DIRECTION TECHNIQUES

Paper Code: 
BMA 412
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

The main objective of the subject is to impart the practical knowledge about directing for Animation Films.

Introduction to direction and director, role of the director in shooting a movie. Terminologies used for directing a movie- casting, dialogues. Voice recording, hook ups, research, editing, guiding the whole production process.

Responsibilities of the director. Pacing and planning of the whole story. Duration of a particular scene. Division of the storyboard. Planning out layouts and props. The mood of a particular scene. Deciding on the link ups according to the scene plan and script.

 

The basic unit of time in animation- the dope sheet. Timing on the bar sheet (dope sheet, x- sheet), and terms involved. Exposure charts, developing characters, designing layouts.

 

Director’s take on script articulation and screenplay. Text analysis and articulation of ideas. Techniques of set composition, blocking and movement. Time management, staging, rehearsal schedules, scene work.

 

Blending all the theoretical concepts into a practical solution for the problem at hand. Being the CEO at the set. Bringing out the ideas into implementation from the creative crew. Qualities of a leader.

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
1. Shamus Culhane, “Animation: From Script to Screen”, St. Martin's Griffin; Reprint edition (15 August 1990).
2. Whitaker, “Timing for Animation”, Elsevier (2009).
3. Lafe Locke, “Film Animation Techniques: A Beginners Guide and Handbook”, Betterway Books (1 May 1992).
 
REFERENCES: 
1. Tony White, “The Animator's Workbook: Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation”, Watson-Guptill; Reprint edition (1 September 1988).
2. Francis Glebas, “Directing the Story: Professional Storytelling and Storyboarding Techniques for Live Action and Animation”, Focal Press (15 October 2008).
3. Kit Laybourne and John Canemaker, “The Animation Book: A Complete Guide to Animated Filmmaking--From Flip-Books to Sound Cartoons to 3- D Animation”, Three Rivers Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (22 December 1998).
 
Academic Year: 
2017-18
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