Module overview
Linked modules
FILM1001 or FILM2006 or FILM1020 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:
- Apply the histories and theories studied on the module to provide readings of new animated works.
- Position animated works within their cultural context and examine their place in the international history of animation.
- 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.
- Discuss a variety of definitions of animation and relate their implications to provide readings of specific films.
- Describe the economic and technological basis of a selection of animated works and relate this to their aesthetic and historical meaning.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Artists’ films that use animation techniques
- 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
- The intermedial relationships that have shaped animation
- Advertising and commercial use of animation
- A range of (inter)national animation traditions
- Early, ‘Golden age’ and contemporary Hollywood animation
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Produce a competent critical analysis
- Research and compose different forms of written essay/report
- Communicate effectively
- Independently research appropriate resources
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Completion of assessment task | 60 |
Seminar | 10 |
Lecture | 10 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 40 |
Practical classes and workshops | 30 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed/The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926).
Street of Crocodiles (1986). Film
L'Illusionniste/The Illusionist (2010). Film
Ghost in the Shell (1995). Film
Možnosti dialogu/Dimensions of Dialogue (1982). Film
Coraline (2009). Film
Kaze no Tani no Naushika/Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984). Film
Bambi (1942). Film
Kreise/Circles (1933-34). Film
The Cameraman's Revenge (1912). Film
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011). Film
Please Say Something (2009). Film
Frankenweenie (1984/2012). Film
Madeline (1952). Film
Hotel E (1991). Film
Fuji (1974). Film
Toy Story (1995). Film
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi/Spirited Away (2001). Film
A Colour Box (1935). Film
Great (1975). Film
Neighbours (1952). Film
Gerald McBoing-Boing (1951). Film
Textbooks
Wells, Paul (1998). Understanding Animation. Abingdon: Routledge.
Sito, Tom (2013). Moving Innovation: A History of Computer Animation. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Clements, Jonathan (2013). Anime: A History. London: British Film Institute.
Crafton, Donald (2013). Shadow of a mouse: Performance, belief, and world-making in animation. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Pilling, Jayne (ed.) (1997). A Reader in Animation Studies. Eastleigh: John Libbey.
Beckman, Karen (ed.) (2014). Animating Film Theory. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
Russett, Robert & Cecile Starr (1976). Experimental Animation. New York: Reinhold.
Eisenstein, Sergei, Jay Leyda, Alan Upchurch, and N. I. Kleiman (1986). Eisenstein on Disney. Calcutta: Seagull.
Crafton, Donald (1982). Before Mickey. The Animated Film 1898-1928. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Buchan, Suzanne (ed.) (2013). Pervasive Animation (AFI Film Readers Series). Abingdon: Routledge.
Furniss, Maureen (2008). Art in Motion. Animation Aesthetics (revised ed). Eastleigh: John Libbey.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Academic poster | 50% |
Essay | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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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 |
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Resubmit assessments | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External