1. Orientation: Telling Your Story through Animated Film- The origin of the word “animation” - Artistic content that involves vision, hearing, and time - Vision (screen), hearing (music), time (running time), and animation

2. Programs for Animation Production- Features of animation tools in Clip Studio Paint EX - Features of Premiere Pro - Setting up programs for animation production

3. Things to Know Before Making Animations- Pre-production, production, and post-production - Key points in directing a commercial-animated music video

4. Planning Videos- From coming up with ideas to fleshing them out - What emotion do you want to convey to the audience? - Planning: A guide to bring your work to completion - Understanding your weapons to create appealing videos

5. Making Concept Art for the Opening Sequence- Building the video’s storyline based on the lyrics - Identifying the key points of the song - Developing screens in order of song, drawing, and video - Directing the opening sequence

6. Creating a Reel Storyboard 1- Directing and storytelling with powerful shots - Dividing the flow of directing into weak/medium/strong - Checking the composition of the video using a text reel storyboard

7. Creating a Reel Storyboard 2- Editing the drawing reel storyboard and summarizing key directing points - Setting up a storyboard for easier production - Shot numbers, time codes, and directing instructions

8. Making a Color Script- Conveying a character’s concept and directing using color and light - Setting up colors: Cool colors, warm colors, and characters’ theme colors - Lighting: Top light, direct light, and backlight - Color and light varying by the texture of the music and the character’s situation - Creating a color script for each scene

9. Making “Weak” Shots in Clip Studio Paint- How to find assets for and use Clip Studio Paint - Working on still shots

10. Making “Medium” Shots in Mixamo- What is Mixamo? - High-level animation using a 3D base - Animation using 3D references

11. Making “Medium” Shots Using Rotoscoping- What is rotoscoping? - High-level animation using self-filmed videos - Animation using real-life videos as references

12. Making “Strong” Cuts Based on Basic Animation Principles 1- Essential practical theory for powerful animation - Four basic principles of animation: Arcs, follow-through, overshoot, and cushion - Designing a solid rough draft animation

13. Making “Strong” Cuts Based on Basic Animation Principles 1- Refining animation based on the designed rough - Common mistakes by animation beginners - Theory about “cushion” and “arcs”

14. Putting the Final Touches on Animation Sources through Clean-up and Coloring- What is clean-up? - What is coloring? - Things to note when cleaning up - Things to note when coloring - Settings for efficient work

15. Making Animation Backgrounds with Various Sources- Making backgrounds with images - Making backgrounds with 3D tools

16. Boosting Quality with Makeup- Makeup that boosts details - Makeup and correction using Clip Studio Paint - Animation with lighting - Creating hair strands and other makeup details

17. Setting up Sources for Filming- Exporting finished sources - How to name and organize files - Things to note regarding basic compositing and settings

18. Understanding Basic Filming- Understanding cut editing and the sequence feature - Basic tools of Premiere Pro and how to apply camerawork

19. Compositing Video Sources- Finding a video’s source using tags - Searching for video sources using YouTube and Adobe - Correction techniques for naturally combining real-life video sources and 2D animations

20. The Final Correction Process to Set the Overall Mood of the Video- Color grading with Lumetri - Improving video quality using blur and chromatic aberration

21. Final Touches and Exporting the Video- Putting final touches on the whole video - Exporting the video in the required format - Resizing and uploading the video to a platform

22. Finishing Up- Creating a portfolio - To become an animator - Growing your social media account - Practical tips and expertise from an animation director