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Scheduled
4 Sessions / 13 hours of work per session
Price
Limited content available for free
Included w/ premium membership ($20/month)
Skill Level
Intermediate
Video Transcripts
English, Spanish; Castilian, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese
Topics
Adobe Photoshop, Animation, Gifs, Video, Adobe After Effects

Not available for purchase in India

Starts Nov 7, 2017

Introduction to Motion Design: Animated GIFs

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Scheduled
4 Sessions / 13 hours of work per session
Price
Limited content available for free
Included w/ premium membership ($20/month)
Skill Level
Intermediate
Video Transcripts
English, Spanish; Castilian, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese
Topics
Adobe Photoshop, Animation, Gifs, Video, Adobe After Effects

Not available for purchase in India

Course Description

Animated GIFs are kind of like the flipbooks of the digital age. Quick and easy to produce and distribute, but with almost endless creative possibilities, the creation of animated GIFs is a great way to begin to explore both digital and traditional time based media. The popularity of animated GIFs in social media and advertising, the rise of short form video sharing sites like Vine and Instagram, and the ability to easily create short animations and videos with mobile devices make this kind of "micro cinema" an important part of our contemporary media landscape. Course will include introduction to creating GIFs with Adobe Photoshop.

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This course is in scheduled mode and starts Nov 7, 2017. Learn more about scheduled courses here.

Session 1: Course Intro
Intro to basic Photoshop. Intro to composition, design elements and principles.
4 lessons
1. Course Intro, Student Examples, Project Requirements
2. Photo Intro
3. Photoshop Demo
4. Outro
Session 2: Ideation for your GIF
Introduction to pre-visualization, sequence and storyboarding.
3 lessons
1. Getting Started on Your GIF
2. Getting Your Ideas onto a Storyboard
3. Photo Essay Assignment
Session 3: Shoot your GIFs
Creating with basic animation principles such as Timing and Spacing. Stop Motion setup and the basics. How to create stop motion “magic”.
1 lessons
1. Shooting Your Animated GIFs
Session 4: Build Your GIFs
Working with Photoshop to create and edit your GIFs.
2 lessons
1. Beginner Techniques
2. Advanced Techniques
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What You Need to Take This Course
  • Materials: Sketchbook and basic drawing tools
  • Equipment: Scanner, DSLR Camera (or phone) capable of recording 1080p HD video, tripod
  • Software: Adobe Creative Cloud; After Effects, Premiere and Photoshop
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Please note: Taking part in a Kadenze course as a Premium Member, does not affirm that the student has been enrolled or accepted for enrollment by Ringling College of Art and Design.

In order to receive college credit for these program courses, you must successfully complete and pass all 3 courses in this program. If a student signs up for the Introduction to Motion Design program, it is recommended that these courses are taken sequentially.

*Partial credit will not be awarded for completion of only one course.

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