OSP also requires some knowledge of Italian. Preference will be given to undergraduates. Marc Levoy Undergraduates may use this course as one of their three CS electives. For more information about this project, see our web page describing The Digital Michelangelo Project . Introduction to Animation, Cartoon Physics, and Funny Walks Hands-on animation course providing foundation for future work in Computer Graphics, Animation and Robotics.
Students explore techniques, tools and methods used by traditional animators.
These skills were developed by animation masters over nearly one hundred years of experimentation, artistry, research, and trial and error. Students complete five short exercises that allow them to develop their skills and play with the animation medium. One set of lectures and exercises, for example, will focus on the differences between physics and cartoon physics. Attention will be given to walks and what makes a walk believable. Students are given a method for looking at walks, analyzing them and creating an effective and expressive animated walk.