| Unit name | Animated Film |
|---|---|
| Unit code | FATV20010 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Moen |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
N/A |
| School/department | Department of Film and Television |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit explores the aesthetic forms and thematic concerns of animated film. It examines this through the study of: influential and popular animators, such as Norman McLaren and Walt Disney; animation techniques and forms, such as stop motion and cel animation; animation ‘genres’, such as narrative and abstract animation; and approaches to understanding ways in which animated films resonate with wider issues of culture, art and society. The unit develops an exploration of animation around a practical project where students make a short animated film. This will include structuring a narrative, storyboarding, designing and animating.
The units aims are:
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1) demonstrate an understanding of animation as an aesthetic and cultural form;
2) identify and employ different aesthetic, conceptual and cultural aspects of animated film;
3) demonstrate knowledge of how animated films are constructed, from storyboarding and design to animating and postproduction;
4) work with the materials and approaches used in prominent modes of animated filmmaking;
5) apply organisational and creative skills in the development of a practical project.
Weekly 2 hour seminar/workshop (in the first four weeks of the unit), weekly 3 hour screening (in the first four weeks of the unit), production tutorials, production workshops, practical work (both independent and supervised in scheduled sessions outside of regular class time).
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Animated film, 1 min per animator (50%) [ILOs 1-5]
Reflexive account, 2000 words (50%) [ILOs 1-3]
When assessment does not go to plan
When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the form or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are normally confirmed by the School shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the academic year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. FATV20010).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
