Course Objective:
Students will become familiar with the 2D software authoring environment and Flash terminology, and they will gain understanding of fundamental 2D animation software paradigms (Stage, Symbols, Library, Timeline), create animation effects , learn to export and deploy animated content on the Digital display.
Course Outcome:
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
CO1: understanding the principles of animation and concepts of animation
CO2: create 2d characters, 2d digital background, character animation, tween animation and frame by frame animation.
CO3: have knowledge about text animation, motion graphics, info graphics advertisement, 2d short film making.
CO4: create web template, web banner advertisement, pop up advertisement and etc.
CO5: understanding 2D content making and publishing
Unit I Creating Graphics
Introducing 2d animation software interface with using drawing tools, align, Stage, Symbols, colour swatches, Library, timeline , object properties, text tool attributes, Bitmap, ruler, grid, and fundamental of animation.
Unit II Advanced Vector Drawing with Setting Colours
Intersecting Shapes within a Single Layer, Creating Complex Shapes with Intersecting Lines, Combining Tools to Create Detailed Curves, Vector Drawing Techniques , Creating and arranging Groups Object-Based Drawing, Working with the Color Mixer, Creating Transparency, Stylizing Strokes Adjusting Cap, Join, Other Stroke Properties Applying, Transforming Gradients.
Unit III Basic Timeline Animation
Introducing Frame-Based Animation, Briefing Timeline window and properties, Understanding the Key frames, Animating our creative elements using Key frames, Animation Techniques using
Onion Skin view, building a Mask without Blend modes in Layers and Basic tweens. Understanding differentiation of Shape and Motion Tweens.
UnitIV Advanced Animation Techniques
Understanding the Symbols (Graphics, Movie clip and button), Converting an Object to Symbol, Making a Cloud Layer in Motion Tweening , Advanced Animation Techniques, Animating a Banner with Filters Text Animating a Title with a Blur Effect, Setting Up a Motion Guide Path, Controlling Speed, Snapping, Shifting Keyframes to Exaggerate Motion Simulating Speed in your Animations Understanding object motion by Easing In and Out.
Unit V 2D content making and publishing
Constructing the scene with effective background and character animation, mixing the music and sound effect relevance scene. Understanding an action scripts, developing the web content with interactive animation in basic and web publishing.
Total: 75 Hrs