Jean O'Dwyer: Animation and Film

Visual Literacy

• 21st century society increasingly

mediated by images, still and moving.

• Importance of critical media literacy

• Being able to read and write - Being

able to read and create

Photography

‘Writing with light’

Film Studies

• Develops critical thinking skills

• Develops critical media literacy/visual

literacy skills

• Fosters appreciation for filmmaking as an

art form

• Creates awareness of intertextuality

Film as a Complement

Film can be useful tool for supporting study

of:

A particular visual artist

Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh: Lust for Life (1956)

Michelangelo

Michelangelo: The Agony & the Ecstasy (1965)

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch: Edvard Munch (1974)

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo: Frida (2002)

Johannes Vermeer

Dir. Peter Webber Johannes Vermeer Emily Kriel

Johannes Vermeer

Tom Hunter

Jacques Louis David – The Death of Marat

Vik Muniz

Robert Capa

Film as a Complement

Film can be a useful tool for supporting study

of:

A specific art form

Street Art

Banksy

Shepard Fairey

Salvador Dali

Spellbound (Alfred Hitchcock, 1945)

Escher

Inception – Dir. Christopher Nolan

Film as a complement

• Painting

• Sculpture

• Photography

• Illustration

• Graphic Design

• Street Art

Film Studies

The study of film can be viewed from three

different perspectives:

• Film as a language

• Film as a historical cultural document

• Film as an art form

“Placing on stage”

Mise en Scène

• Camera

– Framing, focus & character position

• Lighting

– Mood, atmosphere, emotion

• Setting

– Location / era

• Costume and make-up

– Clothing / props

Camera

• Shot size / Framing / Composition

• Angles

• Focus

Shots

What we see on the screen is

framed by the camera in

different ways

Wide Shot

Mid Shot

Close up

Extreme Close up

Angles

High Angle Shot

Low Angle Shot

High Angle Shot

Low Angle Shot

Focus

• Shallow focus

• Deep focus

Shallow Focus

Deep Focus

Lighting

• Mood

• Atmosphere

• Emotion

Lighting

Bladerunner (Ridley Scott, 1982)

Lighting

Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955)

Setting

• Location

• Era

• Genre

The Road (Dir - Charles Laughton, 2011)

Minority Report – Dir. Steven Spielberg

GENRE

Colour

Colour

Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002)

Colour

Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002)

Colour

Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002)

Colour

Hero (Zhang Yimou, 2002)

Colour

The Last Emperor

Dir: Bernardo Bertolucci

Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, 2006)

Costume and Props

• Clothing

• Make-up

• Props

Pirates of the Caribbean - The Curse of the Black Pearl

2008

Fantasy films have proved to be popular with all ages, as reflected in

the success of films such as Harry Potter and the Order of the

Phoenix , The Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion the Witch and the

Wardrobe), and The Pirates of the Caribbean series.

Describe and discuss one scene from one of the above films,

referring to costume, make-up, scenery /location, special effects

and camera work.

And

Discuss briefly how the typography used in the title and credits

reflects the subject matter of the film you have chosen.

Illustrate your answer

Costume and props

The Red Balloon (Albert Lamorisse, 1956)

Camerawork

Lighting

Scenery / Location

Costume

Make-up

Colour

Sound

Editing

Film Journal Film: _____________________

Dir. : _____________________

Year: ____________________

Notes:

Film Journal Film: _____________________

Dir. : _____________________

Year: ____________________

Approaching the Leaving Certificate Film Studies Question

ART (Including Crafts) Ordinary and Higher

Level Courses

“The course should be as broadly based as that

for the Intermediate Certificate.”

Leaving Certificate Art Syllabus

2006

Describe and discuss the visual qualities of a film of your choice

shot on location in Ireland, or a film with an Irish theme.

Refer in your answer to location, costume and makeup,

camera work, lighting and colour.

And

Describe how the qualities you have discussed combine to

set the scene and the atmosphere of the film.

Use sketches to illustrate your answer.

Kisses (Lance Daly, 2008)

Camerawork

Lighting

Scenery / Location

Costume

Make-up

Colour

Sound

Editing

Film Journal Film: _____________________

Dir. : _____________________

Year: ____________________

2009

Recent animated films from the studios of Pixar and

Dreamworks, such as Shrek, Finding Nemo, Ratatouille and

Wall-E, have proved to be very popular.

Discuss this statement with reference to two scenes from

one of these animated films.

And

Discuss briefly the film-making techniques that make these

scenes so visually appealing.

Use sketches to illustrate your answer.

