Resources for Part 2 of Class: (Copied from Contract)

a.     Layout: (the first and most important thing you will do when you begin animating):

                                               i.      Analog Notes for Layout and Design

1.   Brad Bird’s Notes on Compositon and Layout for Animaton
 http://www.animationmeat.com/pdf/televisionanimation/brad_bird_on_comps.pdf

2.   Hannah Barbera’s HOLY GRAIL of notes on layout production, given to all of their animation artists.

3.    http://www.animationmeat.com/pdf/televisionanimation/HB_LayoutNotes.pdf

4.     TECHNICAL INFO:  LAYOUT IN TOONBOOM (maximizing your storyboards, and bringing them from storyboard pro to animate pro)  https://www.toonboom.com/resources/tips-and-tricks/layout-and-posing

                                              ii.     Techincal: Learning Toon Boom:  https://www.toonboom.com/resources/video-tutorials/toon-boom-animate-pro

Check out the following link above for a HUGE list of tutorials for Toon Boom. Anything you would want to know about Toon Boom is divided by category here.  Browse these and watch as many as possible. (1-5 are reviews of what we already know. If you feel comfortable with these, start at 6.) The most important ones are 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12.

1.     Getting Started With Animate and Animate Pro (for a refresher on drawing skills, and menus)

2.     Drawing Basics

3.     More Drawing Tools

4.     Adding Colors

5.     Gathering  Content

6.    Library (for saving assets)

7.    Scene Setup (possibly nice for motion paths)

8.     Animation Paths

9.    Sound

10. True 3D Space

11. Effects.

12. Exporting and Compositing Animation Files(To take your separate scenes and bring them together easily.)

13. All about timing. (most of this you are familiar with, but this helps with the toonboom side of it.)

a.     Download Toonboom’s Personal Learning Edition at this Link

                                               i.     Download it at home and use it in your spare time to practice your animation skills.

1.   You have the link to the 50 animation exercises to master. Click Here. You can not transfer PLE files to the real software. Whether you use the school’s software (preferred) or this practice software at home,  you will get extra credit until the end of the semester for every exercise you do successfully.

a.     An A = 5 points. B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, and F = 0.  A plus(+) adds .4, and a minus(-) subtracts .4. For every lvl 1 exercise you do, you will get an extra .2 points . Every level 2, .4, and every level 3, .6. You choose which project to add your points, except for the final.

                                              ii.     CURRENTLY, TOONBOOM ANIMATE PRO IS ON SALE FOR 699.  IT’S EXPENSIVE, YES… but it is a good idea to save up to buy it for your career, especially if you know you want to do more 2D Computer Animation, and perhaps get into rigging and more puppet animation one day.

2.     Have Your Career in Animation: How to Survive and Thrive purchased and in your hand by March 19^th. We will have career seminars so to ensure your upward mobility in our company. Contact mshaw@mca.edu to confirm receiving this letter.