COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CAZ 2004 ADVANCED 2D COMPUTER ANIMATION COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Cartoon Film and Animation

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

HAKAN ERGIN

Offered to

Animation Film Design and Directing
Cartoon Film and Animation
Digital Arts

Course Objective

This course aims to help students develop an original project and gain familiarity with the pre-production, production and post-production phases of a digital 2D animation project.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the basics of digital animation techniques.
2   To gain proficiency in digital animation techniques.
3   To have an understanding of the production methods of digital animation techniques.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Short format screenplay, synopsis, treatment
2 Students' presentation of their synopses; screenplay formatting
3 Presentation and evaluation of screenplays; dialogue recording
4 Presentation and evaluation of recordings; layout and blocking
5 Presentation and evaluation of animatics; pose-to-pose and straight-ahead Students are expected to begin the production phase by this week
6 Production progress reports (key poses) Students report on the progress of their projects
7 Production progress reports (breakdowns) Particular techniques/effects that projects require will be examined in lectures, if necessary
8 Production progress reports
9 Production progress reports; foley
10 Production progress reports; compositing
11 Presentation and evaluation of rough cuts
12 Post-production progress reports Students report on the progress of their post-production phase
13 Post-production progress reports
14 Screening and evaluation of completed projects

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The different phases of film production are explained and relevant examples are analyzed; students are expected to develop an original project based on these examples.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

50% of the final course grade is based on the weekly presentations where students report on their progress; the remaining 50% is based on the completed project.

Assessment Criteria

Students are expected to report on the progress of their projects weekly.
The final project is assessed based on its originality, technical complexity and implementation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students must attend at least 70% of the lectures. Late assignments are not accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.ergin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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