Lesson plan / STOP MOTION ANIMATION

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 4.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Programme Elective
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? S
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s) Instructor MESUT BATUHAN ÇANKIR
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course Examining the knowledge and principles of cartoon production and animation art by using stop motion animation technique and gaining application competencies.
Course Content Comprehending two and three dimensional stop motion techniques such as sand, clay painting, cut-out, birckfilms, puppet, pixilation and realizing the project by including at least one of these techniques constitute the content of the course.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Presentation of the conceptual framework of the course. What is stop motion?
2Two-dimensional stop motion techniques: sand, needle surface, stratacut, clay painting
3Cut-out animation technique
4Three-dimensional stop motion techniques: paper folding, brickfilms, clay animation
5Puppet animation
6Evaluation of student projects at the synopsis stage
7Projecting: idea, research, character creation, scripting
8Division of work, shooting script and storyboard
9Midterm exam
10Building stop motion set, lighting, using camera
11Editing
12Editing, sound effects and music
13Development of projects
14Development of projects and elimination of deficiencies

Resources

1- Lecture Notes