Animatron University - Advanced Course

Explore how to choose between a web series and a short film by analyzing storytelling scope, serial versus self-contained structures, production value, and collaboration.

Explore the advanced interface of animatronic, set public, unlisted, or private project access for collaboration, share links, and import artwork from flash and illustrator with SPG/SVGA export.

Learn four universal steps for storytelling in animation: turn ideas into scripts, flesh them out with storyboards, and convert them into animatics and finished films, using industry standards.

Develop a script for three exterior scenes of people going to work, translate it into storyboards, import art, and craft an animatic in animatronic to refine timing.

Generate ideas from what you know and love, drawing inspiration from games, anime, and sports. Craft economical scripts with action, setting, and timing; avoid on-the-nose dialogue and use narration purposefully.

Advance scriptwriting in action shows creating a character animation: draft a script, import a character, record dialogue, lip-sync, and refine rigs, keyframes, and background details.

Explore how to recognize genres, develop believable characters using human analogs, and craft mood and settings for animated storytelling, from science fiction to horror and film noir.

Learn to build a short film or web series in Animatron by creating characters, scripting scenes, lip syncing, and layering backgrounds, audio, and titles.

Collaborate with a buddy to build an animatronic scene by sharing project access, importing marketplace assets, arranging background elements, and refining characters and colors for vivid storytelling.

Learn to build great social media by being social, engaging audiences across platforms, and creating experiences that make people feel valued through etiquette, traction strategies, and emotional connection.

Analyze a current social media campaign across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube to assess strengths, weaknesses, and engagement, and learn to craft bite-sized how-to videos that scale across channels.

Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of newsletters from tech sites to NPR and retailers, and learn how newsletters drive engagement and reveal audience behavior through self-contained metrics.

Create a newsletter with mailchimp by building campaigns using templates, images, and content, and track opens, clicks, and subscriber engagement across social platforms.

Distinguish real metrics from vanity metrics and learn to measure trust and brand impact. Use data analysis, focus groups, surveys, newsletters, and other tools to build meaningful customer profiles.

Break down analytics across Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, and more to read audience demographics, impressions, traffic sources, and align content goals with platform strategies.

Explore smart campaigns with A/B testing to compare subtle variations, measure timing and metrics, and reveal audience insights across landing pages and major social platforms.

Learn to customize a template with original art and messaging, then adapt and share across dribble, MailChimp, and high rez, scaling for 800 by 600 and twelve hundred pixels.

Explore five c's of cinematography: camera angles, continuity, cutting, closeups, and composition, to sharpen your editing toolkit and shape storytelling through deliberate transitions.

Learn to import video into Animatron from archive.org, respect Creative Commons attribution and public-domain clips, trim segments, and export audio only for extra credit.

Explore motion versus print as complementary storytelling, noting film as a medium of time and print as a static image, then design posters and trailers to engage and sell stories.

Create an animated movie poster by importing a video clip, adding motion graphics and text like coming soon, and animating elements for a dynamic design.

Explore montage as a visual scrapbook that speeds time and tells a story through cuts, dissolves, and parallel narratives, with examples from Ocean's trilogy.

Create a casino montage by assembling three clips, images, and motion graphics from the marketplace, resize to 640 by 360, and synchronize animation and audio to tell a dynamic story.

Learn to craft engaging title and credits scenes by pairing fonts, motion graphics, and design ideas inspired by Saul Bass to create memorable sequences that set you apart.

Create a movie trailer from existing animation using animatronic, applying cuts, transitions, and sound, including title cards, to tell your own story. Watch the night crew trailer for reference.

Explore how life changing ideas inspire science, philosophy, and literature, with Star Trek and iPads illustrating ideas that spark further ideas and move us to tell meaningful stories.

Break down an explainer video to reveal how story, humor design, and sound effects drive engagement, while in-browser tools enable quick, collaborative animation with no programming skills.

Always be hungry and uncover life changing ideas through a passion for learning, change, and good. Use knowledge is power to tell authentic, meaningful stories with software.

Tell your personal story in seven scenes using animatronic graphics, from birthplace in Oregon to first job at a pizza place, with simple title cards and animated transitions.

Embrace authenticity to unleash your unique voice, leveraging your personal stories and experiences to connect with a niche audience. Tell your truth unapologetically through animation and storytelling to stand out.

Tell your family story as a visual family tree, from Scotland to America, highlighting grandparents, parents, and you through animated scenes, fonts, gradients, and sound effects.

Explore authentic, hungry storytelling and life-changing ideas that inspire and entertain audiences with humor, defuse tension, and drive a clear call to action through personal stories.

Create a TED talk style animation about trash, building a ten-scene narrative with title cards, problem and solution frames, and adding font animation, sound effects, and music.