STUDY PROGRAMME
Creative Technologies

AFAM CODE
ABTEC38

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Multimedia design

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Multimedia design

CREDITS
6

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

The project lab introduces students to character animation, through the understanding of the bacis techniques of character animation, inverse kinematic, and motion capture, focusing on the fundamentals of character animation and its practical application.

The programme consists of one single module, which grants 6 credits.

Successful students will be able to:

• Identify the main techniques and applications of character animation

• Perform critical analysis of existing projects

• Animate and post-produce according to a project brief

• The general introduction is focused on character animation fundamentals

• Individual practical exercises, aiming to learn IK and character animation skills

• Introduction to processes related to animation

This is a theoretical/project based course.

The students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the development of different projects:

• Classroom lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Workshops

• Individual or group projects

• Individual or group study and research

Assessment tools may include:

• Completion of a project

• Oral exam

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

Books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.