Animation Experiments II

Course Aims

• The course expands students’ understanding of animation by exploring contemporary experimental and expanded animation practices across multiple platforms.
• Students learn about the possibilities, characteristics, and goals of experimental expression in animation, including distinctions between traditional narrative structures and expressive or experimental storytelling.
• Students learn how to develop their own experimental animation projects and gain insight into experimental thinking within animation processes.
• Students explore creative experimentation as a method for discovering new possibilities in animation practice.
• Through FabLab activities, students learn the basics of digital fabrication, including idea development and introductory use of tools such as 3D printers, laser cutters, CNC machines, and other available equipment.

Course Content

The course offers a hands-on introduction to a variety of experimental animation techniques, ranging from traditional approaches to practices involving FabLab and electronics studio facilities.

Students gain an overview of fab labs and maker spaces, including expectations, available tools, workflows, and practical methods for using equipment in creative production contexts.

Different possibilities and stylistic approaches within experimental and expanded animation are discussed through screenings and analysis of works created using diverse animation techniques. Students conduct their own tests and practical experiments using a chosen experimental method or technique.

Evaluation

Deliverables

To successfully complete the course, students must document their exercises and experiments. This documentation serves as a personal reference and practical guide (“how-to”) for future animation projects.

• Compulsory attendance: minimum 80% participation in contact teaching.