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Presentation
Presentation
In this classes, 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.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 4
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT613-17031
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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
Introduction to the basics of cinematographic language applied to cinema and animation cinema. The construction of the image. The framework, the diegetic and non-diegetic space. The plan and the sequence. Basic notions of continuity and assembly. Building point of view. Basic notions of narrative construction. The linear narrative and the non-linear narrative. The language of cinema as a model of representation of reality. Transparency and aesthetics. Use of storyboard and animatic as essential elements for planning in animation cinema. Introduction to the pre-production stages of an animated short film; The importance o f planning and subdividing tasks. Key drawings and intervals.
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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.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
Read above.
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References
References
DANCYGER, Ken (2002) ¿ The Technique of film and Video Editing. New York: Focal Press
FURNISS, Maureen (1999) ¿ Art in Motion. John Libbey
HALAS, John & Whitaker, Harold (2009) ¿ Timing for Animation. Burlington: Focal Press
KATZ, Steven (1991) ¿ Film Directing Shot by Shot ¿ Visualizing from concept to Screen. Michael Wiese Productions
LAYBORNE, Kit (1998) ¿ The Animation Book. Crown Publications
RABIGER, Michael (2003) ¿ Directing, Film Techniques and Aesthetics. New York: Focal Press
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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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No