GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND ANIMATION I/FOV 407
Course Title: DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND ANIMATION I
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Lect. Barış KONOR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  -
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bariskonor@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students learn the basic principles of animation by learning the relationship and difference between animation films and films with real footage.
Students learn the aesthetics of movement by practicing on creating animations.
Students learn creating characters which is a key element in animations.






 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  History of Animations, Types of Animations, Examples of Animations
2. Week  Perception of Reality in Cinema and Animations, Relationship between Cinema and Animation, Animation Technique
3. Week  Work flow of creating an animation, Action and Reaction and Introduction to Aesthetics of Movement(Ball Animation)
4. Week  Practice on Aesthetics of Animation (Ball, balloon and paper animations)
5. Week  Practice on Aesthetics of Animation (Sack Animation)
6. Week  Posture and Balance
7. Week  Review, Q&A
8. Week  Midterm Exam (Animation Practice)
9. Week  Creating Characters in Animation
10. Week  Characterization, Movement Aesthetics of a Character, Thinking Cinematically
11. Week  Character Loops
12. Week  Gestures and Facial Expressions
13. Week  Character Animation
14. Week  Evaluation of Animations
15. Week  Review, Q&A
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Halas, John. Whitaker Harold. Timing for Animation (USA: Focal Press, 2009) Beckerman, Howard. Animation: The whole Story, (Newyork: Allworth Press, 2012) Gilbert Wayne, Simplified drawing for planning animation, (USA: Anamie, 1999) Wells Paul, The Fundamentals of animation, (Lausanne: Ava Acedemia, 2006)
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
1
20
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
1
14
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
5
2
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
1
7
7
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
5
5
 Final and Studying for Final
1
5
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
79
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.16
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Able to think in a creative wayX
2Having the theoretical knowledge about photography, video and cinemaX
3Knowing the terminology of phototography, video and cinemaX
4Able to use the devices and their components which are used to produce photography and videoX
5Knowing about history of art, aesthetics, photography and cinemaX
6Able to criticise and evaluate the visual works of othersX
7Having enough knowledge about psychology and socioloy to support his/her basic communication skillsX
8Able to work with digital video and photo processing softwareX
9Having theoretical knowledge about studio photography, advertisement photography, documentary photography and filming and ability to create his/her own work in these fieldsX
10Having a knowledge on studio, advertising, documentary film and photography and also able to implement them.X