Dot Escuela

ONLINE ANIMATION WORKSHOP with Simone Cirillo.

DATE: 10, 11 & 12 January, 2025. 

SCHEDULE: (Madrid Time)

Friday. 04:30pm to 07:30pm. Stop. 07:30pm to 08:00pm. 08:00pm to 11:00pm

Saturday. 04:30pm to 07:30pm. Stop. 07:30pm to 08:00pm. 08:00pm to 11:00pm

Sunday. 04:30pm to 07:30pm. Stop. 07:30pm to 08:00pm. 08:00pm to 11:00pm

DURATION: 18 hours PRICE: 200€ LANGUAGE: English. Online Plattform: Google Meet.

Summary and recommended materials. 

- INTRO: brief introduction to me and my work/ carreer.

- DEMO: demonstration of a simple animation, most likley body mechanics, focusing on the principles of animation, on how to use them for what we want to animate. Focus on the design aspect of the character, how to push the performance, etc. Showcase of my method, focusing on how to get a nice rough done to show to the client/director

- ASSIGNMENT: Ithey can do the same animation as me, or whatever they prefer to animate. I'll ask to keep it brief and simple

- SHOWCASE: I would love to ask some production if I can open some of my files in front of the students, to see how the animation pypeline work. Talk about the brief we receive from the director, how to approach the scene etc.

- DEMO: Use the rough from the day before, and show how to start drawing a tiedown key.

- REVIEW: review of the work of the students, based on the assignment we talked about the day before. Giving feedback, tips, suggestions etc.

- SHOWCASE: I would love to show some of my work on a videogame animation. How you can apply the same method to any animation assignment, and most importantly to any style of animation

- FINAL REVIEW: review of the work. Aiming to get a nice solid rough, I don't think we can achieve final tiedown

- CRITICS: moment for the students to show to me anything they want, their showreel, or any other questions they have.

Software: any software that allows to work with traditional animation. Then TvPaint, Harmony, or Animate, or even paper, whatever the students like to use