Clay Animation presents the 9th edit ion of i ts animation course taught by Iván Sarr ión and David Cabal ler, which, just l ike in previous years, is mainly based on pract ical and indiv idual exercises using foam latex puppets and John Wright armatures, digital ref lex cameras and Dragonframe animation software. D U R A T I O N : Seven weeks S C H E D U L E : From Monday to Fr iday, from 08:00 unt i l 15:00 D A T E S : From June 15th unt i l July 31st, 2020 V E N U E S : Barreira Arte y Diseño P R I C E : 1.675 € L I M I T E D P L A C E S : 15 students
STOP MOTION ANIMATION COURSE
S T O P M O T I O N : A G R O W I N G T R E N D W I T H I N T H E A U D I O V I S U A L I N D U S T R Y Stop Motion techniques are gaining a foothold in the animation industry, annual ly producing internat ional ly-acclaimed series and movies. Stop Motion is an animation technique that br ings stat ic objects, mainly art iculated puppets, to l i fe on screen by simulat ing movement through a ser ies of successive photographs. I ts inf luence can be seen in di f ferent media (cinema, televis ion, web, mobi le devices), as wel l as in i ts formats (opening credits, advert is ing, v ideo cl ips, headers, break- bumpers, trai lers, promos, ser ies, short f i lms and movies). Nowadays, Stop Motion is a growing trend within the audiovisual industry that uses its techniques for media and formats in an or iginal way that opens up more creat ive possibi l i t ies and employment opportunit ies. M A I N O B J E C T I V E S O F T H E C O U R S E Train animation professionals in order for them to work in Stop Motion shootings. Students wi l l learn about storyboard interpretat ion, as wel l as animating characters using Dragonframe animation software.
P R O G R A M M E 1 . P r i n c i p l e s o f A n i m a t i o n a n d P r e - p r o d u c t i o n Making simple animations T h e o r e t i c a l F r a m e w o r k : • Theory of movement • Divis ion of t ime • Pauses • Animation techniques • Anticipat ion, act ion and react ion. Basic pr inciples • Trajector ies. Lines of act ion • Silhouette and poses • Objects animation • Walking • Acting of the character P r a c t i c a l F r a m e w o r k : • Animating objects • Preparat ion of objects • Shooting of object animation
P R O G R A M M E 2 . S t o p M o t i o n A n i m a t i o n S h o o t i n g Making dif ferent animations according to storyboard requirements, the director's instruct ions and the interpretat ion/input of the animator. T h e o r e t i c a l F r a m e w o r k : • Digital capture systems: camera types, video assistance, f i le formats • Animation software • Motion control • Light ing, basic concepts. • Workf low in shooting and f i le management P r a c t i c a l F r a m e w o r k : • Preparat ion of the shooting schedule • Animation of simple act ions • Lip-sync • Expressions • Walking • Characters and objects animation on r igs. • Action shooting in separate layers • Animation of di f ferent act ings according to the character
SCHOLARSHIPS A scholarship wi l l be avai lable for those who pass the admissions test with the best marks. The scholarship comes with a 25% discount off the regular course pr ice and f inancing of the remaining 75%. In March we’ l l communicate the decision to the selected person. VENUES Barreira Arte y Disen ̃o, C/ San Jacinto n° 1-3 bajo (corner Gran Vi ́a Fernando el Cato ́ l ico) 46008 – Valencia – Spain. Phone +34 961 13 03 54 h t tps : / /goo.g l /maps/5s4z4uDKWa6SY7c49 ENROLMENT / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Send CV and l inks of animation videos made by the appl icants using any animation technique to emai l address [email protected] The enrolment process is open, i t wi l l be closed when the 15 places wi l l be covered. You can download the appl icat ion enrolment form in http://clayanimation.es/careers
Organised by: In i t iat ive supported by Federación de
Productoras de Animación de España
www.clayanimation.es • T 961667731• [email protected] • Pol. Ind. El Oliveral, calle L, Nave 30, 46190 - Valencia
www.barreira.edu.es/ • T. 902 94 70 09 / 961 13 03 54 • [email protected] • C/ San Jacinto nº 1-3 bajo 46008 - Valencia
