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Animation Studio 3A (FLTV30023)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 25On Campus (Southbank)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Rosalie Osman: rosalie.osman@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Building from Animation Studio 2B, this subject extends skills and knowledge to an advanced level in concept research and development, screenwriting, storyboarding, character and world design, animation performance, animation testing and pre-production planning.
Students will research, write, develop and design an original animation project for production, creating a pre-production folio, a screenplay and an animatic to a professional standard that will be production ready.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- demonstrate advanced research skills for an animation production;
- demonstrate the ability to analyse and critically evaluate animation concepts, scripts and design in development;
- design a methodical pre-production workflow bringing an idea from concept to production readiness;
- prepare and organise pre-production materials to brief a creative team;
- devise animation experiments that test techniques and tools;
- create characters, worlds, scenes and actions expressed through a screenplay and storyboard;
- review screenplays and storyboards to be production ready.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- develop and implement innovative and creative ideas;
- employ a wide range of idea creation techniques;
- manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
- apply critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills to unfamiliar challenges;
- integrate personal reflection into the creative process.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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FLTV20013 | Animation Lab 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
12.5 |
FLTV20016 | Animation Studio 2B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Southbank) |
25 |
Corequisites
Non-allowed subjects
FLTV30019 Animation Research 3
FLTV30020 Animation Studio 3
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Folio of pre-production exercises
| Mid teaching period | 30% |
6-page short film screenplay
| Second half of the teaching period | 35% |
2 to 5-minute animatic
| During the assessment period | 35% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must submit all elements of assessment to be eligible for a pass in this subject. For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of all scheduled classes. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Rosalie Osman Mode of delivery On Campus (Southbank) Contact hours 84 hours, comprising two 3.5-hour workshops per week Total time commitment 408 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Rosalie Osman: rosalie.osman@unimelb.edu.au
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Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
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Type Name Course Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
Last updated: 31 January 2024