AMC339 - Documentary Animation
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
| Enrolment modes: | Final year of offer 2020 Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Lienors Torre |
| Previously: | ACM239 |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | One level 1 unit plus one level 2 unit from AMC or ACM coded units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ACM239, AMC200 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week |
Content
Students produce a short individual and group animation based on pre-developed scripts and storyboards, grounded in actual contemporary and/or historic events. This project-based unit enlists personal, present-day or archival sound recordings incorporating the spoken word and expressing aspects of the identified historic or contemporary episode to be 're-animated'. Students utilise and enhance skills in archival research, character development and lip-sync in the emerging genre of documentary animation. The unit examines how animation is currently used to support and enhance traditional documentary forms of storytelling, and to communicate events for which there is no visible trace or record, tackling the contemporary dilemma of the 'truth' of the digital image. Students build on image documenting practices in response to the proliferation of 2D and 3D image manipulation and recording strategies now resident in digital media, to develop their own storytelling style and approaches, using a diverse range of animation techniques, with a special emphasis on recording, communicating or articulating real phenomena. Students will have access to digital SLR cameras to capture data in the field, taking animation out of the studio and into the street, recording real incidents and situations through time-lapse, pixilation and other surveillance strategies.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | ||
| ULO1 | Undertake a number of planning and management roles within a short animation production | GLO1 Discipline knowledge and capabilities GLO2 Communication GLO3 Digital literacy GLO4 Critical thinking GLO5 Problem solving GLO6 Self-management GLO7 Teamwork |
| ULO2 | Possess the technical knowledge about the video and computer equipment necessary to successfully complete a short animation project | GLO1 Discipline knowledge and capabilities GLO3 Digital literacy GLO5 Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Produce a lip-sync character based animation project through the pre-production, production and postproduction stages. | GLO1 Discipline knowledge and capabilities GLO3 Digital literacy GLO5 Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Articulate the aesthetic and theoretical underpinnings of such a project | GLO2 Communication GLO8 Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Working effectively as part of a team in response to a specific brief | GLO2 Communication GLO4 Critical thinking GLO5 Problem solving GLO6 Self-management GLO7 Teamwork |
| ULO6 | Understanding of the social, economic and cultural impact of a project research, and its academic relevance and value | GLO2 Communication GLO4 Critical thinking GLO8 Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Presentation of class exercises: group and individual storyboard presentation | Equivalent 1200 words | 30% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Research essay | Equivalent 1000 words | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3 (Group) - Project | Equivalent 600 words | 15% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 4 (Individual) - Project | Equivalent 1200 words | 30% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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