Introduces students from media production courses to the world of animation, with dozens of creative exercises and projects.

Introduction
1. Underpinnings: Principles of Animation
2. Brain Games: Pre-planning and Pre-production
3. A Thoughtful Space: Movement and Composition
4. Synthetic Life: Character Design and Movement
5. All Words are Pegs to Hang Ideas On: Text Animation
6. Lightning Bolts and Weathermen: Motion GFX and Visual FX
7. Devious Things: Experiments in Movement
8. Your Name in Lights: Venues for Animation
Conclusion: Art Making for Everyone
Glossary
Bibliography