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Lucas Green

Sessional Faculty

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Education:

BMA, ECU

Bio

Lucas is a Vancouver-based animator and illustrator. A prairie boy turned west coast wanderer, Lucas collaborates with clients around the world to create striking, character-driven visuals for film, TV and print. He is the co-creator of the webcomic The Constant Star and illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel King Warrior. His work in film and TV includes the SyFy series Vagrant Queen and Astrid and Lilly Save the World, and Tubi Originals Z-Suite, Slay, Invasive and Invasive II: Getaway.

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Research Interests

Lucas’ professional practice is deeply process-oriented. Through his teaching, he seeks to remove creative barriers to encourage frictionless animation and design workflows. Driven by an interest in the intersections of language, mythology and science, he is currently working on a short film, based on Korean folklore, that explores and supports language revitalization efforts of the endangered Jeju dialect.

24/25 Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Foundation Studio Courses FNDT 185 26/SP

Description

This course exposes students to the possibilities of the broad practice of animation, focusing on foundational skills that include drawing, animated movement, composition, visual/cinematic storytelling, and video/sound production. Students will explore animating with a range of materials including traditional drawing/painting media, digital drawing/painting, and stop-motion animation using physical materials. Screenings include a range of historic and contemporary animation, exposing students to a wide range of approaches to the medium. Students will work both individually and collaboratively on a series of assignments and engage in critical reflection on their work.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Foundation Studio Courses FNDT 142 26/SP

Description

This course offers a general introduction to animation for students with no prior animation experience. Students will learn animation concepts, methods and materials that include fundamental aspects of motion using "frame-by- frame" production methods. Through assignments and weekly lectures and screenings, students will experiment with a variety of simple animation techniques.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Professional Practices PROF 311 26/SP

Description

This professional practice course prepares students for further professional and educational opportunities. Students gain practical and critical, conceptual, and theoretical skills. Topics include project management, business formations, the fundamentals of proposals and contracts, intellectual property and the complexities of authorship, budgets and financial administration, the market planning process within the private and public sectors, and the social role of the artist or designer. Larger societal constructs are examined as well as assumptions about the nature of professional practice research and discourse. The goal is to provide students with the knowledge and skills to enter the cultural or design sectors with assurance, awareness and integrity. Through faculty and guest presentations, individual and group research projects, students learn to identify the ways in which the artists and designers respond to their cultural, social, and economic contexts.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.