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[[File:Open Curricula Projects logo.png|thumb|right|125px|Open Curricula Projects logo (coming soon).]]
 
[[File:Open Curricula Projects logo.png|thumb|right|125px|Open Curricula Projects logo (coming soon).]]
 
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[[File:WMC 2D Animation 9-Day Crash Course Flyer 2400x2400.png|thumb|right|250px|[[Windsor Media Centre animation classes]] [[2D Animation Crash Course]] flyer.]]
 
[[File:Velma Meets the Original Velma - YouTube thumbnail.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzT4lmxk7-k3cYNOavc1rY-E '''◉ ANIMATION ◉''' YouTube playlist] compiled by [[User:JasonCarswell]].</br>
 
[[File:Velma Meets the Original Velma - YouTube thumbnail.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzT4lmxk7-k3cYNOavc1rY-E '''◉ ANIMATION ◉''' YouTube playlist] compiled by [[User:JasonCarswell]].</br>
 
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'''Noteworthy videos with analysis, insights, and instructions''' on acting, animation, arcs, arts, audio, budgets, character, character design, cinematography, classical animation, clients, commentary, communicating, composition, computer animation, craft, credits and titles, culture, design, dialogue, documentaries, editing, entertainment industry, filmmaking, how-to, industry animation, layout and design, lighting, making-of, marketing, media, music, pacing, pencil tests, performance, political influence, previsualization, rigging, screenwriting, social analysis, social media, staging, stop-motion, storyboarding, storytelling, structure, substance, subtext, technical animation, techniques, textures, video distribution, web animation, etc.</br>
 
'''Noteworthy videos with analysis, insights, and instructions''' on acting, animation, arcs, arts, audio, budgets, character, character design, cinematography, classical animation, clients, commentary, communicating, composition, computer animation, craft, credits and titles, culture, design, dialogue, documentaries, editing, entertainment industry, filmmaking, how-to, industry animation, layout and design, lighting, making-of, marketing, media, music, pacing, pencil tests, performance, political influence, previsualization, rigging, screenwriting, social analysis, social media, staging, stop-motion, storyboarding, storytelling, structure, substance, subtext, technical animation, techniques, textures, video distribution, web animation, etc.</br>
 
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There's also an [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzQPQFiwAuzj5_zm90s1WKZ- '''◎ ANIMATION Unseen ◎''' YouTube playlist] with unseen content that may or may not be noteworthy.]]
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There's also an [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzQPQFiwAuzj5_zm90s1WKZ- '''◎ ANIMATION Unseen ◎''' YouTube playlist] with unviewed content that may or may not be noteworthy.]]
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[[File:Cartoon Animation (1994) by Preston Blair, book cover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Book cover of '''''Cartoon Animation''''' (1994) by [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Blair Preston Blair] is the best reference for animators.]]
 
[[File:Cartoon Animation (1994) by Preston Blair, book cover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Book cover of '''''Cartoon Animation''''' (1994) by [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_Blair Preston Blair] is the best reference for animators.]]
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[[File:Understanding Comics, book cover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Book cover of '''''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics Understanding Comics]'''''.]]
 
[[File:Understanding Comics, book cover.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Book cover of '''''[https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Understanding_Comics Understanding Comics]'''''.]]
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== [[Open Curricula Projects]] ==
 
== [[Open Curricula Projects]] ==
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::► [[Open Curricula Projects Filmmaking]]
 
::► [[Open Curricula Projects Filmmaking]]
 
:::► [[Open Curricula Projects Animation]]
 
:::► [[Open Curricula Projects Animation]]
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::::► '''[[Open Curricula Projects 2D Animation 9-Day Class]]''' - A project to evolve openly here, soon and hereafter (work-in-progress).
::::: A nine-day introductory class on the fundamentals of animation, traditional animation on paper (cels), traditional animation on computers, design-in-motion, compositing, editing, etc.  Job placements may follow the 9-day class.
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::::: An introductory crash course on the fundamentals of animation, traditional animation on paper (cels), traditional animation on computers, design-in-motion and design-over-time, compositing, editing, etc.  A particular focus will be on pragmatically preparing students for production and the job placements that may follow the 9-day class.  Therefore less emphasis will be on the theory, homework, and practice exercises necessary to build stronger skills.
::::: [[Animation class startup shopping list]]
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:::::* '''[[Windsor Media Centre animation classes]]''' - An introductory overview about the 9-day class in September 2023.
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:::::** [[Animation class startup shopping list]]
 
