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Presentation
Presentation
In this discipline students have the opportunity to put into practice all the acquired knowledge, both practical and theoretical, so far. In this unit, students produce a short group animation. This goes through all the stages of a professional production, from the conception of the film's idea to its final animation. Working as an animation production team, students are introduced to the genres of cinema (horror, comedy, drama, etc.) we can develop one of these themes in their projects. During the semester, students 'projects are presented publicly in an assessment pitch where commentary and criticism help students' learning.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 6
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
3 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT613-9463
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Production and realization of an animated short, with free theme, of minimum duration of 2 minutes (individual project) or 3 minutes (group project => minimum 1min per element). 1. Idea / concept / history Two-time work: . deconstruction exercises and opening new perspectives on the construction of an argument . work focused on the final project 2. Graphical search Graphic development / image creation as a possible part of the writing process. Notion of graphic expressiveness and formal representation. Attitude and model drawings of the characters and environments. 3. Pre Production Exploration and definition of visual approaches that enhance the intentions of the realization according to the chosen animation techniques. Definition of proposals for the realization of the final projects. 4. Production as an evolutionary process The importance of using storyboard and animatic as work tools Pitching practice Production map
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Objectives
Objectives
Apply an idea / concept / story to the production of an animated short film. Development of previous concepts that allow an efficient execution of the various stages of the process. Focus and openness to the natural evolution of the project. Build argument, graphic dossier, storyboard and animatic for final projects according to the chosen theme. Creatively mix different types of image (photography, film, drawing) The topic for the animation project is flexible, but it must address a characters's or event’s development, both internally (in an abstract or experimental way) and externally (figuratively). Applying this approach, students practice to think and use the specific language of animation in order to depict inner conflicts, struggles or desires, which are not visible to the eye. Combining this approach with figurative elements, the student get to investigate and experiment with the animation medium in order to evoke specific emotional responses.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Classes with weekly discussion with both professors, planning project monitoring, problem solving and discussion of alternative production processes, thus ensuring a pedagogical component closer to that carried out in a professional studio.
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References
References
Scott, Jeffrey (2002) ¿ How to Write for Animation . New York: Overlook Press Laybourne, Kit (1998) Overlook Press The Animation Book . New York: Three Rivers Press Sibley & Lord (2010) ¿ Cracking Animation: The Aardman Book of 3D Animation . London: Thames and Hudson Johnston, Ollie & Frank Thomas (1995) ¿ The Illusion of Life . New York: Hyperion Williams, Richard (2012) ¿ The Animator¿s Survival Kit . London: Faber and Faber Mattesi, Mike (2008) ¿ Force: Character Design from Life Drawing . New York: Focal Press Basher, Hans (2008). Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation. Focal Press. Liz Blazer "Animated Storytelling",Peachpit Press, 2016. Paul Wells "The Fundamentals of Animation", AVA Publishing 2006. Paul Wells "Basics of Animation: Scriptwriting", AVA Publishing 2007.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
Yes
