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Book Coming Soon:
Basic Animation for K-12 Classrooms

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 – Where Do We Start?
  • Time
  • Planning for Time Requirements
  • Making Space For an Animation Station
  • Classroom Storage
  • Other Prerequisites
Chapter 2 – How Do We Start?
  • Time-Lapse, Stop-Motion, Motion-Capture, Live Action
  • Vertical (flat) Filming
  • Horizontal (stand up) Filming
  • Get to Know Your Camera
          Image Size
          Image Resolution
          Capture Frame Rate
  • Get to Know Your Software
          Picture Import vs. Frame Editing
          Onion Skinning
          Frame Rate
          Shooting Multiple Frames At a Time
          Rendering (!)
          Advanced Options
Chapter 3 – Basic Techniques with
                 Example Lessons
  • Scope and Sequence
  • Building Your Own Lessons
  • Time Lapse
          Classroom “Dance”
  • Pixillation
          Fire Drill
          Duck and Cover
  • Foam Letters
          Studio Logo
  • Handwriting/Basic Whiteboard
  • Cut-Outs
          Solar System
  • Brick Films
          End Around (football)
  • Replacements
          Pipe Cleaner Inchworm
          Pitcher Batter Catcher   
          Pipe Cleaner Face on a Plate
Chapter 4 – Techniques With A Story
  • Key Frame / Key Pose
  • Storyboarding
  • Scriptwriting
  • Celtx
Chapter 5 – Principles of Animation
  • Clay Animation (Squash and Stretch)
  • Armatures
Chapter 6 – Stage Techniques (stand up)
  • Sets - Backgrounds and Foregrounds
  • Lighting
  • Camera Placement
Chapter 7 – Digital Approaches
  • Foundation Skills – Pivot
  • Foundation Skills - Animated GIFs
  • Foundation Skills – Screen Drawing
Chapter 9 – Film Editing
Chapter 10 – Animation & Programming
  • Foundation Skills – Scratch
  • Foundation Skills - Uploading
Chapter 11 – Next Steps

Appendix A – Classroom Animation Station Ideas
Appendix B – Software Descriptions
Appendix C – Reading List
Appendix D- Glossary
Index

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July, 2013
  • Despicable Me 2
  • Turbo
June 2013 -
  • Monsters University
May, 2013
  • Epic
March,  2013
  • The Croods
February, 2013
  • Escape From Planet Earth
November, 2012
  • Wreck-It Ralph
  • Rise of the Guardians
October, 20122 -
  • Frankenweenie
September, 2012 -
  • Toys in the Attic
  • Hotel Transylvania
August, 2012 -
  • ParaNorman
June, 2012 -
  • Brave
  • Madagascar 3
April, 2012 -
  • The Pirates! Band of Misfits
January, 2012 - 
  • Adventures of Tintin, The 
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Happy Feet 2 
  • Puss in Boots 

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