XDMA9173 - Mentorship Workshop for Animators

Course Description

Making a successful animated film requires a broad range of creative, aesthetic and technical skills. Yet most beginning filmmakers haven’t mastered this rigorous process. This course is ideal for individuals who are producing an animated film and need guidance in conceptual, creative and technical problem-solving. Whether it’s an independent film or a showpiece to break into the film/animation industry, whether in the planning and pre-production phase or struggling to finish, this course provides mentorship for students to broaden their technical, conceptual and aesthetic vocabulary and improve their directing skills. Classes will consist of reviews and critiques of student work, workshopping and problem-solving as well as relevant lectures and screenings based on the group’s needs.

To achieve the full benefit of this course, students should be prepared to produce and develop work that can be reviewed weekly. 

Notes:

• Through weekly Zoom meetings, students will work under the guidance of instructor expertise to achieve their work in a virtual studio environment. In addition, students take part in select course activities at their own time; course content will be posted on a weekly basis based on the scheduled meeting date.

• This course does not provide certificate credit.