Animatron University - Intermediate Course

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.