Module overview
Linked modules
FILM1001 or FILM2006 or FILM1027 or FILM1020
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Discuss a variety of definitions of animation and relate their implications to provide readings of specific films.
- Position animated works within their cultural context and examine their place in the international history of animation.
- Describe the economic and technological basis of a selection of animated works and relate this to their aesthetic and historical meaning.
- Apply the histories and theories studied on the module to provide readings of new animated works.
- Situate animation in the context of wider histories and theories of cinema and assess gaps in them relating to animation as an artistic practice and philosophical concept.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- A range of techniques used to produce animated films and the periods and countries they are commonly associated with
- Key theories and theoreticians of animation studies
- Early, ‘Golden age’ and contemporary Hollywood animation
- A range of (inter)national animation traditions
- Artists’ films that use animation techniques
- Advertising and commercial use of animation
- The intermedial relationships that have shaped animation
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Research and compose different forms of written essay/report
- Independently research appropriate resources
- Produce a competent critical analysis
- Communicate effectively
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 10 |
| Completion of assessment task | 60 |
| Lecture | 10 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 40 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 30 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
The Cameraman's Revenge (1912). Film
Gerald McBoing-Boing (1951). Film
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi/Spirited Away (2001). Film
Možnosti dialogu/Dimensions of Dialogue (1982). Film
Neighbours (1952). Film
L'Illusionniste/The Illusionist (2010). Film
Please Say Something (2009). Film
Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed/The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926).
Great (1975). Film
Ghost in the Shell (1995). Film
Bambi (1942). Film
Hotel E (1991). Film
Kaze no Tani no Naushika/Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). Film
Street of Crocodiles (1986). Film
Coraline (2009). Film
Fuji (1974). Film
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011). Film
Madeline (1952). Film
Kreise/Circles (1933-34). Film
Toy Story (1995). Film
A Colour Box (1935). Film
Frankenweenie (1984/2012). Film
Textbooks
Pilling, Jayne (ed.) (1997). A Reader in Animation Studies. Eastleigh: John Libbey.
Sito, Tom (2013). Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Russett, Robert & Cecile Starr (1976). Experimental Animation. New York: Reinhold.
Crafton, Donald (1982). Before Mickey. The Animated Film 1898-1928. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Beckman, Karen (ed.) (2014). Animating Film Theory. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
Wells, Paul (1998). Understanding Animation. Abingdon: Routledge.
Clements, Jonathan (2013). Anime: A History. London: British Film Institute.
Eisenstein, Sergei, Jay Leyda, Alan Upchurch, and N. I. Kleiman (1986). Eisenstein on Disney. Calcutta: Seagull.
Furniss, Maureen (2008). Art in Motion. Animation Aesthetics (revised ed). Eastleigh: John Libbey.
Crafton, Donald (2013). Shadow of a mouse: Performance, belief, and world-making in animation. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Buchan, Suzanne (ed.) (2013). Pervasive Animation (AFI Film Readers Series). Abingdon: Routledge.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Academic poster | 40% |
| Essay | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External