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FACULTY OF FINE ARTS / GİT312 - VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN

Code: GİT312 Course Title: ANIMATION TECHNIQUES Theoretical+Practice: 3+1 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer FATİH ÖZDEMİR (fatihozdemir@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
1. Introduction to animation. 2. Production technique and timing information applications. 3. Examples of the historical development process of animation and different animation techniques. 4. The process from an idea to a post-production and a short film. processing and implementation.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Analyze animation techniques used in various application areas. PO-23 Students produce designs using all kinds of visual media, from freehand drawing to computer graphics.
PO-25 Basic knowledge of artistic applications and designs
Practice Exam
LO-2 Students will be able to understand and describe the techniques applied in animation. PO-4 Students has the technological and theoretical knowledge, equipment and aesthetic awareness about the field.
PO-19 Performs natural and artificial object studies related to vision and shaping.
PO-23 Students produce designs using all kinds of visual media, from freehand drawing to computer graphics.
PO-25 Basic knowledge of artistic applications and designs
Term Paper
LO-3 Can prepare animation. PO-4 Students has the technological and theoretical knowledge, equipment and aesthetic awareness about the field.
PO-18 Students use existing computer technologies in the area of ??interest.
PO-23 Students produce designs using all kinds of visual media, from freehand drawing to computer graphics.
Examination
Term Paper
Practice Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Animation and historical development. Production technique and timing knowledge. Processing and application of an idea as a short film from the script to post-production.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of animation, basic properties, areas of use, first image devices. Illustrative animation application on an image device. Lecture, Question and answer
2 Historical development of animation. Lecture, Question and answer
3 Animation film techniques (Superficial-Stop Motion), sample films monitoring and analysis. Lecture, Question and answer
4 Creating original ideas by discussing in line with artistic thinking. Lecture, Question and answer
5 Film story, scenario, storyboard. Lecture, Practice and Practice
6 Film story, scenario, storyboard. Lecture, Practice and Practice
7 Applications in techniques. Timing applications. Transforming film stories into techniques, technical analysis. Lecture, Question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Character development Lecture, Practice and Practice
10 Background and set design according to the technique Lecture, Practice and Practice
11 Preliminary preparations Lecture, Practice and Practice
12 Project capture. Lecture, Practice and Practice
13 Roughing assessment. Lecture, Practice and Practice
14 Project setup-Sound (music-effect) Lecture, Practice and Practice
15 Project setup-Sound (music-effect) Lecture, Practice and Practice
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Animation Techniques (Richard Taylor),
2 Storyboards Motion in Art (Mark Simon),
3 The Animation Book (Kid Laybourne),
4 Stop Motion (Susannah Shaw),
5 Timing Animation (Harold Whitaker and John Halas)
6 The Animation Bible (Maureen Furniss)
Required Course instruments and materials
All materials according to the technique to be applied in film projects

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 4 14 56
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 8 24
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 8 24
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 120