CDM 402 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Cinema and Digital Media

Course Name

Animation Studio

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
CDM 402	Fall/Spring	2	2	3	5

Prerequisites

CDM 231 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)

Course Language

English

Course Type

Elective

Course Level

First Cycle

Mode of Delivery

-

Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course

Critical feedback
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation

National Occupation Classification

-

Course Coordinator

Öğr.Gör.Dr. KADİR KAYSERİLİOĞLU

Course Lecturer(s)

-

Assistant(s)

-

Course Objectives	The course aims to teach students how to design convincing characters, movements and happenings within the framework of a simple plot in an animation film.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Create the “impression” of motion without a camera Define the basic animation techniques and methods in cinema Apply difficult tasks in advanced animation Design an animation project Act as an animation team leader
Course Description	The course introduces the concept “impression” and then moves on to the study of elementary movements and basic features of a character. A wide of range of techniques, from cel animation to stop-motion will be introduced. Significant examples of animation will be screened and discussed. The students will produce short animated videos using various techniques.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction to class: What is Animation?
2	Brief History of Animation / 12 Principles of Animation / Film Screening
3	Basic Terminology / Traditional Methods of Animation / Flipbook & Pixilation Workshop
4	Color Theory / Collage Workshop / Assignment I
5	Storyboard Workshop
6	Film Screening / Storyboard Presentations / Assignment II
7	Feedback for projects / Film Screening
8	Feedback for projects / Film Screening
9	Midterm: Midterm Project / Presentation and evaulation
10	Methods of Digital Animation / Film Screening
11	Photoshop Workshop: Tools and photo-manipulation techniques / Feedback to projects
12	After Effects Workshop: Introduction to keyframe animation / Feedback to projects / Assaignment III
13	Feedback for projects / Film Screening /
14	Final: Final Project
15	Presentation and evaulation
16	Review of the semester

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials	Tod Polson - The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and The Zen of Animation Design Emre Ahmet Seçmen - Neo-Sinema Tekniğe ve Teknolojiye Dair Okumalar

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	30
Presentation / Jury
Project	1	60
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class			0
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	32	32
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	1	54	54
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	150

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to have fundamental knowledge about narrative forms in cinema, digital and interactive media, and the foundational concepts relevant to these forms.	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to create narratives based on creative and critical thinking skills, by using the forms and tools of expression specific to cinema and digital media arts.	-	-	-	X	-
3	To be able to use the technical equipment and software required for becoming a specialist/expert in cinema and digital media.	-	-	-	-	X
4	To be able to perform skills such as scriptwriting, production planning, use of the camera, sound recording, lighting and editing, at the basic level necessary for pre-production, production and post-production phases of an audio-visual work; and to perform at least one of them at an advanced level.	-	-	-	-	-
5	To be able to discuss how meaning is made in cinema and digital media; how economy, politics and culture affect regimes of representation; and how processes of production, consumption, distribution and meaning-making shape narratives.	-	-	-	-	-
6	To be able to perform the special technical and aesthetic skills at the basic level necessary to create digital media narratives in the fields of interactive film, video installation, experimental cinema and virtual reality.	-	-	X	-	-
7	To be able to critically analyze a film or digital media artwork from technical, intellectual and artistic perspectives.	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to participate in the production of a film or digital media artwork as a member or leader of a team, following the principles of work safety and norms of ethical behavior.	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to stay informed about global scientific, social, economic, cultural, political, institutional and industrial developments.	-	-	-	-	-
10	To be able to develop solutions to legal, scientific and professional problems surrounding the field of cinema and digital media.	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to use a foreign language to communicate with colleagues and collect data in the field of cinema and digital media. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to use a second foreign language at the medium level.	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to connect the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to the field of expertise.	-	-	-	-	-