::::► [[Open Curricula Projects Classical Animation]]
 
::::► [[Open Curricula Projects Classical Animation]]
 
::::► [[Open Curricula Projects Computer Animation]]
 
::::► [[Open Curricula Projects Computer Animation]]
:::: [[Animation equipment]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Animation desks|Animation desks]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Animation exposure dope sheets|Animation exposure dope sheets]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Animation field guides|Animation field guides]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Animation paper|Animation paper]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Animation peg bars|Animation peg bars]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Erasers|Erasers]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Other supplies|Other supplies]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Pencil sharpeners|Pencil sharpeners]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Pencils|Pencils]]
 
::::: [[Animation equipment#Suppliers|Suppliers]]
 
:::: [[Animation research]]
 
::::: [[Animation research#Animation history|Animation history]]
 
::::: [[Animation research#Animation techniques|Animation techniques]]
 
::::: [[Animation research#Animation styles|Animation styles]]
 
::::: [[Animation research#Animation genres|Animation genres]]
 
::::: [[Animation research#Animation screenings|Animation screenings]]
 
::::: [[Animation research#Animation studios|Animation studios]]
 
::::: [[Animation research#Animators|Animators]]
 
:::: [[Animation resources]]
 
::::: [[Animation resources#Animation books|Animation books]]
 
::::: [[Animation resources#Animation sites|Animation sites]]
 
::::: [[Animation resources#Filmmaking related subSaidIts on SaidIt.net|Filmmaking related subSaidIts on SaidIt.net]]
 
:::: [[Classical animation production]]
 
:::: [[Computer animation production]]
 
:::: [[Related production]]
 
::::: [[Related production#Animation production|Animation production]]
 
::::: [[Related production#Audio production|Audio production]]
 
::::: [[Related production#Post production|Post production]]
 
 
  
== [[Animation introduction]] ==
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== Animation introduction ==
  
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_of_vision Persistence of vision]
 
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking Filmmaking]
 
 
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation Animation]
 
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Animation Animation]
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** Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Animation_Day International Animation Day] '''October 28''', the International Animation Day (IAD) was an international observance proclaimed in 2002 by the ASIFA as the main global event to celebrate the art of animation.
 
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_pipeline Art pipeline]
 
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_pipeline Art pipeline]
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Animation_Day International Animation Day] '''October 28''', the International Animation Day (IAD) was an international observance proclaimed in 2002 by the ASIFA as the main global event to celebrate the art of animation.
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* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmmaking Filmmaking]
 
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* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_of_vision Persistence of vision]
 
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* [[Animation equipment]]
== [[Classical animation production]] ==
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** [[Animation equipment#Animation desks|Animation desks]]
 
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** [[Animation equipment#Animation exposure dope sheets|Animation exposure dope sheets]]
* [[Introduction to classical animation]]
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** [[Animation equipment#Animation field guides|Animation field guides]]
** Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_animation Traditional animation]
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** [[Animation equipment#Animation paper|Animation paper]]
 
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** [[Animation equipment#Animation peg bars|Animation peg bars]]
* [[Fundamentals of filmmaking]]
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** [[Animation equipment#Erasers|Erasers]]
** [[Art department]]
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** [[Animation equipment#Other supplies|Other supplies]]
** Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_pipeline Art pipeline]
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** [[Animation equipment#Pencil sharpeners|Pencil sharpeners]]
** [[Editing]]
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** [[Animation equipment#Pencils|Pencils]]
** [[Layout and design]]
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** [[Animation equipment#Suppliers|Suppliers]]
** [[Performance]]
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* [[Animation research]]
** [[Production design]]
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** [[Animation research#Animation history|Animation history]]
** [[Screenwriting]]
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** [[Animation research#Animation techniques|Animation techniques]]
** [[Staging]]
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** [[Animation research#Animation styles|Animation styles]]
** [[Storytelling]]
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** [[Animation research#Animation genres|Animation genres]]
** [[Visual language]]
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** [[Animation research#Animation screenings|Animation screenings]]
 
