For this assignment, we were tasked with looking into either the development of a particular countries animation, a particular studio or a director’s work. My group formed quickly, consisting of myself, Joyce Guo, Ingrid Lima and Jessica Cunningham. We were able to start on working over Easter via Discord. I had went and thought of […]
World Of Animation
Abstract Animation and European Pioneers
This weeks lecture was based on the development of European Abstract Animation. Avant Garde Art and Animation Like everything in animation, we can trace back a style to older art. This Abstract animation leads back to the Avant Garde of Modern art. This art movement spanned from the 1860s to 1970s and it was all […]
Chinese Animation
Today we learnt about Chinese Animation. Chinese School of Animation To start this off we learnt about the system related to our main Studio. A group of animator’s working during the late 1950s to late 1980s, under the leadership of Te Wei was referred to as the Chinese School of Animation, (a school being a […]
Asian Animation
Reading Once again I start my week off my reading some Animation Studies Posts. Sakuma Drops: An Essay on the Spillover Effect (Part I) Sakuma Drops: An Essay on the Spillover Effect (Part II) Anime’s Identity Crisis: Closed Borders, Global Networks, and the Neoliberal Self Laugh, Cheer, or Recoil? The Depiction of Physical violence […]
Animated Documentary
The subject of Animated Documentary isn’t something I had ever considered or seen before, but it was interesting to learn about the controversies and how to effectively use a creative medium for a medium based on facts and truths. Why is there controversy in combining Animation and Documentary? The main issue with the documentary style […]
Animated Horror
Today we were introduced to the use of Horror and animation. What is Horror? Before Looking at Animated Horror, we first had to look at what Horror is. Horror is our relationship with fear and invoking negative stimuli. Sometimes, it challenges moral sensibilities and usually reflects feelings of disgust, anxiety, distress, sadness and evokes our natural […]
Reading and Canadian Short Films
Reading Starting off I have to get my Animation Studies blog articles in, and I chose the following based on my own interest of the film and how they can be broken down. Both of these are very insightful for different reasons, one as a commentary on if ‘pure’ genres exist and […]
German Expressionism
This week we didn’t have an in person lecture, but a pre-recorded one from Henry. German expressionism is something that I remember being taught about during my A-Level course, as well as its influences in later cinema movements. This was a good refresher for me as well as letting me learn about other directors and […]
Return to Reading
This week I finished off my first assignment for this module, since I am now done with my work for that, I can get back into my reading and research. READING First of all, I went ahead and downloaded the PDF of The New History of Animation by M. Furniss (I couldn’t find the PDF […]
400MPH Presentation Reflection
Going into this module I was excited, analysing film is something I have done in the past (I took MIA for A level and GCSE) and I have enjoyed and done well with it. Ryan’s lectures were really good at reminding me of a variety of techniques and introducing me to the idea of bringing […]