| AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| VCD3135 | Animation Film | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course focuses on teaching the students the basic principles of animation film; providing the ability to visualize a concept or a story by transferring to the storyboard based on a created scenario; gaining skills to have a control over scenerio-storyboard-movie process and getting the students to produce an animation short-film. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) Identify the general essentials of an animation film 2) Recognize the scenerio and grammer of film 3) Recognize the connections between storyboard and scenerio 4) Recognize the unity of scenerio and visual dialect 5) Learn how to use the model-sheet 6) Learn the releations among the background, foreground and scene 7) Study the releations between movement and rhythm 8) Gain skills to synchronize visual, dialogue, sound and music 9) Gain knowledge and skills about editing and effect 10) Study necessary software skills in order to realize an animation film |
| Decision making process of an animation film's topic, according to the students ideas. Viewing of animation examples. Research the conceptual idea of the film and collect the visual and concept documentations. Evaluation of the student’s researchs. Study about scripting a scenerio, instruct about film gramer. Critique and advise about scenario sketches. instruct about storyboard. Plan the story visually suitable for the language of cinema. Study about Model-sheet. Planning the backgrounds, foregrounds and scenes in order to animate one to one. Animation studies, animate the plans. Montage the films of plans which are animated. Set the rhythm of film. Sound studies and effecks. Montage, join the visual and sound materials. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Decision making process of an animation film's topic, according to the students ideas. Viewing of animation examples. HW: research the conceptual idea of the film and collect the visual and concept documentations | |
| 2) | Evaluation of the student’s researchs. Study about scripting a scenerio, instruct about film gramer. HW: making sketches about scenario | |
| 3) | Critique and advise about scenario sketches. instruct about storyboard. HW: conclude the scenario and making sketches about storyboard | |
| 4) | Critique the storyboards: Plan the story visually suitable for the language of cinema. HW: conclude the storyboard and making sketches about lay-out and background | |
| 5) | Study about Model-sheet. HW: conclude the applications on class | |
| 6) | Planning the backgrounds, foregrounds and scenes in order to animate one to one HW: conclude the applications on class. | |
| 7) | Animation studies, animate the plans HW: conclude the applications on class, study about photoshop ve premiere | |
| 8) | Animation studies, animate the plans HW: conclude the applications on class, study about photoshop ve premiere | |
| 9) | Animation studies, animate the plans HW: conclude the applications on class, study about photoshop ve premiere | |
| 10) | Animation studies, animate the plans HW: conclude the applications on class, study about photoshop ve premiere | |
| 11) | Animation studies, animate the plans HW: conclude the applications on class, study about photoshop ve premiere | |
| 12) | Montage the films of plans which are animated. Set the rhythm of film HW: conclude the applications on class. Preparation of the dialague, sound and music suggestions | |
| 13) | Critique the montage and rhythm of film. Application of sound and music HW: conclude the applications on class, works about lay-out of credits and titles | |
| 14) | Montage, join the visual and sound materials HW: conclude the applications on class sound studies and - effecks HW: conclude the applications on class |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
| References: | 'Understanding Animation’, Paul Wells ‘Understanding Comics’, Scott McCloud ‘Graphic Storytelling’, Will Eisner ‘Visualizing Ideas – From Scribbles to Storyboards’, Gregor Krisztian and Nesrin Schlempp |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Project | 5 | % 60 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 0 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 100 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 73 |
| Project | 2 | 8 |
| Final | 1 | 7 |
| Total Workload | 130 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | |
| 2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | |
| 3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | 4 |
| 4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | 4 |
| 5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | 4 |
| 6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | 3 |
| 7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 3 |
| 8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | 3 |
| 9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 4 |