
Animation
Animation is an intermediate/advanced continuation of the sequential digital art program here at Schenectady High. Students will learn the basics of animation and this course will lay the foundation of knowledge they will need to pursue the animation career field. Students will continue to improve their skills using the Adobe Creative Suite of programs which include Photoshop, Animate & After Effects. Students will start off with more advanced units with these programs building on their knowledge from Digital Imaging.
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Software & Materials
•Adobe Creative Suite
includes, Photoshop, Animate, After Effects, Premiere Rush
• Wacom Intuos Pens
• Google Classroom
• Google Drive to save and store files.

Course UNITS
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Archetype Research
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Character Development
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Figure Drawing
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12 Principles of Animation
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Short Gif Animations
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Writing short stories
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Storyboarding
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Animation Backgrounds
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Character Expressions
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Sound Editing