FAO CGAA Year 1 - Unit 5 Animation

No - you're not going mad and this isn't a mistake. Unit 5/Animation is a way off yet, but in preparation for this unit, there are a number of essential items you might want to add to your Christmas present list...

As part of Unit 5, you will participate in a weekly series of 2D animation workshops with Meg Bisineer - who comes to us from the Royal College of Art. This is a great opportunity to experience the fundamental principles of animation and Meg has asked you to equip yourselves with an 'animator's kit'.

Meg recommends you purchase the following:

Economy grade 60gsm A4 punched (1000 sheets – pre-punched)

3-Pin Plastic Pegbar

Pre-punched paper and pegbars are necessary for the effective registration of the individual drawings or frames that comprise an animation.

And if you haven't got your hands on these yet, you'll need to add them to your Santa wishlist:

The Animator's Survival Kit : A manual of methods, principle and formulas for classical, computer, games, stop motion and internet animators: by Richard Williams.

The Fundamentals of Animation by Paul Wells.

Cartoon Animation by Preston Blair

You'll want to already be familiar with these books before Unit 5 begins and you commence your workshops with Meg. Do yourself a favour and get stuck into this stuff nice and early.