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Unit of Study COM00456 - Animation Theory and Practice (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Pre-requisites

    72 credit points in any SCU units

  • Enrolment information

    A familiarity with industry standard design software would be an advantage.

Unit description

Develops students' knowledge of the theory and practice of digital multimedia communication and production. Students apply previously learned skills in digital media by integrating text, still images, audio, video and animation, to the planning and development of a basic online animated production.

Unit content

Module 1: Introduction & history

  • Classic animation history, theory and techniques overview
  • New wave of animation techniques as applied to new and traditional media forms

Module 2: Pre-production, design & production

  • Project planning, development and construction
  • Sound and video in animation

Module 3: Broadening horizons & conclusion

  • Interactivity
  • Feedback and evaluation
  • 21st-century animation

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe and critically analyse theoretical and practical issues involved in multimedia communication and production
2 demonstrate skills in software packages required for producing a multimedia product
3 understand and demonstrate concepts of developing and constructing time-based media projects
4 develop a capacity for self-learning and research in the production of a multimedia project
5 demonstrate skills in project management of a multimedia project.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe and critically analyse theoretical and practical issues involved in multimedia communication and production
    • GA2:
  2. demonstrate skills in software packages required for producing a multimedia product
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. understand and demonstrate concepts of developing and constructing time-based media projects
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. develop a capacity for self-learning and research in the production of a multimedia project
    • GA5:
  5. demonstrate skills in project management of a multimedia project.
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

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  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.