ELECTIVE:
Animation

Year 10

What is the subject about?

Students study animated short and feature films and develop an understanding of the 12 principles of animation. In addition they work to understand narrative and character development.

Students will engage in a variety of practical animation tasks using software such as Adobe after Effects, Animate and many more.

Students will work towards

producing their own short animations that are targeted towards specific audiences.

Skills you will develop

Understand the 12 principles of animation
Create a variety of digital animation
Practice with a variety of animation software
Analyse the structure of narratives in different media forms

Assessment

Animation Folio
Media Analysis - Reports
Short Animation - Production

Pathways

Studying Animation can lead to the following careers

Director
Animator
Concept Artist
Storyboard Artist
Producer
Motion Capture Performer

There are no prerequisites for entry into Units 1,2,3

If you are interested in this subject go and see Ayan Abeysekera