Class Photography and Animation

Photography in animation course is relevant to all fields of the animation production process. The students learn story development and storyboarding, set and character design, 3 D set building from simple cardboard; they learn basics of ligh and photography, practicing different camera angles and how they relate to storytelling. This course is fundamental because it familiarizes teh students with thes eprocesses, and most of all, it highlights the important of space, light and the mise en scene for storytelling.

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Ricardo Mata - Photography as a narrative element - The process of making a film and the influence of photography on it - The workings of the Dragon Frame camera, ISO, diaphragm, shutter, white setting, RAW and JPEG formats. - The shot, framing, composition, rule of thirds. - The use of light and colour - The use of movement to lead the viewer - Story construction - Drawing up a Storyboard The exercises are practical, followed by a theoretical introduction to the concepts and techniques to be used. Lea Vidakovic - Revising and refining the storyboards - Using a variety of shots, angles and framing techniques to convey different feelings - Light and colour - how they influence the narrative. - Photography, framing and composition on a 3d maquette - The dynamics of the shot – between stillness and motion in animation - Beyond the frame - using the off-screen space as an active element of narration. - Presentations of the final projects, noting the challenges and how each group solved them.        

The methodology applied to this course is embracing the combined approach of both theoretical background and practical, hands on approach. Combing the lectures of 2 different professors with different backgrounds enriches the teaching and learning environment and looks at cinematography from various perspectives combing the strenghts of each approach.

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