Understanding the Research Article After gathering the group together we had a brief read through a lot of articles from Animation: an Interdisciplinary Journal and ended up deciding on the article titled – ”The Afterlife as Emotional Utopia in Coco” by George Crosthwait. Initially this research article looked pretty daunting, it had a lot of […]
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Intro to Vertical Slice and Style Guide
I was pretty excited to start this module, as I really like games and exploring the work that goes into them. I was also pretty nervous as I hadn’t had good experiences with group work so far and while I know some elements that goes into making games, I have never seen how they come […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sound and Editing
This week we focussed on learning how Sound (or lack thereof) can effective the emotion and tone of the scene, as well as how Editing can affect the temporal logic of the scene and effect the audience’s view. SOUND There are two main components that sound can be broken into, Diegetic ( sound that exists […]