Animation Studio

“The following animations represent an absolute crash-course in 2D hand-drawn animation principles.

In a short 2-week duration we added to principles learned in Jody's session and studied secondary action; dialogue acting; the use of staggers in the manipulation of timing; and walk cycles- with the added challenge of creating an 'ANI-JAM' where could explore any kind of action to transition between their characters.

There were many reasons these should not have worked. The pandemic drastically changed the dynamic of our learning environment; students worked with what software and hardware that was available to them; the ages of the students; the anticipated level of their experience; the limited time available to teach the hundreds of principles needed for quality animation; etc. These students could have relied on so many excuses for this animation not to work. And yet it does work. Their work shows amazing resilience and experience beyond their years. I am deeply impressed by these talented animators and by the accomplishments evident in their work. It's been a huge privilege to have worked with them.”

Darren Brereton, Animation Studio Instructor