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Toy Story 3

Practical Film Methodologies

Short Films

Trailers

Credit Sequences

TITLE

SEQUENCE

CREDITS

GENRE

MOOD

STYLE

THEMES

Mad Men

Classic Ads

Concept Storyboard

Storyboard

Logo Explorations

North by Northwest

Catch Me If You Can

Oceans Eleven (1960)

www.artofthetitle.com

TRAILERS

Gears of War – Trailer

Assasins Creed Brotherhood – Trailer

Assasins Creed – TV Ad

• Reverse Storyboarding

• Storyboard a trailer for film/TV show/game

• Digital Storyboarding

– animatic

Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood. Music Video animatic

Gorillaz – Clint Eastwood. Music Video

• Storyboards

– trailers, in game cinematics, ads

• Character design

• Mood boards

• Concept Art

Assasins Creed – Concept Art

Advantages over creating live action videos.

Allows students to create scenes that would be impractical, dangerous or

unaffordable in real life.

Students do not need expensive film equipment such as cameras or lights.

Students working solo or in small groups can create large scenes without

needing a large cast of actors.

Why animation rather than video?

Flickbook

ZOETROPE

Zoetrope

• Traditional

– Cell Animation

• Stop Motion

– Claymation

– Puppetry

• Computer

– 2D & 3D

Spirited Away – Dir. Hayao Miyazaki

Claymation

• uses figures made of clay to

create stop-motion animation.

• The figures may have a wire

frame inside of them, that can

be moved in order to pose the

figures.

• Examples: Wallace and Gromit

Morph

Shit Robot: ‘Losing my Patience’ – Dir. Fergal Brennan

Gulp! (Worlds Largest Stop Motion) – Dir. Sumo Science

Dot (Worlds Smallest Stop Motion Animation) – Dir. Sumo Science

Puppet Animation

• Uses stop-motion puppet figures in

a constructed environment

• The puppets generally have a wire

frame inside of them to keep them

still and steady.

• It allows them to move their limbs

and joints.

• Examples The Nightmare Before

Christmas (1993), Corpse Bride

(2005), Coraline (2009)

Fantastic Mr. Fox – Dir. Wes Anderson

Coraline – Dir.

King Kong VW Commercial – Dir. David Allen

Alice – Jan Svankmajer

Alice – Dir. Jan Svankmajer (1988)

iMotion HD App for iPhone (free)

• Digital models created in a

computer programme

• Models are given a digital

armature or skeleton.

• 3D simulations can be made of

many things such as fur, water,

smoke, fire etc.

• Special effects in movies & ads

• Examples: Toy Story, Shrek,

Wall-E

Motion Capture

• the process of recording the

actions of human actors and

• using that information to animate

digital character models in 3D

• Using specially designed suits.

• Initially invented in Scotland

• Used in Military, entertainment,

sport and film

• Examples: Polar Express (2004)

2011

The success of Pixar Animation Studios is firmly fixed on the

understanding that the animated world should be based on the

real world.

Discuss this statement with reference to any one of Pixar’s

productions, such as Toy Story 1, 2 and 3, The Incredibles,

Monsters Inc, Wall-E and Up.

And

Discuss briefly two film-making techniques that make these

films so visually attractive.

Illustrate your answer

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Moviestorm

• Students have access to a large variety of sets, props and costumes, and are

not limited by what the school can provide or what they can find at home.

•

• They can work in a variety of locations, including both home and the

classroom, so do not require studio space.

•

• Using a complete animation tool like Moviestorm removes the need for having

several different software packages to handle the different parts of film-making.

Moviestorm

What you will need:

• Software

• istopmotion

• Animator DV

• Windows movie maker

• imovie

• Camera

• Webcam

• DSLR

• iPhone / cameraphone

Process:

1. Brainstorm ideas

2. Write a script

3. Create Storyboard

4. Assign roles

5. Shoot!

• Each second of animation is made up of 25 separate frames.

• Don’t be too ambitious with the duration of the film

• Aim for completing 2 – 4 seconds per 40min class.

• Each second of animation is made up of 25 separate frames.

• Don’t be too ambitious with the duration of the film

• Aim for completing 2 – 4 seconds per 40min class.

12 frames = 1/2 second

Considerations:

1. Time consuming

2. Requires hardware and software

3. Technical knowledge

4. Can be disappointing if project not completed

Process:

1. Brainstorm ideas

2. Write a script

3. Create Storyboard

4. Assign roles

5. Shoot!

Main film roles:

• Producer

• Director

• Writer

• Cinematographer / Camera Operator

• Sound Operator

• Editor

• Cast

• Short Documentary

• Short Film

• Recreate a scene

• Trailer

• Music Video

• TV Ad

IFI Education

www.ifi.ie/education

Screenings, workshops, study guides

Fresh Film Festival

www.freshfilmfestival.net

FIS – Films in Schools

www.fis.ie

Study Guides

www.filmeducation.org (UK)

Moviestorm

www.moviestorm.co.uk (3D animation)

Offset – Graphic Design

www.iloveoffset.com

Ripping clips

4 Media DVD Ripper

http://www.mp4converter.net/dvdripper-

win.html

Jean O'Dwyer

Friday 6 April 2012

Animation and Film

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