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** [[Animation research#Animation studios|Animation studios]]
[[File:21 Foundations of Animation, YouTube thumbnail.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Superior to the 12 principles:</br>
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** [[Animation research#Animators|Animators]]
'''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J39SslgJsQ 21 Foundations of Animation]''''' (9:41)</br>
 
01 Appeal</br>
 
02 Strong Design</br>
 
03 Staging</br>
 
04 Acting & Pantomime</br>
 
05 Keys & Breakdowns</br>
 
06 Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose</br>
 
07 Thumbnails</br>
 
08 Timing, Spacing & Easing</br>
 
09 Squash & Stretch</br>
 
10 Arcs</br>
 
11 Primary & Secondary Action</br>
 
12 Silhouette</br>
 
13 Line of Action & Reversals</br>
 
14 Anticipation, Overshoot & Settle</br>
 
15 Opposing Action</br>
 
16 Counterpose</br>
 
17 Leading Action</br>
 
18 Breaking Joints</br>
 
19 Overlap & Follow Through</br>
 
20 Accents</br>
 
21 Exaggeration</br>
 
clearly presented by Angry ANIMATOR, 2019-01-15.]]
 
 
 
* [[Fundamentals of classical animation]]
 
** Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation Twelve basic principles of animation] were introduced by the [[Disney]] animators [[Ollie Johnston]] and [[Frank Thomas]] in their 1981 book ''Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life''.
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Squash_and_stretch Squash and stretch]
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Anticipation Anticipation]
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Staging Staging]
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Straight_ahead_action_and_pose_to_pose Straight ahead action and pose to pose]
 
**#* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_ahead_animation Straight ahead animation]
 
**#* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Pose_to_pose_animation Pose to pose animation]
 
**#** Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_frame Key frame]
 
**#** Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Inbetweening Inbetweening]
 
**#*: + Pushing through or bounce back.
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Follow_through_and_overlapping_action Follow through and overlapping action]
 
**#: + Successive breaking of joints.
 
**#: + Whip.
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Slow_in_and_slow_out Slow in and slow out]
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Arc Arc]
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Secondary_action Secondary action]
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Timing Timing]
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Exaggeration Exaggeration]
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Solid_drawing Solid drawing]
 
**#: + Physics.
 
**# Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_basic_principles_of_animation#Appeal Appeal]
 
** Superior to the 12 principles, on YouTube: '''''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J39SslgJsQ 21 Foundations of Animation]''''' (9:41) ~ Angry ANIMATOR, 2019-01-15.
 
*** [https://www.AngryAnimator.com/word/2022/11/18/what-courses-to-watch/ AngryAnimator.com/word/2022/11/18/what-courses-to-watch]
 
[[File:Mouth Shape Chart.png|thumb|right|200px|Mouth shape chart featuring common phonemes and visemes.]]
 
[[File:Preston Blair Dialogue.gif|thumb|right|200px|A page from '''''Cartoon Animation''''' (1994) by Preston Blair, the best book for animation students.]]
 
:* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Lip_reading#Phonemes_and_visemes Phonemes and visemes]
 
:* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Viseme Viseme]
 
 
 
* [[Classical animation exercises]]
 
 
 
* [[Character design]]
 
** [[Model sheets]]
 
* [[Illustration]]
 
* [[Storyboards]]
 
* [[Layout]]
 
* [[Backgrounds]]
 
* [[Animatics]]
 
* [[Key animation]]
 
* [[Inbetweening]]
 
* [[Pencil tests]]
 
* [[Scanning]]
 
* [[Inking]]
 
* [[Painting]]
 
 
 
 
 
== [[Computer animation production]] ==
 
 
 
* [[Introduction to computer animation]]
 
 
 
* [[Fundamentals of filmmaking]]
 
** [[Art department]]
 
** Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_pipeline Art pipeline]
 
** [[Editing]]
 
** [[Layout and design]]
 
** [[Performance]]
 
** [[Production design]]
 
** [[Screenwriting]]
 
** [[Staging]]
 
** [[Storytelling]]
 
** [[Visual language]]
 
 
 
