Animatron University - Intermediate Course

Explore a quick Animatron UI review: switch design and animation with tab, use hotkeys and tools, and manage the timeline and keyframes. Leverage marketplace assets and import/export options.

Develop character design by exploring appeal, setting, and reading to convey subtext. Use setting to reveal character traits, as in Shrek, and learn rigging and joint relationships for natural animation.

Design an original character, break down its anatomy into head, body, and limbs, and learn rigging fundamentals with proper registration points and pivot points for simple animation.

Delve into lip syncing by mastering mouth movements, micro-expressions, and expressive body language to convey character emotion and storytelling through non-verbal cues.

Master lip syncing by using a switcher tool to cycle mouth shapes, rig the mouth, align keyframes with audio timing, and share results, while learning naming conventions and adding expression.

Explore walk cycles, from basics to expressing personality, by studying natural movement and body language. Practice by filming yourself walking, noting arcs, heel contact, and emotion to create believable animation.

Create a five-scene scary movie by lip syncing, walk cycles, and rigging; customize backgrounds, props, and sound, then share your completed project.

Master the three social media behaviors—create, curate, and follow—by thoughtfully producing content, sharing inspiring finds, and connecting with aligned peers to build an authentic online presence.

Explore the animatronic community by browsing profiles, blogs, tutorials, forums, and the knowledge base, then complete assignment 01 by creating your profile animation.

Build a strong brand on social media by inspiring, educating, and entertaining your audience, backed by research, developing your taste, and delivering engaging, quality content.

Explore discovery projects in the social media chapter by duplicating, customizing, and exporting animations, then share or keep them private while learning masking, color tweaks, and basic rigging.

Define and measure realistic metrics for your industry, linking engagement to concrete goals like conversion and return on investment, while avoiding unfounded viral promises.

Explore Facebook ads, Instagram ads, and Google Analytics through the analytics dashboard, learning to create ads, define a target audience, and interpret demographics and AB testing insights.

Execute your vision by turning inspiration into a researched idea and campaign, study brands, define your unique selling point, tailor messages per platform, and conduct post-mortems to learn.

Duplicate and customize a template-based ad to craft a cross-platform campaign for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Resize and adjust text and assets for each platform’s dimensions, then share.

Learn to find your story by defining format, genre, and conflict, studying Save the Cat, and exploring serials and space opera like westerns.

Create a literal fish out of water narrative by assembling a beginning, middle, and end with marketplace graphics, actors, props, and sound; build scenes with timing and keyframes for animation.

Explore how editing transitions shape storytelling, using cuts, crossfade, and montages to reframe scenes, control time, and convey emotion with rhythm and design choices.

Create a motion graphics piece using audio, text, and shapes by animating opacity, scale, position, and rotation, guided by rhythm and beat for dynamic design.

Explore how the western uses the hero's journey to build characters. Treat the environment as a character and draw on Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

Create a five-scene western using parallax animation, marketplace graphics, and sound effects, featuring bandit and cowboy showdowns, dynamic zooms, and closeups.

Explore good guys and bad guys through character archetypes and settings as characters. Compare Marvel and DC styles, emphasize inner conflict, relatable heroes, charismatic villains, and setting-driven worlds.

Create a five-scene thriller using only animatronic assets, crafting an establishing moonrise shot, a haunted house interior, moving monsters, and a ghost, with basic camera moves and motion paths.

Start with the problem and your objectives, ask questions to define your message, then research the facts and present a solution.

Learn to turn idea into a script and script into storyboards for explainer videos, using animatronic and Keltec tools with marketplace graphics to craft three storyboards for your product.

Develop your brand personality by researching how your brand makes people feel, asking candid questions, and evolving logo design to align with your core ideals, like Apple's brand evolution.

Build a banana character for a product, choose a background, and design a slogan and brand label. Animate the scene and share the project with the world.

Examine how icons function as a visual shorthand for brand messages, their strengths and weaknesses, and how to develop your own icon set using sources like the Noun Project.

Explore icon design fundamentals by researching icons and logos using Pinterest and the Noun Project, customize and label a cloud icon, and practice animation to create market-ready icons.

Learn icon design by creating blue cloud as a label, coloring with gradients, converting text to shapes, and animating a logo-style icon with keyframes.

Discover how to enhance animation storytelling through sound with practical tips on field recording, affordable mics, free sounds, and playful Disney-inspired sound effects.

Add backgrounds, props, icons, logos, music, and sound effects to three storyboarded scenes from assignment 1, then upgrade the script and animate with a metronome and keyframes.

Animate characters on and off the screen with keyframes, anticipation, and timing; adjust the timeline, add sound effects and music, and craft a ready-to-share commercial.