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

To help understand the production and post-production phases of the animation pipeline and gain hands-on experience.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand production and post-production phases of the 2D digital animation pipeline
2   To understand the processes and tasks involved in 2D digital animation production.
3   To complete and present an original project using 2D 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 Overview of production and post-production phases; layout and blocking
2 Pose-to-pose and straight ahead animation
3 Production progress reports (Key poses, timing)
4 Production progress reports
5 Production progress reports (Breakdowns)
6 Production progress reports
7 Production progress reports (In-betweens)
8 Production progress reports
9 Production progress reports (Lip-sync)
10 Production progress reports
11 Foley
12 Post-production progress reports
13 Post-production progress reports
14 Screening and critique of projects

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Production and post production phases are explained, and different animation techniques are analyzed. Students are expected to complete the project initiated in the prior semester.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.60 + ASG * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

40% of the final course grade is based on the weekly presentations where students report on their progress; the remaining 60% 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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