skilldevelopment.cpe@lpu.co.in

What you'll learn

Description: • Master Animation Principles: Teach students the foundational principles of animation, such as timing, spacing, and body mechanics, to create realistic and expressive 3D character movements. • Develop Technical Expertise: Equip students with hands-on experience using industry-standard 3D animation tools and workflows, focusing on character animation, keyframing, and animation polishing. • Enhance Creative Storytelling: Enable students to bring characters to life by combining acting, emotional expression, and performance to craft engaging and believable animations. Learning Outcome: • Understand the 12 basic principles of animation. • Apply industry-standard workflows and tools effectively. • Animate characters with believable movements and emotions. • Produce polished animations that meet professional standards.

  • • Introduction to 12 principles of animation • Introduction to animation software: Autodesk Maya or Blender • Understanding Keyframe animation • Basic animation exercises: Bouncing ball, pendulum
  • Understanding Weight, Balance, and Momentum • Animating Walk Cycles and Run Cycles • Anticipation, Action, and Follow-Through • Interaction with Objects (e.g., Lifting, Throwing)
  • • Facial Animation and Lip Sync Techniques • Body Language and Gesture Animation • Performance Animation: Conveying Emotion • Timing and Spacing for Dramatic Effect
  • • Animation Polishing • Graph Editor and Tangents • Overlapping Action and Secondary Motion
  • • Introduction to storytelling in animation • Understanding pacing, tone, and mood in animation • Animating scenes for storytelling
  • 1.Introduction to 12 principles of animation 2.Introduction to animation software: Autodesk Maya or Blender 3.Understanding Keyframe animation 4.Basic animation exercises: Bouncing ball, pendulum
  • 1.Understanding Weight, Balance, and Momentum 2.Animating Walk Cycles and Run Cycles 3.Anticipation, Action, and Follow-Through 4.Interaction with Objects (e.g., Lifting, Throwing)
  • 1.Facial Animation and Lip Sync Techniques 2.Body Language and Gesture Animation 3.Performance Animation: Conveying Emotion 4.Timing and Spacing for Dramatic Effect
  • 1.Animation Polishing 2.Graph Editor and Tangents 3.Overlapping Action and Secondary Motion
  • 1.Introduction to storytelling in animation 2.Understanding pacing, tone, and mood in animation 3.Animating scenes for storytelling
  • 1.Finalising the scene or project for the showcase 2.Peer Review and Final Feedback 3.Portfolio development

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Mohit
Assistant Professor

Mohit is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Liberal and Creative Arts (Fine Arts) at Lovely Professional University. He has done M.Design in Multimedia and Animation from Lovely Professional University and B.Design in Multimedia from D.A.V College Amritsar. Regarding his Industry Experience, He has almost 2 and half-year experience as a 3D Animator at Tavrohi Animation Studios, Gurugram, Almost 2 and half year experience as a production coordinator and 3D Animator at Citrus Ink Studios, Delhi. He has also done a 3 Months Production Training (as a 3D Animation Trainee) at Crazy Cub Animation Studio, Delhi.


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Mohit
Assistant Professor

Mohit is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Liberal and Creative Arts (Fine Arts) at Lovely Professional University. He has done M.Design in Multimedia and Animation from Lovely Professional University and B.Design in Multimedia from D.A.V College Amritsar. Regarding his Industry Experience, He has almost 2 and half-year experience as a 3D Animator at Tavrohi Animation Studios, Gurugram, Almost 2 and half year experience as a production coordinator and 3D Animator at Citrus Ink Studios, Delhi. He has also done a 3 Months Production Training (as a 3D Animation Trainee) at Crazy Cub Animation Studio, Delhi.


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Mohit
Assistant Professor

Mohit is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Liberal and Creative Arts (Fine Arts) at Lovely Professional University. He has done M.Design in Multimedia and Animation from Lovely Professional University and B.Design in Multimedia from D.A.V College Amritsar. Regarding his Industry Experience, He has almost 2 and half-year experience as a 3D Animator at Tavrohi Animation Studios, Gurugram, Almost 2 and half year experience as a production coordinator and 3D Animator at Citrus Ink Studios, Delhi. He has also done a 3 Months Production Training (as a 3D Animation Trainee) at Crazy Cub Animation Studio, Delhi.