* [[Fundamentals of computer animation]]
 
 
 
* [[Computer animation exercises]]
 
 
 
* 3D animation production is incrementally built in stages, often compartmentalized into [[CGI departments]]
 
*# [[Storyboards]]
 
*# [[Modelling]]
 
*# [[Rigging]]
 
*# [[Staging]]
 
*# [[Previsualization]]
 
*# [[Animation]]
 
*# [[Dynamic simulations]]
 
*# [[Textures]]
 
*# [[Lighting]]
 
*# [[Rendering]]
 
*# [[Post production]] (see below)
 
** See also, Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_pipeline Art pipeline]
 
 
 
 
 
== Related production ==
 
 
 
=== [[Animation production]] ===
 
 
 
Like any other industry, animation is a business.
 
 
 
* [[Animation business]]
 
* [[Animation producers]]
 
 
* [[Animation resources]]
 
* [[Animation resources]]
* [[Grant writing]]
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** [[Animation resources#Animation books|Animation books]]
* [[Publishing and distribution]]  
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** [[Animation resources#Animation sites|Animation sites]]
** [[Copyrights and copylefts]]
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** [[Animation resources#Filmmaking related subSaidIts on SaidIt.net|Filmmaking related subSaidIts on SaidIt.net]]
* [[Screenwriting]]
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* [[Filmmaking production elements]]
 
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** [[Filmmaking production elements#Audio production|Audio production]]
=== [[Audio production]] ===
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** [[Filmmaking production elements#Classical animation production|Classical animation production]]
 
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** [[Filmmaking production elements#Computer animation production|Computer animation production]]
* [[Audio engineering]]
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** [[Filmmaking production elements#General animation production|General animation production]]
* [[Audio performances]]
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** [[Filmmaking production elements#Post production|Post production]]
* [[Sound editing]]
 
* [[Sound effects]]
 
* [[Sound engineering]]
 
* [[Sound foley]]
 
* [[Sound recording]]
 
 
 
=== [[Post production]] ===
 
 
 
* [[Colour timing]]
 
* [[Compositing]]
 
* [[Compositing 2D]]
 
* [[Compositing 3D]]
 
* [[Editing]]
 
* [[Graphic design]]
 
* [[Video editing]]
 
* [[Visual effects]]
 
 
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
* [https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzT4lmxk7-k3cYNOavc1rY-E '''◉ ANIMATION ◉''' YouTube playlist] compiled by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
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* [[Animation]]
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** [[Animation equipment]]
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*** [[Animation class startup shopping list]]
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** [[Animation research]]
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** [[Animation resources]]
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** [https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzT4lmxk7-k3cYNOavc1rY-E '''◉ ANIMATION ◉''' YouTube playlist] compiled by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
 
* [[:Category:Animation]]
 
* [[:Category:Animation]]
 
* [[:Category:Filmmaking]]
 
* [[:Category:Filmmaking]]
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* [[Decentralized alternatives‏‎]], includes lists of crowdsourcing alternatives and YouTube alternatives
 
* [[Decentralized alternatives‏‎]], includes lists of crowdsourcing alternatives and YouTube alternatives
 
* [[Economic alternatives‏‎]]
 
* [[Economic alternatives‏‎]]
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* '''[https://www.YouTube.com/@filmcourage FilmCourage]''' channel on filmmaking, on YouTube
 
* [[Filmmaking]]
 
