AXM-E2007 - Design for Motion, Lecture, 28.2.2023-4.4.2023

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to: 

1. Plan visual continuity with storyboarding.
2. Plan and produce motion graphics and animation tasks using After Effects, Blender, and other web technologies.

3. Solve motion-related problems with basic computational elements.

4. Implement perspective, composition, thumbnail sketching, lighting effects, figure and background staging, and motion.

5. Produce a basic level 2D/3D animatic design and identify the principles of creating a finished animation.

6. Summarise the basics of using sound with motion.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 28.02.2023 - 04.04.2023

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Rupesh Vyas

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course consists of lectures, storyboard exercises, illustration, or visualization work. The student will be assessed in part on final presentations of their work that demonstrate mastery of the form and awareness of context.

    Students work will be assessed based on the artistic value of your final product, active participation, discussions, and sharing of work with peers, your abilities to pitch the idea, and also what you've learned while producing your animation – Everyone will be working on their individual projects, the idea is also to openly share the learning process with each other so that we boost the learning experience in the whole class through each other's cases.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Participation in teaching, completed assignments.

    Minimum 80% attendance.

    See MyCourses for more detailed information on evaluations methods and criteria.

     

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    6 ECTS ≈ 162h

    Contact teaching 54h

DETAILS

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Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : Information changed by Academic committee decision 14.3.2023
    2022-2023 Spring IV
    2023-2024 Spring IV

    Enrollment :

    Minimum amount of participants: 8
    Maximum amount of participants varies according to the implementation of the course.

    Registration for Courses: Sisu.

    Priority order to courses is according to the order of priority decided by the Academic committee for School of Arts, Design and Architecture:
    https://www.aalto.fi/en/services/registering-to-courses-and-the-order-of-priority-at-aalto-arts

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