Audiovisual Narrative Practice II (Bachelor’s Degree in Filmmaking)

1. Introduction to animation.
2. Animation techniques.
3. Writing for animation: the screenwriting
4. Pipeline in an animation project: production
5. Designing for animation: art direction and direction of photography.
6. Before animating: Storyboarding, Animatic, Layout: editing and direction
7. The work of the animator
8. Animation in the documentary
9. Sound for animation: sound
10. Animated graphics: Motion Graphics and credit titles
11. Animation and new narratives: video games, VR, digital art.
12. Defining the general style. Concept Art.
13. Designing the main character. Character Design.
14. Planning. Storyboard.
15. Define actions and dialogues. Acting for animation.
16. Timing. 2D Layout.
17. Skeleton construction. Rigging.
18. Character construction.
19. Stop Motion filming. Building seven and elements.
20. Shooting Stop Motion II. Dragonframe.
21. Creating the Cut-Out backgrounds. Photoshop.
22. Assemble and jump the chroma key. After Effects.
23. Animate the backgrounds by computer.

Training activities:

1. Theoretical-practical face-to-face classes
2. Tutored work
3. Independent work

Teaching methodologies:

1. Project development: idea, design, planning, execution and evaluation of audiovisual projects.
2. Expository classes in which one or more students orally present a previously prepared topic or work to the rest of the group.
3. Group work: developing different roles, students collaborate to carry out audiovisual projects.

Audiovisual narrative projects.

BACHER, H. Dream Worlds: Production Design for Animation  

BLAIR, P. Cartoon Animation  

CAMULL, E. i WALLACE, A. Creativity Inc: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration  

KERLOW, I. The Art of 3D Computer Animation and Effects  

KRATTER, T. i LASSETER, J. The Color of Pixar  

THOMAS, F. i JOHNSTON, O. The Illusion of Life.  

WILLIAMS, R. The Animator’s Survival Kit