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Organize an exhibition, including publicizing and composing an exhibition statement.

Introduction to Animation and Visual Communication

Safety

Apply laboratory safety rules, regulations, and procedures for animation.

Orientation to Skill Program

Practice appropriate rules and procedures for the animation classroom and laboratory.

Create an education plan for an animation career that includes postsecondary and apprenticeship education opportunities for animator, clean-up artist, inbetweener, layout artist, storyboard artist, and visual development artist.

History of Animation

Compare characteristics and purposes of a variety of historical and cultural works of animation.

Describing the function and meaning of specific animation from a variety of cultures

Analyzing historical and cultural animated works to understand forms, subjects, themes, and symbols

Basic Design and Aesthetics

Evaluate original works of animation for quality, meaning, and intent utilizing principles of animation and design.

Solving applicable visual arts problems to produce animation

Evaluating the quality of animation in terms of principles of animation and design

Exploration of Medium

Develop multiple-animated interpretations to communicate an idea, emotion, or special effect, including the application of principles of animation, design, and media techniques and processes.

Solve visual arts problems that communicate ideas, emotions, or special effects.

Animation Technology

Describe the role and influences of new technologies on animation and visual communication.

Use a variety of electronic resources to research topics.

Apply technology to an animation task, including creating effects and editing for clarity and entertainment and recording for visual review.

Animation Layout

Safety

Apply laboratory safety rules, regulations, and procedures for animation layout.

Introduction

Identify occupations in animation layout.

Describe training and responsibilities for occupations in animation layout.

Layout and Design

Apply artistic processes and skills using a variety of media to communicate meaning and intent in original layouts.

Researching information about natural environmental settings to create believable background drawings

Creating layouts that use visual elements and design principles to communicate ideas in animation

Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Integrated Academics

Solve visual layout problems using principles of design and elements of art to produce visual works of layout and focal points that communicate a variety of ideas, themes, and emotions

Utilizing design principles to effectively convey intentions in a work of art