During week 1 we get to grips with the software, learning about what we’ll need to know as an animator. We apply the principles of animation using both the latest tools in Harmony and the old fashioned methods, and practice getting control over our keyframes before making some GIFs!

Week 2 takes you into the wonderful world of deformers using slightly more complex techniques such as overlap and follow through. We learn the fundamentals of how a character rig is put together, how to utilise the camera, build animated loops, work in 3D space and more!

In week 3 we start to apply all we have learnt so far to a functional character rig. We’re focusing on quality application of the principles here, so strong posing, performance, timing and everything inbetween! We also delve into the often overlooked art of lip sync.

Now we are introduced to full body rig to test out your action animation skills! We pose out a sequence of movement and study several different ways of moving from keys to fully inbetweened animation. We also become power users of the timeline and brush up on shortcuts.

During the last week we’ll apply everything we’ve learnt into a short scene. You can choose to work with 1 or 2 characters (rigs are provided) and we’ll develop your ablity to direct the eye, stage the acting in a ‘two shot’ and adding the final touches. We also cover showreel tips, using reference effectively and how to work in a studio environment.