All of these projects can be tweaked, adapted, or changed based on your personality and interests. These are all just starters.
Animation & Film Group Projects
Animated Short
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Cartoon
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Film
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Animation Projects
Research the process, styles, various mediums (animation software, paper, legos, clay, wood, etc.), the methods of construction & planning, equipment, measuring, sketching, lighting, etc. and create the animation with your own unique twist. Practice and record your practice for each step of the process that leads to the final project.
Animation SoftwareFind a complex professional animated short that you like. Research the creators and the process. Analyze the short. What techniques are being used? Create an animated short (30 seconds to 3 minutes) Research & analyze the process. What techniques are used? Practice and record your practice for each concept. (eg. planning, sketching, story boarding, cinematography, frames per second, etc.)
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Flip Book AnimationCreate an animated short via flip book. Research & analyze the process. What techniques are being used? Practice and record your practice for each concept. (eg. planning, sketching, story boarding, frames per second, etc.)
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Stop MotionFind a complex stop motion film that you like. Research the creators and the process. Analyze the short or film. What techniques are being used? Practice and record your practice for each concept. (eg. sketching, story boarding, cinematography, frames per second, etc.)
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Film Projects
Research the process, styles, set design, acting, the methods of construction & planning, equipment, measuring, sketching, lighting, etc. and create the film with your own unique twist. Practice and record your practice for each step of the process that leads to the final project.
Create a Film or SceneFind a complex professional film that you like. Research the creators and the process. Analyze the film to determine all of the components: script, storyboard, lighting, music, cinematography, acting, set, etc. What techniques are being used? Practice and record your practice for each concept. (eg. sketching, story boarding, cinematography, lighting, etc.)
Create a Historical Dramatization, Reenactment, or documentary: See History Section Director Resource |
YouTube ChannelPart 1: Develop a product or service--like slam poetry or reviews on a type of technology--that your channel will focus on.
Part 2: Find a channel that you like similar to your product or service. Research the creators and the process they went through to create their channel. Analyze and reverse engineer the it: what made it successful (eg. brainstorming processes, story boarding, music, humor, uniqueness, etc.)? Practice and record your practice for each concept--from the lighting and script of your videos to developing a logo. |
Hit Record
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