ANIMATE: (VERB) THE LATIN WORD ANIMA MEANING "BREATH, SOUL" THAT GAVE US ANIMAL HAS GIVEN US OTHER WORDS. THE ENGLISH ADJECTIVE ANIMATE MEANING "ALIVE" COMES FROM THE LATIN VERB ANIMARE MEANING "TO GIVE LIFE TO," WHICH IN TURN CAME FROM ANIMA.

Below is an animation created in two hours by 50 students one the guidance of Disney animator Trent Correy at our Sisler Animation Jam. For this animation, each artist had to start & end with a circle in the middle of their canvas.

THE PERSISTENCE OF VISION IS THE RETENTION OF A VISUAL IMAGE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER THE REMOVAL OF THE STIMULUS THAT PRODUCED IT: THE PHENOMENON THAT PRODUCES THE ILLUSION OF MOVEMENT WHEN VIEWING MOTION PICTURES.

EARLY ANIMATION TOYS

"Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.” – Walt Disney

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A QUICK INTRO TO ANIMATION

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LEARN FROM PREVIOUS STUDENTS

Check out what previous students have done in this course. Just a reminder that the activities & units in the 2017 course have changed.

ANIMATED STUDENT EXEMPLARS FROM 2017

STUDENT RESOURCES

FREE ANIMATION SOFTWARE & APPS

FREE SOUND ASSETS

ONLINE e-TEXTBOOK

this e-book may be viewed online or downloaded

RECOMMENDED READING LIST

Please make use of our fantastic in-class animation and concept art library. You will find these and many more insightful reads.

• The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation
• How to Cheat in Flash
• The Animators Survival Guide