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Animation Studio 3A (FLTV30023)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 25On Campus (Southbank)
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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