Animation Studio 1B

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2014:

240 Hours

Animation Studio 1A (not to be taken concurrently)

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Animation Studio 1B provides students with a practical production based learning experience that will develop knowledge and skills in seeing an animation production through all stages of Development, Production and Post Production to a Desktop Level of Production. Students will have the opportunity to produce a well-developed short animated project from script to screen.

On completion of this subject students should be able to:-

• Take an idea through script to screen production;
• Apply production techniques to express screen-based ideas;
• Demonstrate development in their creativity, innovation and technical skills through production exercises.

Script and Storyboard Animatic (1 x 30 second script, 1 x 30 second animatic or equivalent) (25%);

Production Exercise (1 x 30 second animated production or equivalent) (40%);

Production Report or Equivalent Studio Presentation (1 x 15 minute presentation or equivalent) (25%);

Workshop Participation* (10%).

*Participation assessed on criteria of engagement, ability to discuss & give/receive feedback and teamwork skills.

Hurdle requirements

Students must attend 80% of all scheduled classes and attempt all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completing this subject students will be able to:-

• Communicate in visual form;
• Plan and organise their work and solve problems;
• Apply practical knowledge to practical problems;
• Begin to develop a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment.