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Assessment – a review
Looking ahead to our next assessment
Author/Auteur – focus on film-makers
Blogging workshop
Film (2-4)
Assessment - a review
What I liked
Reading them
always interesting
great breadth to them
told me what you like to watch
emerging professionals
Particularly strong
References – where did you find this information?
History with a focus – e.g.: rotoscoping
Engagement with industry
Pictures and Videos
What I didn’t like
Lack of paragraphs
We all need to do more reading…..
About your blogs
Make the text readable
Simpler designs?
Learn how to embed pictures and video
Align left or flush – not centre!!
Learn to link to other blogs, other sources
Read and comment on each others’ work
Towards our final assessment
More blogging!
Becoming more expert on a particular area.
Critical Evaluation – reflecting on your emerging expertise
Reading more books
Focus on filmmakers
AuteursTerm from 1950s French Film criticsBelieved films had a central ‘author’Unique style across series of films
Name some Auteurs….
Auteurs
Case study – Tim Burton
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IKggAYL_rE
Auteurs
What makes a film the work of an Auteur?narrative structure (e.g. Tarantino)Theme (subject matter)Animation Style (e.g. Aardman)Cinematography (lighting)Traits (similar actors, locations) GenreOutlook/Approach…..
Auteurs
Some Animation Auteurs?Nick ParkHayao Miyazaki Hideaki AnnoGuillermo Del ToroHanna-BarbaraChuck Jones
Auteurs
In groups:Name an Auteurlist/draw aspects of the filmmaker’s auteurshipPresent back to group
TASK: on your own blog:
Write a short review (400 words) of an animation style/genre/studio/auteur that you would like to focus on in detail.
Tell us:A little about it
Why you have chosen it
Why it will be good for analysis
Please, Please, Please:
Reference a book or two or three
(find out how to reference….)
Make links to other resources
Illustrate it with images/videos
Talk about in our next class
