Course: Film Language in Animated Film 2

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Course title Film Language in Animated Film 2
Course code KAAT/AN2FR
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
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. Humor and laughter. 2. Tension and fear. 3. Analysis of acting in animated film (posture, proxemics, gestures, facial expressions). 4. Exemplary analysis of a selected short animated film. 5. Editing in animated film. 6. Three-act structure in animated film (dramaturgy).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Analysis of a work of art
  • Participation in classes - 26 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 define what is or can be a carrier of comedy in an animated film
the student can define what is or can be a carrier of comedy in an animated film
the student can describe the means of achieving unease and fear in an animated film
the student can describe the means of achieving unease and fear in an animated film
the student can describe a mise-en-scene suitable for a comic scene or, on the contrary, for a disturbing scene.
the student can describe a mise-en-scene suitable for a comic scene or, on the contrary, for a disturbing scene.
the student is able to describe the means of creating tension in narration and mise-en-scene
the student is able to describe the means of creating tension in narration and mise-en-scene
can explain what the act/three-act structure is in a narrative
can explain what the act/three-act structure is in a narrative
Skills
the student can create a storyboard that carries all the essential information and emotions he/she wants to express
the student can create a storyboard that carries all the essential information and emotions he/she wants to express
the student can create a storyboard that conveys the desired idea
the student can create a storyboard that conveys the desired idea
the student can create a sense of tension in a storyboard
the student can create a sense of tension in a storyboard
the student is able to use knowledge of the act, three-act narrative structure, Aristotelian structure, or the Hero's Journey in his/her picture script
the student is able to use knowledge of the act, three-act narrative structure, Aristotelian structure, or the Hero's Journey in his/her picture script
The student applies his/her knowledge of mise-en-scene theory, framing and camera movement in animation to elevate his/her storytelling skills
The student applies his/her knowledge of mise-en-scene theory, framing and camera movement in animation to elevate his/her storytelling skills
teaching methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a work of art
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
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 seminar paper
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
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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