Undergraduate Course: Animation Elective 4B: Pre-Production (DESI10103)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course enables students to develop the method and content necessary to create ambitious, complex and original animated projects. It allows them to develop the skills necessary to create a skeletal structure for their film, a prototype where design decisions can be made before committing to time consuming and labour intensive production quality animation. It follows established industrial workflows for animation and prepares students to engage with these upon graduation. It is effectively a reduced credit version of Animation Elective 4A: Pre-Production to support students who elect to take the 40 credit Design & Screen Cultures option while still allowing them to establish the framework necessary for subsequent film production. |
| Course description |
This is an advanced animation course that concentrates on allowing students to develop the preparatory processes necessary for large scale animation production. It supports the generation of persuasive and viable project proposals, and will introduce students to the rigors of pitching a film idea to industry peers.
The course will cover:
Developing a viable proposal for film development
Project planning and project management for longer productions
Workshops in pitching and presentation techniques
Workshops in recruiting, supporting and managing junior animators
Project documentation and film bibles
This course will result in the production of a series of individual artefacts that collectively form the framework for the next stage of the film making process. These artefacts will consist of the following, or their equivalents:
Storyboards, demonstrating evidence of shot planning and plot progression
Animatic/s demonstrating pacing and timings for subsequent film production
A project schedule for the rest of the academic session
A presentation for invited guests from the animation industry
A reflective journal
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Animation 3A: Animation For Clients (DESI10095) AND
Animation 3B: Experimental Animation (DESI10096) AND
Animation 3C: Disseminated Animation (DESI10097)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will be required to provide:
Drawing and painting materials (pens, pencils, crayons, charcoal, markers, paper, sketch pads for example).
Sculpting materials (wire, modelling clay, balsa wood for example).
Animation supplies (Peg bar, animation paper and cels for example).
The list above is an example, and is by no means exhaustive. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- INITIATE: Demonstrate the ability to conceive and develop an original animation project.
- PROTOTYPE: Develop an original concept into an animatic that successfully communicates intended timings.
- PROPOSE: Communicate a complex project proposal in a professional manner.
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Reading List
Dunlop, R. Production Pipeline Fundamentals for Film and Games. Focal Press (2014)
Glebas, F. Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation Focal Press (2008)
Maclean, F. Setting The Scene Chronicle Books (2011)
Rea. P. Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video Routledge (2015) |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Project initiation, pitching, recruitment, resource management, mentoring, scheduling |
| Keywords | Animation,Project planning,Pre-visualisation,Concept art |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Alan Mason
Tel: 0131 221 6135
Email: alan.mason@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Jane Thomson
Tel: (0131 6)51 5713
Email: jane.thomson@ed.ac.uk |
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