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- We ready to go?

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You guys rolling?

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(laughter)

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Oh, this is hard.

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So how is this course built?

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There are basically 3 main sections

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to this course.

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The first one covers my current

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animation work flow.

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How I structure my videos,

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plan my stories,

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create the layout animatic,

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work with other animators,

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the actual animation process,

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how I produce the backgrounds,

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and different assets,

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visual effects,

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and sound design.

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This section takes you through each

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of the steps we go through

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when we make our animations
from start to finish.

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In the next section,

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I actually create an
entire 30 second long video

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in the spirit of the original

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animator vs animation video

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and over the course of 20 lessons,

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I show you the entire process

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in the actual software

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from creating a new file,

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to exporting the final animation.

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This is by far the most
detailed inside look

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I've ever posted about
my animation process.

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In the last section,

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I talk a bit about my personal journey

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of becoming an animator, what it's like,

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and what you should expect

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if you're interested in it as a career.

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If you want to become
an animator on YouTube,

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focus on your storytelling,

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not your animation quality.

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Improving your animation
quality is always great,

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but what engages people

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is the story that you're telling.

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Being an animator is a constant cycle

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of delayed gratification

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where you work hard for a long time,

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until you see a big reward at the end

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and I wouldn't trade this job

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for any other job in the world.

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My name is Alan Becker,

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and welcome to Stick
Figure Animation Course.