Experimental Animation

Paper Code: 
25BMA214
Credits: 
4
Periods/week: 
6
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Objectives: This course will enable the students to create vibrant and enthusiastic environment through a multitude of experimental animation techniques to develop more diverse animation skills.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Learning outcome

(at course level)

Learning  and  teaching strategies

Assessment

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25BMA

214

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experimental Animation (Practical)

The students will:

CO67. Correlate and assess old vs.   new   experimental animation techniques to device new techniques.

CO68.Compose new experimental animation using various materials and methods.

CO69. Adapt   and   mix   new techniques to compose sequential  thumbnails for films and advertisements.

CO70. Design       and       build advanced stop motion animation films & advertisements.

CO71. Build animation projects using methods of innovative visual concepts.

CO72. Contribute effectively in course- specific interaction

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion,          Reading

assignments, Audio visual

aids, Presentations, and Creative thinking exercises.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning

assignments, Effective questions,            Seminar

presentation,       Creating

experimental shorts.

Assessment

Strategies

Class  test,  Semester end       examinations, Quiz,              Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, Consultancy projects.

Exercise and execution based on different types of animation techniques:

1.

Traditional animation

[No. of Hrs: 15]

2.

Typography Animation

[No. of Hrs: 15]

3.

Clay animation

[No. of Hrs: 15]

4.

Sand Animation

[No. of Hrs: 15]

5.

Flipbook Animation

[No. of Hrs: 15]

6.

Stop-motion animation

[No. of Hrs: 15]

 

Unit I: 
ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

SUGGESTED TEXT BOOKS:

1.   Tom Gasek, “Frame by Frame Stop Motion: Non Traditional Approaches to Stop Motion  nimation”, Taylor & Francis, 2013.

2.   Richard Taylor, “Encyclopedia of Animation Techniques”, New Burlington Books, 2002.

 

 

REFERENCES: 

SUGGESTED REFERENCE BOOKS:

1.   Tony White, “Animation from Pencils to Pixels: Classical Techniques for Digital Animators”, Taylor & Francis, 2006.

 

E-RESOURCES:

1.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzTn5W2IXns&list=PLxJb7sQXhoPLoFvZjSINyu0Sa3 oeP6vqY

2.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8vk5IB7b5Q

3.   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLViOaV_TMX1DL3mc-giHVg

 

REFERENCE JOURNALS:

1.   https://journals.sagepub.com/home/anm

Academic Year: