Animation Studio 3

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

680 HOURS OVER SEMESTER 1 AND 2

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Students write, direct, animate and a short production completed to a professional broadcast standard. This subject includes advanced studies in applied animation techniques and research and development for the student production. Students will go further into character and world design, animation performance, animation tests, animation direction, working with actors and composers that will mirror professional practice.

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

• Take an idea through script development to all facets of screen production relevant to an animated production;
• Complete an animation production to a professional level of international standing;
• Demonstrate development in their creativity, innovation and technical skills expressed through production exercises.

• PRE-PRODUCTION FOLIO (Equivalent to 4000 Words) - Semester 1, Week 7 (20%)
• SCREENPLAY AND STORYBOARD (Equivalent to 4000 Words) - Semester 1, Week 10 (20%)
• PRODUCTION EXERCISE (2- 5 minutes) (Equivalent to 8000 Words) - End of Semester 2 (40%)
• PRODUCTION REPORT (Equivalent to 1500 Words) - End of Semester 2 (10%)
• WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION: assessed on criteria of engagement, ability to discuss feedback and collaborate with other students - Ongoing (10%)

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On completing this subject students will be able to:-

• Confidently communicate in visual form;
• plan and organise their work within the resources and time-frame available;
• apply practical knowledge to practical problems;
• begin to develop a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment.