Evaluation/Screening

All animations need to be complete and ready to view on the 30thApril @ 3pm.

You will need to devise a questionnaire in order to obtain feedback from the screening of your evaluation. You can do this using survey monkey and have your audience complete these using their phones, so that all the data is collated for you. 

Evaluation questions: To be complete by the 1st May.

500 Words or you can film your evaluation OR preferably do a technical commentary along your time-line in the edit, using a voice-over. 

You must consider: These questions below are a guide and are in no particular order. Don't repeat yourself if you feel that you have answered the question.

• What was your chosen genre and why?
• How effective was your narrative?
• What impact did the characters have?
• What technical qualities did you consider? lighting, sound, shot types.
• Who was your target audience? how did your animation appeal to them?
• What was the audiences overall response? refer to examples in your animation.
• How effective was the music/sound effects? 
• How many frames per second? was it fluid?
• How do you feel that you did? 

 

TASK 2 - Proposal - Due 19th/20th March

Plan/Proposal 

You can either can create one long stop motion animation - 20 (minimum) seconds or more
OR
Two short stop motion animations 10 (minimum) seconds each.

24/25 frames per second

You can present your proposal straight onto the blog or in the form of a PowerPoint. 

What you must include, under the sub headings: (MAKE IT LOOK VISUAL)

1. Synopsis - What is your animation about/ the story. What will happen.
2. Characters - Outline/ images/ give your characters a personal profile. (for example if you are doing lego, find images online and build a profile) Name, age, gender, likes, clothing etc.
3. Who is the target audience? Age, gender, demographics. Why will it appeal to them? 
4. What are the benefits of using your chosen technique? how many frames per second will your animation be? 
5. What will your set/ background look like? How will you make/design this? materials? 
6. What soundtrack will you use? What sound effects will you use? Why is this appropriate for your animation? 

PITCH YOUR IDEAD - 19TH/20TH MARCH 

Stop Motion Animation - Essay - Due 12th March

Stop Motion Animation - Essay 800-1000 (analysis) Words

• Choose a stop motion animation of your choice
• Watch the animation
• Use screen shots to illustrate your points

Structure and questions to support your essay

Introduction: (10%)
State the animation, what will you look at?, director, success (box office) and technique used - reference sources correctly

Main body: 80% 
The questions below are for guidance, pick and choose what is relevant to the flow of your essay. 

• Is the animation effective?
• Who is the target audience? identify this - support your work with examples from the animation. 
• Does it look appealing?
• Is the animation fluid?
• Do any of the frames jump? 
• Do the characters move realistically? 
• Are the characters static? 
• What have they used for backgrounds? 
• Is the animation technique complex or simple? 
• What effect does this have on the audience? 
• Are there a variety of camera shots/ angles/ movement used in the animation? 
• What could this tell us about the animation technique? 
• How has sound/music been used?

Conclusion (10%)

• Do not introduce and NEW material here.
• Summarise your ideas/argument (you might also have done this in your introduction)
• Restate what you consider to be the main points

Reference List

Use the Harvard referencing system to list all the books, articles, materials you have referred to in your essay.

• Author (date) title. Town; publisher
• Page numbers
• In alphabetical order by author's surname

TASK 1.B - Due 6th March 2015 - FRIDAY 1PM

Create an illustrated explanatory timeline of the history of animation.  You should provide: 

• A description of each technique, 
• Notable people related to the techniques,
• The advantages and disadvantages, 
• One analysed example for each technique.

It is essential for distinction criteria that you discuss the developments of these techniques through time. 

You must include: 

Techniques 

• Zoetrope
• Kinetiscope
• Flick Book
• Cel animation 
• Rotoscoping 
• Digital applications
• Claymation 

Animators:

• Walt Disney
• Hanna Barbera
• Norman McLaren
• Aardman Animations 

Create a PowerPoint and upload it onto your blog. 

TASK 1.a Due at 5PM 26TH Feb 2015

Create a 5 second Claymation with the title ‘the box’

• 25 frames per second for a 5 second animation. 
• You will create a box, using clay – you can either build the box and take pictures of the process or you can build the box and have it move/animate it.
• You will need – clay, tripod and a DSLR.
• Upload your animation onto Final Cut and export and upload onto your blog.

