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ADA107 - Principles of Animation

Year

2025 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne)
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:ACF107
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Anthony Lucas
Trimester 3: To be advised
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: AMC104
Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided)

1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided)

1 x 2-hour online seminar per week (livestreamed, recordings provided)

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Note:

Student enrolment quotas apply to this unit

Content

In this unit students explore the making of animation through a range of techniques, methods and approaches for a variety of animation practices. Students will study established principles of 2D animation (Timing, Squash and Stretch, Staging, etc.) and story-telling, learn under-camera techniques (time-lapse and stop-motion), and develop basic project management skills to take an idea from storyboard to animated short film. The unit allows students to focus on specific interests, such as experimental non-narrative, or character and story-based animation.

Learning outcomes

ULO These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
ULO1

Use a variety of animation techniques and image creation strategies to build animation sequences in a number of styles and approaches

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving
ULO2

Plan, script and produce a storyboard for a short animation proposal

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication
ULO3

Produce a short animation sequence applying animation principles and skills

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO3: Digital literacy

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assignment 1: Exercises 2000 words or equivalent 50% Ongoing
Assignment 2: Storyboard Project 800 words
or equivalent		 20% Week 6
Assignment 3: Short Film Project 1200 words or equivalent 30% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning resource

As there are no prescribed textbooks set for this unit, students are not required to purchase text.

A list of recommended reading for ADA107 can be found via the University Library.

A further selection of readings and web-based resources will be available online, as directed by the unit chair.

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