Build a feel for timing and weight through the classic exercises every animator starts with.

You can animate simple objects with believable weight and timing.

• Animate a bouncing ball with squash, stretch, and correct spacing
• Work through a pendulum and overlapping action
• Learn keys, breakdowns, and in betweens as a way of working

Animate characters in motion, starting with the cycles used constantly in production.

You can animate a character walking and moving without it feeling stiff.

• Build walk, run, and idle cycles that loop cleanly
• Animate secondary motion in hair, cloth, and accessories
• Choose between frame by frame drawing and rigged puppets for each shot

Move from movement to acting, where a character shows intention and emotion.

You can animate a short shot where a character clearly thinks and reacts.

• Plan a shot with thumbnails and reference video of yourself
• Animate expression changes and eye direction to show thought
• Add lip sync that matches the audio without over articulating

Take a short animation through a full production pipeline to a finished, delivered piece.

You can produce a complete short animation rather than an unfinished test.

• Plan a production with a schedule, a shot list, and an asset list
• Manage backgrounds, compositing, and colour so shots cut together
• Finish with sound design, editing, and export for each platform