Intermediate ETB: Hand-Drawn Animation: Bodies in Motion

10 units · Undergraduate

Intermittent: 10 units This studio course explores frame-by-frame hand-drawn animation through an investigation of the moving figure. Students will deepen their understanding of foundational animation principles through physical and digital frame-by-frame animation techniques, while experimenting with mark-making, material, and process. Assignments and exercises examine how timing, gesture, tools, and material can be manipulated to shape meaning. Drawing from direct observation and in-class embodiment experiments, students will investigate the representation and abstraction of the animated body as both subject and conceptual tool. Historical and contemporary screenings of experimental animation, alongside readings in animation theory, introduce artists who question and push conventional ideas of character, movement, and representation.