing a Bouncing Basket Ball and Bowling Ball

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Activity 6: Animating a Bouncing Ball with a Tail

Introduction to Basic Concepts

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Frame Rate and Size

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Scenes

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Exposure Sheet, Timeline and Timing

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Bitmap and Vector Graphics

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Colour Palettes

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Pegs

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Multiplane

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Content Organization