Animation: Art and Industry

CICA 8095ABF

Course Guide

CICA 8095ABF

Course Guide

Animation: Art and Industry

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Course Coordinator:

Dr. Lee Lok Man, BA (Hons) LU, MPhil (LU), PhD (Tsinghua)

Aims

This is a 3-credit-unit postgraduate-level course. It is a core course of the Master of Arts in Creative Industries and Cultural Assets programme. The course aims to increase students' understanding of animation both as an art form and as an industry. Students will learn to appreciate and analyse the traditions, styles and aesthetics of animation. Also, the business practices of animation and its related industries as well as alternative applications will be discussed. By understanding the key changes and contexts in different periods of the development of animation, students will learn to analyse the future of animation.

Contents

The course covers the following topics:

History and development of animation: Comics, animation and games
Types of animation
Forms, styles and aesthetics of animation
Animation and visual culture in the East and the West
Animation: From art to business
Alternative applications and future development of animation

Assessment

Assessment is based on students' performance in continuous assessment components, including (1) class exercises and presentations, (2) a quiz, (3) a mid-term project and (4) a final project and oral presentation. These components are worth 30%, 10%, 20% and 40% of the total marks for the course respectively. Students are required to submit assignments via the Online Learning Environment (OLE).