This module introduces students to the impact of narrative and visualisation on animated outcomes. Exploring the tools employed within that process, creative strategies for idea generation and problem solving, and provides an overview of the key issues and drivers that inform the design and process of animation.
Using static imagery as a starting point we move toward imagery in sequence, introducing storytelling and developing the students' understanding of linear and non-linear narrative through the development of storyboards, and pre-visualisations (animatics & 3D Previs). Moving through narrative and the design process the module will signpost the wide range of animation practice areas and how those practice areas have evolved historically and will examine how these roles will develop in the future.
Students will engage with small team projects to help inform their understanding of the topics covered and introduce them to team and project management methodologies.
On completion, students will have a built upon their grasp of the technical foundations of animation, while developing their understanding of narrative and its impact on decisionmaking and production processes.
- Teacher: Brian Morris
- Teacher: Yannis Texis