Animation Laboratory

Code:

LA01

Acronym:

LA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Design

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Communication Design

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
AP	12	Plano de estudos de LAP_publicaçao em DR de 24/05/2021	3	-	6	45	162
			4
DC	18	Plano de estudos de LDC_publicaçao em DR de 24/05/2022	3	-	6	45	162
			4

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Animation practice deepening within the scope of conventional or experimental animation. Introduction to the basic rules of a animation film project: script, narrative, imaginary, characters and animated expression. Going through the three essential phases that characterize animation filmmaking: pre-production, production and post-production. Professional and artistic work contexts approaches, in the production of story-boards, animatics, character design, art direction and production maps. The student's should prove a creative attitude, critical consciousness of the potential and limits of the media used and the components of video-cinematography in animation expression. Animation being a collective work with a common objective, teamwork is encouraged and therefore the distribution of tasks; at the same time the sharing of efforts and individual creativity.

Learning outcomes and competences

Be able to understand and work though the three key stages of animation production: pre-production, production and direction, and post-production.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Several animation applications will be covered: author films, experimental animation, animation series, special effects, title credits, institutional ads, documentary. Project development emphasizing the production and post-production \ digital edition. The student will experience fundamental aspects in animation filmmaking: 1. Duration, movement, time and metamorphosis. 2. Technical and technological issues. Shooting in stop motion or frame by frame. Record and editing of video and audio. 3. Analysis of animation in video and cinema. Metamorphosis. The shot and continuity. Set design and lighting. Montage. Narrative structure (parallel, mosaic, linear and non-linear, synchronous and asynchronous). 4. Introduction to animation history. Viewing and analysis of different animation film techniques. The experience of the image-movement and the experience of the image-time. The visual narrative, filmic imagery and animated expression.

Mandatory literature

Gilbert, Wayne; Simplified Drawing for Planning Animation, Anamie, 1999
Purves, Barry J.C.; Stop Motion: Passion, Process and Performance, Focal Press, 2007
White, Tony; Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for the Digital Animator, Focal Press, 2006
White, Tony; How to Make Animated Films: Tony White's Complete Masterclass on the Traditional Principals of Animation, Focal Press, 2009
Williams, Richard; The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet, Faber & Faber, 2002
Wright, Jean Ann; Animation Writing and Development: From Script Development to Pitch, Focal Press, 2005

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures deepening animation film language and history. Practice classes in which an author animation project is developed, and film production techniques are developed, namely: filming, film writing, editing, directing and production.

keywords

Humanities > Arts > Fine arts > Plastic arts
Humanities > Arts > Visual arts > Film studies

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Trabalho laboratorial	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	60,00
Frequência das aulas	45,00
Trabalho laboratorial	57,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Effective participation in individual work and team work. Production of the project.

Calculation formula of final grade

Estimated average of all work undertaken. Effective participation.

Observations

In this discipline, it is understood that the student already has some experience in this field so he must go through pre-production, production and post-production with more autonomy and organizational skills.

The class cultural context may lead to classes with lectures in both languages: English and Portuguese. Discussion and project follow-up can take place in English and French.