Animation I M

Unit(s): 

History & Evolution of Animation and Ethical Decision Making

Professional Standards & Employability Skills

Unit(s): 

Graphic Design and Animation Fundamentals

Unit(s):  

Animation Technology

Unit(s):  

Animation Technology

• First week procedures & AUP/Legal & Ethics
(1 wk)

• History of Animation/Famous Animators
(2 wks)

• Animation Toys: Create a ‘Phenakistoscope’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rzwdRqsuVM 
(1 wk)

• Copyright, Fair Use, Plagiarism, and Cyber Safety
(1 wk)

UNIT 1 → 5 WEEKS

• Employable personal qualities
(.5 wk) 

• Employment Opportunities
(.5 wk)

• Create Online Portfolio
(.5 wk)

• File formats & Cross-Platform compatibility
(1 wk)

UNIT 2 → 3 WEEKS

Adobe Illustrator
(6 wks)

• Pen tool

• Shape tool

• Create Logos

• Create Fruit

• Typography

• Owl tutorial

Adobe Animate Fundamentals
(2.5 wks)

• Workspace

• Timeline

• Naming & organizing layers

• Properties Inspector

• Tools Panel

• Publishing your movie

• Keyframes

• Use Library Panel

UNIT 3 → 1 WEEKS

End of MP

Fall CCA

Adobe Animate - Working w/ Graphics
(3 wks)

• Strokes & Fills

• Creating & Editing Shapes

• Gradient and Bitmap Fills

• Curves

• Custom Line Styles

• Transparencies

• Creating & Editing Text

Adobe Animate - Working w/ Symbols
(4 wks)

• Importing Illustrator & Photoshop files

• Create & edit symbols

• Instances

• Color Effects

• Display Options

• Filters for Special Effects

• Pacing & Timing

• Animating Transparency, Filters, and Transformations

• Motion Paths

• Easing

• Frame by frame Animation

UNIT 4 → 3 WEEKS

Adobe Animate - Masks & Interactive Navigation
(4 wks)

• Shape Tween

• Changing the Pace

• Looping Animation

• Shape Hints

• Animating color

• Creating & Using Masks

• Create Buttons

• ActionScript 3.0

• Code Snippets

Adobe Animate - Working w/ Sound
(2 wks)

• Importing Sound

• Adobe Media Encoder & Options

• Embedding Flash Video

• Exporting Video

UNIT 5 → 3 WEEKS

Spring CCA

Adobe Animate - External Content & Using Variables
(2 wks)

• Loading External Content

• Controlling Movie Clips

• Visual Properties

• Mapping Mouse Movements

• Using Variables

• Custom Cursor

Adobe Animate - Publishing to HTML5 (3 wks)

• Classic Tweens

• Exporting to HTML5

• JavaScript

• Debugging Process

• Publishing for:

◦ Web

◦ Desktop Application

◦ Mobile Device

UNIT 6 → 3 WEEKS

Cycle 1:

-Professionalism

-Teamwork

-Problem Solving

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Cycle 2:

- Job Seeking Skills

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Cycle 3:

-Communication Skills

-Self Management Skill

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Cycle 4:

-Civic and Social Responsibility

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