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Class Narrative Language in Film and Animation

  • Presentation

    Presentation

    In this class, students watch films and do their analysis and criticism, according to theoretical principles of editing, composition and rhythm. Students acquire the capacity for critical thinking in the face of narrative visual content. In parallel, the students apply this knowledge in the practical construction of storyboard and animatique, for the production of short animation shorts of mixed technique, where the interest in conducting the audio visual narrative prevails, in terms of framing and rhythms, essential to the construction of a movie.
  • Code

    Code

    ULHT613-17031
  • Syllabus

    Syllabus

    Introduction to the bases of cinematographic language applied to the construction of Storyboards in cinema and animation cinema. The storyboard and animatic are fundamental tools for pre-production of a short film, feature film or series. The construction of the image. The frame, the diegetic and non-diegetic space. The plan and sequence. Basic notions of continuity and assembly. The construction of the point of view. Knowledge of the different plans (close-up, close-up, etc.). Use of storyboard, layout and animatic as essential elements for planning in animation cinema. Introduction to the software "Toon Boom storyboard pro" and "Adobe Premiere" to be used in the semester.
  • Objectives

    Objectives

    Knowledge development about cinematographic language and its application to animation cinema. Develop basic knowledge about the production of short films from storyboard and animatic. At the end of the semester the student should be able to: - know how to analyze the essential components of a short film (be it real image or animation); - know how to give an informed opinion about the cinematographic construction of a film, looking at its technical and conceptual components; - know how to define strategies to develop an original concept based on basic elements such as a drawing, photo or text; - know how to develop a storyboard and animatic that communicate original concepts; - define a visual strategy and its technical application in the service of a specific concept.
  • Teaching methodologies and assessment

    Teaching methodologies and assessment

    Classes coordinated between two teachers where the material taught continues throughout the semester to produce a more complete final work that is produced over time.
  • References

    References

    ACHER, P. Hans (2008). Dreamwords: Production Design in Animation. Elsevier. GHERTNER (2010), Ed. Layout and composition for animation. Taylor & Francis. HALAS, John & Whitaker, Harold (2009) Timing for Animation. Burlington: Focal Press. KATZ, Steven D. (1991). Film directing shot by shot: visualizing from concept to screen. Michael Wiese Productions. LAYBORNE, Kit (1998) The Animation Book. Crown Publications. RUSSETT & Starr (1988) Experimental Animation. Da Capo. SULLIVAN, Karen, Gary Schumer e Kate Alexander (2008) Ideas for the Animated Short Finding and Building Stories. Burlington: Focal Press. WELLS, Paul (2006) The Fundamentals of Animation. AVA Publishing. WILLIAMS, Richard (2009) The Animator’s Survival Kit. London: Faber & Faber.
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