Drawing with Green Screens
Saturday July 25th
Facilitated by Lianne Zannier
1 - 4pm
Free
Do you want to learn the basics of hand-drawn animation? Have you ever wondered how the visual effects technique of chroma keying (more commonly known as green screen) works? This workshop introduces participants to the core principles of hand-drawn animation, and shows how chroma key can be used as a drawing tool to create unique animated loops.
In the first half of the workshop, participants learn key principles of hand-drawn animation and apply their newfound knowledge to create a short animated loop on paper using the bright green drawing supplies provided. Once photographed, these loops will be manipulated in the second part of the workshop. Here, participants will replace the basic chroma key colours of their animated drawings with video footage. By using chroma key to seamlessly integrate video footage into their animated drawings, participants will effectively be drawing with video. At the end of the workshop, attendees will be able to take home a flip book of their short animation along with a copy of the digital work.
This workshop is designed for complete beginners or for those with moderate experience in animation and, or video editing software. All animation specific software and tools will be provided.
Facilitated by Lianne Zannier (she/her) is an animator and visual artist whose projects range from large-scale group drawings to immersive installations and animated short films. Her practice investigates the relationship between the medium of drawing, traditional forms of animation, and digital technologies. Her films have been shown both nationally and internationally from the Great Women Animators Project at GIRAF in Calgary, AB, to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, IL, and most recently at Daydream Nation in Scotland. She lives and works in London, Ontario and holds an MFA from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Currently, she is writing a book chapter on drawing for animation, for the forthcoming Encyclopedia of Animation Studies by Bloomsbury Press.
