Learn how to create a limited animation from start to finish. Prepare to be guided on all things 60s animation. At the same time, you’ll be guided through some of the animation workflow.
Learn about the history of Limited animation. Note this video is an edited version from the full Animation Through the Ages PowerPoint, featuring only the Limited Animation section. There may be some abrupt cuts.
Powerpoint Introduction
25 mins
491 MB
Chapter 1: Character Design
Learn how to design characters in the style of limited animated productions.
Character Design
11 mins
217 MB
Chapter 2: Dialogue
Here I show how to draw mouth shapes for dialogue and even do a test animation.
Animation Mouth Shapes Part 1
11 mins
209 MB
Animation Mouth Shapes Part 2
8 mins
186 MB
Chapter 3: Audio
In this video, I show how you can raise or lower the pitch of audio in Davinci Resolve.
Audio Editing
8 mins
100 MB
Chapter 4: Acting, Subtext, and Storyboarding
In this video we'll discuss how to plan out the acting potions of an animated shot. We'll test out a few ideas though the form of storyboards.
Acting in Animation
9 mins
76.2 MB
Chapter 5: Background and Props
Here we create a simple background with a prop for our scene using UPA films as reference.
Background and Props
7 mins
91.6 MB
Chapter 6: Animation
We animate out entire limited animation short.
Animation
11 mins
168 MB
Chapter 7: Clean Up
Clean Up
16 mins
312 MB
Chapter 8: Color
Color
6 mins
104 MB
Establishing Shot
9 mins
179 MB
Chapter 9: Final Editing
We finish off our limited animation by editing our video in post production.