FAVt006 Introduction to Theory of Animation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Luděk Janda (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jiří Voráč, Ph.D.
Department of Film Studies and Audiovisual Culture – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 13:20–14:55 C34
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
To animate means to give life to, to create illusion of movement of dead thing. This course will present to the students the basic animation techinques like cel animation, puppet animation, clay animation or computer generated images. The object of study are elements of orthodox and experimental animation, a close attention will be payed to the specific narrative strategies like metamorphosis, condensation synecdoche or metaphor. The lecture will be completed by the projection of selected shorts ot the worlds animation which all make experience to the viewers of a miracle of revival. The course will be continued in the next semester by Introduction to history of Worlds animation. The course will be terminated by a written essay.
Literature
  • Dutka, Edgar: Minimum z dějin světové animace. AMU, Praha 2004.
  • Kubíček, Jiří: Úvod do estetiky animace. AMU, Praha 2004.
  • Wells, Paul: Understanding animation. Routledge, London-New York 1998.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Povinně volitelná přednáška. Ukončení - kolokvium: písemný test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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