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Use Photoshop's animation and video editing tools to produce three distinct animated Gif types. Learn techniques, strategies and processes for producing these exciting contemporary internet phenomena. Publish the results on a personal blog, together with a menu of online resources. Participants will work creatively with practicing visual artists ithe ANU’s animation and video computer laboratory. Using their fundamental knowledge of digital image editing, they will explore recent developments in digital animation and video technologies. They will make their own creative artwork by sourcing, importing, editing and exporting a series of animated Gifs for publication on a personal blog. They will have a creatively stimulating experience while reflecting on their own creative practice with their peers and contemporary artists. They will acquire skills and techniques in digital animation and video production which will be directly applicable back in the class room.

2:00 – 2:15pm – History of animated Gifs

2:15 – 2:30pm – Importing and editing moving images

2:30 – 3:00pm – Participant experimentation: Reaction Gifs

3:00 – 3:30pm – Cinemagraph production process

3:30 – 4:00pm – Participant experimentation: Cinemagraphs

4:00 – 4:30pm – Hand-drawn animation process

4:30 – 5:00pm – Participant experimentation: Hand-drawn animated Gifs

5:00 – 5:30pm – Participant experimentation: publishing to an online blog

5:30 – 6:00pm – Reflection on output and Q&A

Dr Lucien Leon is a senior lecturer in Photography and Media Arts. He received his PhD from ANU in 2014. His animated works have featured on ABC TV and online, News Ltd, Crikey.com and in the National Library of Australia digital archive.

Information: lucien.leon@anu.edu.au

Participation is FREE

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