Animation Time Structure Breakdown Presentation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply principles of time structure to plan animation sequences.
• Analyze animation timing requirements from storyboards and scripts.
• Design visual breakdowns of time structures for animation.
• Demonstrate the ability to present time structure breakdowns to stakeholders.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of time structure presentations.
• Implement adjustments to timing based on feedback and production constraints.

Target Audience

Animators, multimedia designers, and visual effects artists who need to communicate time-based animation breakdowns. Also suitable for production coordinators and supervisors overseeing animation projects.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are essential for learners to apply timing principles hands-on using animation software. Through guided exercises and a group project, learners will create and refine timed animations, receiving immediate feedback to solidify their understanding.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Bouncing Ball and Timing Charts — Learners animate a bouncing ball using traditional timing principles, creating and interpreting timing charts to control speed and weight. (3h)
• Practical 2: Character Walk Cycle and Anticipation — Learners animate a character walk cycle and a simple action (e.g., picking up an object) focusing on anticipation and follow-through timing. (3h)
• Practical 3: Special Effects Timing - Explosion — Learners animate a stylised explosion, focusing on timing for expansion, dissipation, and secondary debris. (3h)
• Practical 4: Group Project - Timed Sequence — In teams, learners produce a 10-second animated sequence incorporating character action and effects, then present a timing breakdown. (3h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.