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Unit 33: Stop Motion Animation Production Unit 1: Pre-production techniques
Assignmenttitle
PilotforPreschoolAnimationSeriesAssignment1
Communicationisessentialwhenplanningaproductionandyouwillneedtoensurethatyourproductionteam(ifworkingindividuallyall planningneedstobedocumentedandevidenced)meetsregularlytoprovideupdatesonpreproductiontasksthatarecompletedand outstanding.Aspartofyourpreproductionevidence,youmustkeeparecordofmeetingsthattakeplaceandanydecisionsmadeandagreed onbyyourproductionteamorifworkingindividuallyanymeetingswithyourclient. Aspartoftheplanningforthisassignmentyouwillbeinvolvedindesigningstoryboardsandadetaileddopesheetoutliningwhatisrequiredfor asuccessfulanimation.Asaproductionteam(orindividually)youwillfurtherdevelopyourstoryboards,dopesheetsanddetaileddrawingof charactersetc.Furtherdevelopmentofyourchosendopesheetandstoryboardswillbedecidedthroughregularproductionteammeetings. Forthisassignmentyoumustresearchandassignproductionrolesandproducepreproductiondocumentation.Yourgroup(orindividually) mustalsoproducedetailedstoryboardsandproductionplanningdocumentationinpreparationfortheproductionphaseofyourstopmotion animation.
Tasks
Task1 AtthefirststagetheBBCwouldlikeyoutopresenttothemyourunderstandingofthetechniques,the development,thedevelopers,genresandformsofStopMotionAnimation.Examplesneedtobeincludedfrom someofthefollowingareasTechniques(persistenceofvision,stopframe,andframerates.)Pioneersincluding JosephPlateau,Edison,LumierebrothersanddevelopersincludingRayHarryhausenandAardmanAnimations. Finallygenresandformsforexample,TVAnimationandmusicvideos. YoucaneitherproduceawordprocessedwrittenreportoraPowerPointPresentationfortheArtDirectoratthe BBCthatshowsyourunderstandingofsomeofthetechniques,thedevelopment,thedevelopers,genresand formsofStopMotionAnimation.
GradingCriteriaMapping
UNIT33P1,M1,D1
Either *YourwrittenreportorpowerpointneedstobeembeddedontoyourU33/U1blogasevidenceOR
GrantJMastersofAnimation(WatsonGuptillPublicationsInc,2001)ISBN9780823030415 LordPCrackingAnimation:TheAardmanBookof3DAnimation,2ndEdition(Thames&Hudson,2004) ISBN9780500511909 McFarlaneTandBeckJOutlawAnimation:CuttingedgeCartoonsfromtheSpikeandMikeFestivals(HarryN Abrams,2003)ISBN9780810991514 NoakeRAnimation:TheGuidetoAnimatedFilmTechniques(McDonaldandCo,1988) ISBN9780356158723 PriebeKTheArtofStopMotionAnimation(Delmar,2006)ISBN9781598632446 Websites www.aardman.comtheAardmanAnimationswebsite www.anim8ed.org.uk/resources_tech_3d.asptheAnim8edwebsite www.filmeducation.org/primary/animation/technique.htmltheanimationpagesofFilmEducation Websites www.bbc.co.uk/dna/filmnetwork/FilmmakingguideBBCinformationaboutfilmmaking www.bectu.co.ukrolesinthemediaindustries www.celtx.comfreepreproductionsoftware www.primaryfilmfocus.co.uk/filmpreproduction.htmlinformationaboutfilmproductiontechniques
GradingCriteria Thisunitisinternallyassessed
Unit 33
P1: describe the techniques and development of stop motion animation with some appropriate use of subject terminology M1: explain the techniques and development of stop motion animation with reference to detailed illustrative examples and with generally correct use of subject terminology D1: comprehensively explain the techniques and development of stop motion animation with elucidated examples and consistently using subject terminology correctly