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MDIA2000 Assessment Task 2 (50%), Due Week 11 (Monday 11th August) Animation Film (50%)

Assessment 2 Overview

Following on from the project proposed in your Assessment 1 Pitch Bible, based on your selected inspiration text, create a short 2D animation film that is a minimum 30-45 seconds duration.

This animation can be digitally hand-drawn, a stop-motion animation, or a hybrid combination of the two. The film must contain sound.

Deliverables:

A PDF document containing a downloadable link to your animated short film AND a link to your working file (uploaded to a storage cloud of your choice). Submission document available in Moodle Assessment Hub.

Copy and paste your links into a PDF document and submit the PDF to the MDIA2000 Moodle site. Your MOV or MP4 file and your PDF file should be named as: “YourName_zID_NameofYourFilm_MDIA2000”

Please also state the inspiration text used for both Assessment 1 and 2 in your PDF.

Due Week 11, Monday 11th August.

The submission document for Assessment 2 is available for download in the Moodle Assessment Hub.

Considerations:

The Medium of Your Animation

You have the choice between 3 different forms of 2D animation. Please choose ONLY ONE of the following.

You must submit the .fla Adobe Animate working file with your final submission. The animation must contain sound design and/or music.

You will be learning how to use Adobe Animate during your studio classes.

See the Resources section of this brief to access the link to download the Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Animate for free with your UNSW email.

 You may choose the materials that you wish to animate (e.g. paper, plasticine, found objects etc) and create your animation using one of the two following approaches:

We will be exploring the UNSW Animation Room in Week 3 of the course. If you decide to use the UNSW Animation Room for your project, please ensure to book your times early with TRC, as places will be competitive. There will be some materials available for use in the room, such as plasticine.

If you decide to use a home setup for creating your animation, you may borrow equipment from UNSW TRC to assist you, such as cameras and stands, lights, etc. Both room and equipment bookings are made through the UNSW TRC website. Please see the Resources section of this brief to access the link to book equipment and the animation room.

As stop motion exists in a real, physical space, much like any live-action film, think about what materials and filming techniques you can use for a stop-motion animation. Think about types of lighting and framing. Think about the depth of a space. What objects can you imbue with extraordinary personalities? What settings can you create? How can you use a physical space to enhance movement and story?

Here are some examples of materials and filming setups:

- Plasticine

- Paper

- Everyday objects (Do NOT use toys)

- Arts and crafts materials (e.g. paint)

- Etc.

- Top-down camera angle and a lightbox

- Front on camera with a background set

- A mobile camera to adjust framing and move with your characters

3. Hybrid animation

In this case, you will be borrowing elements from digital and stop-motion animation approaches and would be engaging with both at some level.

Technical Requirements

Your exported animation must be of these technical specifications:

- Your full name & student number

- Sound & music sources

- Your inspiration text - e.g. Based on ‘Spring Snow’ by Yukio Mishima, 1969.

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Resources

Adobe Creative Cloud Download:

https://www.adobe.com/au/creativecloud/desktop-app.html