UNIT 33 STOP MOTION ANIMATION

Aim:

This unit aims to develop learners’ skills in the production of stop motion animation, using traditional frame- by-frame methods to animate 3D materials such as objects, puppets, clay figures and other models. 

Learning outcomes:

1. Understand the techniques and development of stop motion animation

1. Be able to devise a stop motion animation with soundtrack

1. Be able to produce a stop motion animation with soundtrack

1. Be able to evaluate audience responses to own stop motion animation work. 

Commissioned by: Aardman is famous for its Wallace and Gromit’s clay animations and they have asked that you create animations for their upcoming school initiative: ‘creative animation’.

Group Questions

Film or record the group

1. Identify your roles and how you contributed to the group
2. Did the presentation go well? discuss
3. How effective was filming? discuss
4. Did you meet your brief? state your brief
5. What could have been improved? technical? content? group contribution? 

Evaluation

All editing and evaluations should be completed by today. Below are questions to guide you with key points you should be reflecting on. It is important that you discuss this with your group and evidence this. 

Upload your trailer onto YouTube and then your blog. 

If you cannot complete your evaluation by today, then it MUST be completed as homework and due in Thursday, that means uploaded onto your blog Thursday morning.  

6. Evaluate final product.
Group - video evaluation with all group members of how the production process went. Include any improvements and constraints.

7. Individual evaluation: Identify 

• Technical aspects of your trailer
• Framing/ shots/ quality of images
• Was it what you proposed to do? Were your findings accurate? Was it fit for purpose?
• What did you target audience think? How does it appeal to your target audience?

TASK 3 - Due 30th January

Task 3 - Create your final product

1. Location report - include image of location for blog
2. Risk assessments
3. Final meeting - minutes should be taken and uploaded onto blog, one member of the group should take minutes and all post the same. Any changes/ discussions need to be included here. 
4. Film/ shoot on location - gather footage and box pops - 22nd/23rd January 2015
5. Edit - individually

6. Evaluate final product.
Group - video evaluation with all group members of how the production process went. Include any improvements and constraints.

7. Individual evaluation: Identify 

• Technical aspects of your trailer
• Framing/ shots/ quality of images
• Was it what you proposed to do? Were your findings accurate? Was it fit for purpose?
• What did you target audience think? How does it appeal to your target audience? 

Task 2 - Due 16th Jan

Task 2 - Plan your idea/pitch - Be ready to pitch Friday 16th Jan 2pm. 

Your final idea is to create a 30 second trailer that includes:

• Photographs/images found or taken - audio commentary that goes with these images
• Vox pops

YOU MUST BLOG/VIDEO DIARY YOUR PROCESS.

1. Create a PowerPoint presentation - outline of your proposal

• What do you want to find out?
• Where will you film? 
• What questions will you ask?
• Who is your target audience? 
• Roles of cast and crew?
• Shooting schedule

2. Pitch your proposal to the class

3. Meeting with group - what was your feedback from your pitch

TASK 1- Due 15th Jan

Research two different topics within your chosen area. For example, If you are looking at '3D printing or women in video games' - you may look at an article on 'making guns with 3D printers and the negative effects' or 'How is Lara Croft portrayed in Tomb Raider'.

For your research - 

1. Brainstorm in your group and individually produce a mind map of ideas and areas that you are going to individually focus on. Summarise and justify why you are going to look at these areas. What outcome do you hope for from your findings?

2. Individually create a mood board of images/ articles that you have found online associated with your chosen topic. 

3. 500 Words - Research two articles/texts or images - look at the advantages and disadvantages for both. 

• Analyse the article - What is being said? What are the effects?
• Who is the target audience? How are they affected by the article/ text or image?  
• Consider the constraints around the topic. What are the ethical issues affecting the audience? are there any laws that have to be protected? Are there any codes of practice? (e.g. gaming laws/ terms and conditions, laws on what yo can 3D print, Facebook terms and conditions) 

All work should be posted onto your blog.