How animation works: persistence of vision

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1. What is 2D digital animation?
2. How animation works: persistence of vision
3. Types of 2D animation
4. Storyline and storyboarding
5. Designing a 2D character for stop motion
6. Materials and modelling a character
7. Exaggeration and expression
8. Frames, panels and frames per second
9. Minimal transition in movement
10. Camera setting for stop motion
11. Lighting the set
12. Building the stop motion stage
13. Shooting successive shots
14. Motion and change of position
15. Creating a digital portfolio
16. Importing shots into animation software
17. Timing and progression
18. Editing the animation
19. Adding sound to the animation
20. Rendering and exporting
21. Presenting and critiquing animations
22. How stop motion enhances creativity