COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SHADOW THEATER TECHNIQUE AND SILHOUETTE ANIMATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STS 3016 SHADOW THEATER TECHNIQUE AND SILHOUETTE ANIMATION ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Stage Design

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IŞINSU ERSAN ÖZTÜRK

Offered to

Stage Design
Illustration and Printmaking
Cartoon Film and Animation
Graphic Design
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

The course aims to enable students to learn the place of silhouette animation films in the history of animation, to experience the technique itself from a contemporary perspective by observing its qualities such as timing, movement, editing and sound, and to produce a short performance/animation with this technique.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course, the student will have knowledge about silhouette animation,
2   Analyze this technique and reinterpret it in the context of cut-out and today's technical possibilities
3   It is aimed to experience the possibilities of using paper as a material in a creative and original project

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introducing the scope of the course, application and materials and tools.
2 Shadow technique, shadow theater, shadow figures
3 Examples of contemporary use of paper as a material with Charles Armstrong, Lotte Reiniger and silhouette animation-cut-out animation
4 Studies with one and two joints, presentation of project proposals
5 Fund researches with multiple joint and movement applications, Detailed project proposals
6 Project implementations
7 Project implementations
8 Project implementations
9 Project implementations
10 Project implementations
11 Project implementations
12 Project implementations- Recording and editing
13 Project implementations- Recording and editing
14 Presentation and evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Source books and sample videos on the history of cinema and animation

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Transferring topics and concepts through presentation, sharing examples with printed visual publications, video and theater recordings. Information about the use and effects of silhouette animation and cut-out techniques in animation cinema. Design and completion of the application project for the perception of this information by the student.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.30 + ASG * 0.70


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In the course evaluation phase, first of all, it is important to pay attention to class participation, coming to class by making preparations, submitting and presenting the assigned homework on time, and whether sufficient resource research has been done in homework preparation. Whether scientific conditions are observed in the presentation, and grading will be made on these points. The knowledge gained by the student in the course will be measured by mid-term and final exams. The score for student participation will be based on (1) class attendance, (2) the quality of the student's answers to questions posed by the lecturer during the lecture and homework assignments, and (3) the student's contribution to creating a positive learning environment. Course Policies and Rules/ Derse Ilişkin Politika ve Kurallar 1. Attendance to 80% of the course is compulsory. 2. Any attempt at plagiarism will result in the assignment being invalidated 3. Absence from class will not be considered as a valid excuse for late submission of homework and projects.

Assessment Criteria

Attendance, Timely and complete presentation of homework assignments, Active participation in the course

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 80% of the course is compulsory.
2. Any attempt at plagiarism will result in the assignment being invalidated
3. Absence from class will not be considered as a valid excuse for late submission of homework and projects.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

isinsu.ersan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 13.00-14.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 6 2 12
Tutorials 10 2 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Design Project 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Other activities within the scope of the atelier pratices 8 4 32
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15
LO.25
LO.355