Toon Boom Harmony 101

Add two more industry-standard strings to your bow in Toon Boom Harmony and Premiere Pro. Use Harmony to create shape animations, morphs and walk and run cycles with animated backgrounds. Further develop your character design while incorporating new concepts like frame-by-frame animation, tweening, rigging and exporting. Meanwhile, start preparing your industry-ready demo reel in Premiere Pro.

By the end of this course:

Graduate with your first Real-world Client outcome in your portfolio, a 30-second animated Public Service Announcement for TV/web, consisting of storyboard, colored backgrounds, animated character(s), titles and audio.

Throughout this course:

Deep dive into the following areas of Toon Boom Harmony, as meticulously planned by our expert industry professional curriculum designers:

• Toon Boom Harmony
• Walk Cycle
• Run Cycle
• Acting
• Lip Sync
• Design
• Backgrounds
• Characters
• Animation
• Edit
• Masterclass

This course forms part of Digital Media Academy’s Tech Accelerator program, our year-round, online, sequential learning journey for 13-18-year-olds. Tech Accelerators fuse expert instruction with real-world partnerships to get you university- and industry-ready. Over 8 Levels, you’ll curate a portfolio of Real-world Client Briefs from our leading tech and creative partners, attend Industry Masterclasses, get one-to-one Pro Mentor support and build a Career Network. Tech Accelerators: Fuel your 21st-century career.

Computer:

• Laptop or desktop computer running Windows or macOS that meets the minimum specifications of the hardware and software listed below.
• Built-in or external microphone
• Built-in or external speakers or headphones
• Google Chrome browser
• Additional computer screen/monitor (recommended)

Hardware:

• Digital tablet and pen (recommended: Wacom Intuos)

Software:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Animate
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Toon Boom Harmony

N.B. Download and install Adobe software for free. You will receive a complimentary Adobe Creative Cloud license from Digital Media Academy to activate the software for the duration of the course.

Other Materials:

• Medium-sized sketchbook
• Pencils and pens