3-Week Coding and Animation with Scratch Part 2 - Principles of Animation: Sonic

This is a 3-Day Series.  Students will meet 3 times to complete Part 2.
Please note: Classes will meet 3 times within the same week for Summer Break & Winter Holiday weeks. 
Basic computer skills like typing, opening and closing programs, saving and exporting files, and mouse maneuvering are prerequisites. For students who have no coding and animation experience, it is required that they have completed Series Part 1 before they join this class. Please see links below:
Part 1: Fundamentals for Beginners
https://outschool.com/classes/3-day-coding-and-animation-art-tech-series-part-1-fundamentals-for-beginners-0ak9VANq#usRzeseCIM
Students who have completed this class are recommended to join Series Part 3 where they will integrate coding and animation with interactive game design. Please see link below:
Part 3: Interactive Game Design
https://outschool.com/classes/3-week-coding-and-animation-series-part-3-interactive-game-design-minecraft-yHjLOmny#usRzeseCIM

In Part 2, students will learn the fundamental concepts of animation utilizing the core coding and art editing tools in Scratch.  Through learning about the 12 major principles of animation and applying them with their favorite characters, students will be excited to see what they can accomplish and share their projects by the end of each session. Emphasis will be put on fluid and expressive movements, camera illusion and background integration.

Day 1 - Sonic Run & Spin Dash
Students will animate a Sonic run cycle, peel-out, and spin dash to study the first set of 4 principles - Squash and Stretch, Pose to Pose, Timing and Motion, and Exaggeration. By adding multiple frames for three actions and using timers to decrease or increase the speed of the animation, students will be drawing convincing fluid and expressive movements.

Day 2 - Sonic Jump & Run to Goal
Students will have Sonic jumping over a background to study the second set of 4 principles - Anticipation, Arcs, Slow In and Out, and Follow Through. Students will create a simple 2-3 frame jump where the sprite will be moved in an arc. Objects will be placed around Sonic and moved to give the animation a sense of tracking. Sonic will then be drawn in a simple running cycle and moved past a goal post at varying speeds to see how the environment affects the look of the animation. Using arcs in movement and background tricks will create an illusion of the “camera” following Sonic.

Day 3 - Sonic & Tails Loop Over Background
Students will animate Sonic and Tails over a moving background to study the third set of 4 principles - Staging, Secondary Action, Solid Drawing, and Appeal. Students will draw a simple background large enough to scroll and create a loop of Sonic and Tails to move around the background. Students will create depth in their animations by having backgrounds and background elements move with added foreground for a complete complex scene.

Students can use what they learned throughout the course in games and animation, starting with Scratch and then later in complex programs. Students will discover how to apply previous Scratch knowledge and basic understanding of animation to longer and more complex projects.

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Mandatory Video Check-In
Video check-in is mandatory for safety purposes per Outschool policy. Students are required to have their cameras on to allow the teacher to check in and verify each learner. After check-in, students have the option of either turning off their camera or leaving it on, whatever is their preference. Younger learners are highly encouraged to leave their cameras on.

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