Drawing Toward Another Gaze: Rotoscoping as Feminist Intervention in Documentary

An Animation Workshop with Adriana Copete

Join CAMS on Monday, March 27th from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm in Gilman 208 for an animation workshop with Adriana Copete, co-sponsored by The Alexander Grass Humanities Institute, the Department of Comparative Thought and Literature, and the Film and Media Studies Program.

4:30: Chris Taylor, “Traces of Life: Rotoscoping, Realism, and the Realities of Classical Animation Theory”

4:45: Bernadette Wegenstein, “Case Study: Animating the Medieval Bust of Agatha from Catania, Sicily”

5:00: Rotoscoping Workshop led by Adriana Copete

6:15: Q&A and Post-Workshop Reflections

Spaces are limited, so advanced registration is requested. Click here to register.

As preparation for the workshop, participants are asked to screen the 8-minute animated documentary My Parent, Neal (2022).

*This is a hands-on workshop and participants will be required to bring either a computer with a pen, or touchscreen capabilities, an iPad or tablet, or a smartphone and tripod. During the workshop, participants will be introduced to how to rotoscope using Photoshop, Rough Animator ($5.99), and Stop Motion Studio ($5.99). These applications will need to be installed beforehand.