Open Curricula Projects Animation

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◉ 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 unseen 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.

Open Curricula Projects

► Open Curricula Projects Media

► Open Curricula Projects Filmmaking

► Open Curricula Projects Animation

► Open Curricula Projects 2D Animation

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.

Animation class startup shopping list

► Open Curricula Projects Classical Animation

► Open Curricula Projects Computer Animation

Animation equipment

Animation desks

Animation exposure dope sheets

Animation field guides

Classical animation production

Computer animation production

Animation introduction

Wikipedia: Persistence of vision
Wikipedia: Filmmaking
Wikipedia: Animation
Wikipedia: Art pipeline
Wikipedia: 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.

Classical animation production

Introduction to classical animation
- Wikipedia: Traditional animation

Fundamentals of filmmaking
- Art department
- Wikipedia: Art pipeline
- Editing
- Layout and design
- Performance
- Production design
- Screenwriting
- Staging
- Storytelling
- Visual language

Superior to the 12 principles:
21 Foundations of Animation (9:41)
01 Appeal
02 Strong Design
03 Staging
04 Acting & Pantomime
05 Keys & Breakdowns
06 Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose
07 Thumbnails
08 Timing, Spacing & Easing
09 Squash & Stretch
10 Arcs
11 Primary & Secondary Action
12 Silhouette
13 Line of Action & Reversals
14 Anticipation, Overshoot & Settle
15 Opposing Action
16 Counterpose
17 Leading Action
18 Breaking Joints
19 Overlap & Follow Through
20 Accents
21 Exaggeration
clearly presented by Angry ANIMATOR, 2019-01-15.