Course: Film Language in Animated Film 1

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Course title Film Language in Animated Film 1
Course code KAAT/AN1FR
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
Course content
1. Film Language of Animated Film and Framing of Film Images. 2. Specifics of Animated Film. 3. Mise-en-scene in Animated Film. 4. Technology and Artistry in Animated Film. 5. Narrative - Beginning, Middle, and End. 6. Camera Movement in Animated Films. 7. Exemplary Analysis of a Selected Short Animated Film. 8. Exemplary Analysis of a Selected Full-length Animated Film. 9. Creating Visual Storyboards According to Assignments.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a work of art
  • Participation in classes - 24 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Basic knowledge of means of expression in cinematography.
Basic knowledge of means of expression in cinematography.
learning outcomes
the student can list shot sizes and their common uses
the student can list shot sizes and their common uses
the student can list the specifics of animated film
the student can list the specifics of animated film
the student can analyse the mise-en-scene of an animated film.
the student can analyse the mise-en-scene of an animated film.
the student can divide an animated film into its different parts according to Aristotle
the student can divide an animated film into its different parts according to Aristotle
the student can indicate how different camera movements/motions affect the viewer
the student can indicate how different camera movements/motions affect the viewer
Skills
knows how to create a storyboard using different sizes of film picture framing
knows how to create a storyboard using different sizes of film picture framing
knows how to work, using the specifics, and strengths of animation in their storyboards
knows how to work, using the specifics, and strengths of animation in their storyboards
works consciously with mise-en-scene in a storyboard
works consciously with mise-en-scene in a storyboard
is able to use knowledge of basic narrative structure in his/her storyboard
is able to use knowledge of basic narrative structure in his/her storyboard
works with the so-called "psychology of the camera" in his storyboard by means of movements or rakurz
works with the so-called "psychology of the camera" in his storyboard by means of movements or rakurz
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Analysis of a work of art
assessment methods
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of seminar paper
Recommended literature
  • Bordwell, David a Kristin Thopson. Umění filmu: úvod do studia formy a stylu. Praha, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7331-217-6.
  • Bordwell, David. On the History of Film Style. Harvard, 1997.
  • Bordwell, David. Poetics of cinema. New York : Routledge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-415-97779-1.
  • Dick, Bernard F. Anatomy of film. 6th ed. Boston : Bedford/St. Martin's ; Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillian, 2010. ISBN 978-0-312-48711-9.
  • Furniss,M. Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics. John Libbey & Company, 2008.
  • Gregor, Lukáš. Vzhůru do nekonečna a ještě dál!. VeRBuM, Zlín, 2013. ISBN 978-80-87500-43-9.
  • Gregor, Lukáš. Základy analýzy animované filmu. Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně, 2011. ISBN 978-807454-112-4.
  • Chodolenko, A. The Illusion of Life 2: More Essays on Animation. University of Illions Press, 2007.
  • KOKEŠ, Radomír D. Rozbor filmu. Brno: Filozofická fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, 2015. ISBN 978-80-210-7756-.
  • Metz, Christian. Film language: a semiotics of the cinema. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1991. ISBN 0-226-52130-3.
  • Wells, P. Understanding Animation. Routledge, 1998.


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