🎬 Complete Applied Animation Course Structure

📦 Module 1: Introduction to Animation

🔹 What is Animation? History and Evolution

🔹 Types of Animation: 2D, 3D, Stop Motion, Motion Graphics

🔹 Principles of Animation (Disney's 12 Principles)

🔹 Career Paths and Industry Overview

🔹 Assignment: Identify Animation Types from Sample Clips

🎨 Module 2: Foundations of 2D Animation

🔹 Tools: Adobe Animate, Krita, or Toon Boom Harmony

🔹 Drawing Frames & Onion Skinning

🔹 Animating Bouncing Ball and Pendulum

🔹 Timing and Spacing in 2D

🔹 Project: Animate a Short Looping Character Walk Cycle

🧱 Module 3: 3D Animation Basics

🔹 Introduction to Blender/Maya

🔹 Keyframing in 3D Space

🔹 Posing, Rigging & Skeletal Structure

🔹 Graph Editor & Interpolation Curves

🔹 Project: Animate a Simple 3D Object Interaction

🧍 Module 4: Character Animation

🔹 Posing for Personality

🔹 Walk, Run & Jump Cycles

🔹 Facial Expressions and Lip Sync

🔹 Acting for Animation

🔹 Project: Animate a Character Dialog Scene

🌐 Module 5: Motion Graphics & UI Animation

🔹 Tools: After Effects, Figma Smart Animate, Lottie

🔹 Typography, Shape & Logo Animation

🔹 UI Micro-interactions and Transitions

🔹 Kinetic Text and Title Animation

🔹 Project: Animate a Landing Page UI in After Effects

🧠 Module 6: Physics and Simulation in Animation

🔹 Rigid Body Dynamics, Cloth & Hair

🔹 Particle Systems (Rain, Smoke, Explosions)

🔹 Fluid & Fire Simulations

🔹 Camera Physics & Cinematic Movement

🔹 Project: Simulate a Realistic Explosion or Fluid

🎥 Module 7: Storytelling & Cinematics

🔹 Storyboarding & Visual Script Writing

🔹 Scene Blocking & Camera Framing

🔹 Color Grading, Lighting & Mood

🔹 Sound Design and Sync

🔹 Project: Create a 30-Second Short Film with Soundtrack

🤖 Module 8: AI & Procedural Animation

🔹 Procedural Motion in Blender using Geometry Nodes

🔹 AI Tools for Animation (Cascadeur, DeepMotion)

🔹 Generative Animation using Runway & AnimateDiff

🔹 Real-time AI Animation in Unity/Unreal

🔹 Project: AI-Assisted Action Animation

🕹️ Module 9: Game Animation

🔹 Idle, Walk, Attack, Death Cycles

🔹 Importing to Unity/Unreal Engine

🔹 Anim Blueprints, Transitions, & Events

🔹 Blend Trees and Root Motion

🔹 Project: Animate a Playable Game Character

🧩 Module 10: Portfolio & Real-World Projects

🔹 Creating a Demo Reel

🔹 Portfolio Site Design

🔹 Freelancing & Job Platforms

🔹 Client-Based Animation Briefs

🔹 Final Capstone: Client-Like Project (Film/Game/UI)

🏁 Final Note:

✔️ All modules include quizzes, assignments, and peer reviews.

✔️ Live feedback sessions & office hours available weekly.

✔️ Bonus: Behind-the-scenes industry interviews & case studies.