Week 2: Experimental Animation

In the early 1900’s the avant-garde interest in part, focused upon the formal aesthetic potentials of film and animation, line and form, movement and rhythm, colour and light.

The limitless potentials of developing visual and film language fuelled by technological advancement has and continues to motivate independent and ground-breaking work.

Personal Vision through independent film and animation remain central to the development of the medium.

Experimental film umbrellas a vast variety of concepts, models and approaches. The work may by nature hard to to categorise and define. It is therefore important to;

Find systems by which we can recognise qualities, aesthetics, abstract themes and concepts.

Analysis the influences of new technologies, society and culture on individual works or movements.

Determine the individual motivations and priorities of the artist/s

Establish the significance of work from a historical and contemporary context.

Week 1: FMP thesis proposal

1. On graduation which area or environment of production do you wish to focus upon and why?

When I graduate, I hope to be engaged in the field of 3D animation special effects,

2. What skills will you need to attain the standards required for vocational practice?

I need mature 3D modeling and special effects technology

3. How will you showcase your FMP practice for the final shows?

Combine practice with theory,

4. Is it important to directly connect the thesis research to your practical work?

It is very important to directly link the research of the paper with the actual work, because the theory of the paper is the basis of practice. You can have a good plan and theoretical guidance from the paper