ARTS — ANIMATION

VIDEO: ABOUT Lower School Animation Courses

Arts are often sadly neglected today in education. We offer extensive programs in Music Theory and Composition; Animation; and Acting, all designed for home school use. These highly creative, detailed courses provide an education in depth, with an eye toward the creation of professionals. They should generally be done in sequence by the student interested in that art form.

 To discover more about this program, please start by watching the video that you'll find toward the top of this page. Then take a look at the course descriptions and the samples provided.

 

ANIMATION COURSES OVERVIEW

We offer a two-three year program in animation, a full five courses.  Four of these courses offer the student a chance to work with an original script by an Emmy-Award winning author.  The student is taught how to read and break down scripts, and then led step-by-step through the development of all the elements of an animated film.

To find out a lot more about this program, use the menu that runs across the top of this page and find Lower School.  Pull down that menu and you'll see arts, and then animation.  Use that link to go to that page,  There you'll find a video explaining our animation program, as well as a description and samples of each animation course.

The end result of Connect The Thoughts Aniimation program is a strudent who has developed considerable skills and a real portfolio that can be used to help the student either enter into an art school, or that can be used to help securfe work in the industry.  Additionally, the student will know how to develop a storyboard.

Though courses suggest that you purchase  animation paper, it is somewhat expensive and hard to find.  For the first two courses, do not bother with animation paper unless you really want to — just use regular blank typing paper or drawing paper.

All courses are PDFs and can be instantly downloaded upon purchase!

 

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Animation I - 'Gummy Cat' Project Animation I - 'Gummy Cat' Project

Animation ages 11-adults. The student first learns to read a very simple, brief screenplay, mastering some of the basic terms used in this art form. The student then works through a series of exercises, to create a
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Animation II - 'The Tortoise and the Hair and...' Project Animation II - 'The Tortoise and the Hair and...' Project

Animation for ages 11-adult. A continuation and deepening of the process. In the first project the student then worked through exercises to create a
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