Progress The part of this poster that took the longest was getting the group to come together to discuss what section of Irish animation we should focus on. Over Easter, we were all busy with the Animated Narratives module and I was working with some film students at Dublin IADT to animate some scenes for […]
REFLECTIVE BLOG – RESEARCH AND GROUP WORK In our World of Animation class, we were assigned groups with one short film each – my group, Group 5, was given the animated short ‘Nodding Off’ by Kailey Choi. Because we spent the first three weeks of class in lectures, learning about cinematography, editing, sound and mise-en-scene, […]
We started the class by talking about types of sound that is found in media. There are two types of sound: diegetic and non-diegetic. Diegetic sound is sound that exists within the world’s logic (car engine sounds, trees rustling, rain), while non-diegetic sound exists outside the world’s logic (internal dialogue, music, comedic sound effects etc). Sound […]
In week 2, the lecture centred on mise-en-scene – cameras and lighting. There are a few different kinds of lighting that are used for a variety of reasons. For example, there’s global illumination/ambient lighting, which can effect the mood of the scene and make an animated sequence far more realistic. High and low-key lighting refers […]
For our first class in the ‘World of Animation’ unit of semester two, we were first given a rundown of all the unit would entail. Over the course of the next twelve weeks, we will analyse animated shorts and films, reproach historical and contemporary movements and practice communicating concepts and ideas well in a variety […]