This class is devoted to the study and practice of frame by frame filmmaking. Alongside an examination of historic and contemporary examples of the wide and often experimental world of animation, students will engage in animation exercises and practical in-class demonstrations, ranging from traditional cartoon studies to fine art-based and experimental animation. Students create the initial artwork for their animations physically “with their own hands” and complete them digitally using the AV department’s animation facilities. Animation forms explored over the semester include direct-on-film, roto-scoping, 3D stop-motion, hand-drawn and 2D under-the-camera.