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Animation

Code 16533
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload TP(45H)
Scientific area Artes
Entry requirements -
Learning outcomes At the end of the course unite, the student must be able to apply the principles of animation, to know and master the fundamental animation techniques, to develop a synopsis, a screenplay and storyboard of an animation short film, to direct and animate a short film, to accomplish a theoretical research on the animation technique, aesthetics or history. At the end of the course unite, the student must be able to apply the principles of animation, to know and master the fundamental animation techniques, to develop a synopsis, a screenplay and storyboard of an animation short film, to direct and animate a short film, to accomplish a theoretical research on the animation technique, aesthetics or history, and to master the production and post-production of sound, dialogues and music for animation.
Syllabus 1. Techniques:
Cel animation
Stop motion
Rotoscoping
Direct
Cutouts
Pin Screen
Glass
Sand
Digital
Others

2. Creative process:
Idea
Synopsis / Note of Intent
Screenplay
Storyboard
Studies


3. Workshops:

Workshop #1
- Optical toys and retinal persistence
- Steps and basic principles for the practice of animation
- Stopmotion: animation of objects

Workshop # 2:
- Digital Animation

4. Sound, dialogues and music:

Sound pre-production:
Sound typologies
Sound design
Intellectual property

Sound production:
Sound capture
Sound libraries
Foley

Sound post-production:
Syncs
Mixing and sound treatment
Finalization and export
Main Bibliography Beane, Andy, 3D Essentials, Wiley, 2012
Beauchamp, R., Designing Sound for Animation (2nd ed.), Focal Press, 2013
Beck, Jerry, Animation art : from pencil to pixel, Flame Tree, 2004
Nogueira, Luís, Manuais de Cinema II. Géneros Cinematográficos, Livros Labcom, 2010
Thomas, Frank , Illusion of life: Disney animation, Disney, 1984
Webster, Chris. Animation The Mechanics of Motion, Focal Press, 2005
Wells, Paul, Understanding animation, Routledge, 1998
Whitaker, Harold, Halas, John. Timing for Animation, Focal Press, Second Edition, 2009
White, Tony. How to make Animated Films, Focal Press, 2009
Williams, Richard, The animator's survival kit, Faber and Faber, 2001
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria 1. Exposition, contextualization and theoretical problematization.
2. Case Analysis.
3. Workshops/Exercises.
4. Project monitoring.


Assessment:

Work 1
Grade: 25%
Evaluator: Luís Nogueira

Pre-production dossier:
Synopsis (up to 150 words)
Note of intentions (up to 500 words)
Script (or equivalent)
Storyboard (or equivalent)
Sketchbook and/or moodboard and/or artbook, etc.

The note of intentions, sketchbook or moodboard must refer to:
- at least 3 bibliographic references
- at least 7 cinematic references


Work 2
Grade: 30%
Evaluator: Mafalda Almeida

Short animation


Work 3
Grade: 15%
Evaluator: Paulo Dias

Specific documents relating to the sound process


Work 4

Grade: 30%
Evaluators: M. Almeida, P. Dias, L. Nogueira

Short film
+
Individual report (1000 to 1200 words)
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2024-06-04

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