Creative Animation Atelier I

Course Aims

• Students gain a practical understanding of how to apply principles of narrative, structure, and dramaturgy to the production of animation within a form of their choice.
• Students learn to generate socio-culturally reflective ideas and develop these into an animation concept and prototype.
• Students develop multicultural sensitivity and apply it while working within an international production team.

Course Content

Students explore the principles of narration, dramaturgy, and structure, applying them to a wide range of animation storytelling forms, including classical, abstract, poetic, and interactive approaches.

Working in groups of three to four, students create an audiovisual narrative in a form of their choice and develop it through multiple production stages toward a functional prototype. Each stage reflects the requirements and creative processes associated with the chosen storytelling form.

Groups are intentionally heterogeneous, bringing together students from different nationalities and cultural-artistic backgrounds. Dialogue, confrontation, similarities, and juxtaposition between their contexts serve as starting points for the expanded narratives they develop.

The resulting prototype should demonstrate a hybrid of stylistic and thematic influences while reflecting on the diverse realities represented within each group.

Evaluation

Deliverable

Project prototype (2D, 3D, CGI, Stop Motion, or other techniques; single-screen or multi-screen; classical, interactive, or abstract formats) accompanied by basic artwork.

Assessment Breakdown

• 50% Permanent evaluation, based on the evolution of the project development stages.
• 50% Final deliverable, with additional credit awarded for animated components.