VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN REVIEWS (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Explain the origins of animation; Explain the early development of animation; Explain the development of animation in wartime and midcentury; Explain the development of animation in the digital era; Explain the development of animation in the contemporary era.

Topics:

1. Introduction to animation studies;
2. The origins (Animation before film);
3. Experimental era of animated film;
4. Golden age of cartoon animation;
5. Animation in wartime;
6. Television era: The birth of modern animation;
7. Avantgarde animation;
8. Asian animation I;
9. Asian animation II;
10. The digital dawn I;
11. The digital dawn II;
12. The contemporary era of animation I;
13. The contemporary era of animation II.