Class Animation Direction Workshop II

This course aims to develop an original animation project, preferably carried out in teams. It will utilize and enhance concepts and practices acquired previously during undergraduate studies, aiming for the successful production of a short film or equivalent project proposed by students and accepted by faculty. Students are expected to develop their own visual and/or narrative solutions, based on an original or adapted idea, maintaining a regular and accessible online record of their work's development for consultation by group members and faculty. The objective is for students to reinforce and expand their skills in: presenting original ideas, constructing a script or work plan, creating a graphic dossier, storyboarding, sound design, and animatic. In all projects, animation will be the primary moving image language (minimum of 70% in mixed media projects).

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Conceive and create an original film (or equivalent project), framed within an independent or authorial animation practice, following an original proposal or adaptation project (individual or group). Each project should include the following stages: Development of ideas and construction of an image universe, including any characters, synopsis, script and/or storyboard; Graphic research based on the script or storyboard (or vice versa); Expressive conception and creation of basic graphic elements for animation work - which may include, but is not limited to, model sheets and attitude of any characters, environment studies, color palette, sound wave and narrative or poetic; Exploration and definition of visual and sound approaches that enhance the intentions of realization and are appropriate to the chosen animation techniques; Realization Post-production - visual and sound Creation of a promotional file (EPK)

Nesta UC serão utilizadas várias metodologias incomuns, ainda que não totalmente inovadoras: sistema de tutoria - com docente principal e apoio de colegas e profissionais da área e de outros domínios artísticos (som, artes visuais, ilustração, produção, realização... dependendo das necessiadades e recursos humanos disponíevis) utilização de um sistema de partilha online como forma de acompanhamento assíncrono dos projectos, tanto por doecnte quanto por colegas de grupo; esta ferramenta de acompanhamento virtual permitirá manetr o diálogo mais vivo (+clm feedback mais atempado a estudantes) e também tornará mais visíveis as tarefas "invisíveis" e a adeqaução entre ritmo de trabalho e objectivos no tempo disponível, promovendo, espera-se, uma maior sustentabilidade do processo a avaliação será distribuída equitativamente entre processo e resultado final, fortalecendo a importância da relação entre membros de um grupo de trabalho e docente/produtor.a

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