* [[Filmmaking]]
* [https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzQYPsL3uQkWCvYfqbUxVI7O '''◉ FILMMAKING ◉''' YouTube playlist] compiled by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
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** [[Filmmaking equipment]]
* [[Open Curricula Projects Animation]]
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** [[Filmmaking production elements]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Audio production|Audio production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Classical animation production|Classical animation production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Computer animation production|Computer animation production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Commercial production|Commercial production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Documentary production|Documentary production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Event video production|Event video production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Feature film movie production|Feature film movie production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#General animation production|General animation production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Industrial video production|Industrial video production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Music video production|Music video production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Podcast production|Podcast production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Post production|Post production]]
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*** [[Filmmaking production elements#Short video production|Short video production]]
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** [[Filmmaking resources]]
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** [https://www.YouTube.com/playlist?list=PLvg8eyC7StzQYPsL3uQkWCvYfqbUxVI7O '''◉ FILMMAKING ◉''' YouTube playlist] compiled by [[User:JasonCarswell]].
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* [[Joseph Campbell]]
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** on Amazon: ''[https://www.Amazon.ca/s?k=Joseph+Campbell Joseph Campbell]
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** on DuckDuckGo: [https://DuckDuckGo.com/?q=Joseph+Campbell Joseph Campbell]
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** on Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell Joseph Campbell]
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** on YouTube: [https://www.YouTube.com/results?search_query=Joseph+Campbell Joseph Campbell]
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* [[Open Curricula Projects]]
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*:► [[Open Curricula Projects Media]]
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*::► [[Open Curricula Projects Filmmaking]]
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*:::► [[Open Curricula Projects Animation]]
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*::::► [[Open Curricula Projects 2D Animation 9-Day Class]]
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*::::► [[Open Curricula Projects Classical Animation]]
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*::::► [[Open Curricula Projects Computer Animation]]
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* [[Riggi Media]] International Inc. - recording, video, & colour grading studio
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** [https://RiggiMediaInternational.com RiggiMediaInternational.com], [[Windsor, Ontario]]
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** ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvkFFLIWmgQ Riggi entertainment Plugnplay Podcast]'' (41:37) ~ Plugnplay Production, June 11, 2022, on YouTube.
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* [[Screenwriting]]
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** [[Screenwriting terminology]]
 
* [[Technology alternatives‏‎]]
 
* [[Technology alternatives‏‎]]
 
* [[Television series pitches]]
 
* [[Television series pitches]]
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* [[Video distribution]]
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* [[Video production]]
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** [[Video production terminology]]
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* Werner Herzog Teaches Filmmaking MasterClass
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*: In 6 hours of video lessons, movie director [[Werner Herzog]] teaches his uncompromising approach to documentary and feature filmmaking.
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*: [https://www.MasterClass.com/classes/werner-herzog-teaches-filmmaking MasterClass.com/classes/werner-herzog-teaches-filmmaking]
 
* [[Windsor Media Center]]
 
* [[Windsor Media Center]]
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** [[Animation class startup shopping list]]
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** [[Windsor Media Centre animation classes]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 12:22, 26 September 2024

File:Open Curricula Projects logo.png
Open Curricula Projects logo (coming soon).
◉ ANIMATION ◉ YouTube playlist compiled by User:JasonCarswell.

Noteworthy videos with analysis, insights, and instructions on acting, animation, arcs, arts, audio, budgets, character, character design, cinematography, classical animation, clients, commentary, communicating, composition, computer animation, craft, credits and titles, culture, design, dialogue, documentaries, editing, entertainment industry, filmmaking, how-to, industry animation, layout and design, lighting, making-of, marketing, media, music, pacing, pencil tests, performance, political influence, previsualization, rigging, screenwriting, social analysis, social media, staging, stop-motion, storyboarding, storytelling, structure, substance, subtext, technical animation, techniques, textures, video distribution, web animation, etc.

There's also an ◎ ANIMATION Unseen ◎ YouTube playlist with unviewed content that may or may not be noteworthy.
Book cover of Cartoon Animation (1994) by Preston Blair is the best reference for animators.
Book cover of Understanding Comics.
Feel free to join to help edit ever-evolving Projex.Wiki.

Open Curricula Projects

Open Curricula Projects Media
Open Curricula Projects Filmmaking
Open Curricula Projects Animation
Open Curricula Projects 2D Animation 9-Day Class - A project to evolve openly here, soon and hereafter (work-in-progress).
An introductory crash course on the fundamentals of animation, traditional animation on paper (cels), traditional animation on computers, design-in-motion and design-over-time, compositing, editing, etc. A particular focus will be on pragmatically preparing students for production and the job placements that may follow the 9-day class. Therefore less emphasis will be on the theory, homework, and practice exercises necessary to build stronger skills.
Open Curricula Projects Classical Animation
Open Curricula Projects Computer Animation

Animation introduction

See also