Course Title: Alternative Animation

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Alternative Animation

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COMM2213

City Campus

Undergraduate

345H Media and Communication

Face-to-Face

 Sem 2 2006,
Sem 2 2007,
Sem 2 2008,
Sem 2 2009,
Sem 2 2010,
Sem 1 2011,
Sem 2 2011,
Sem 1 2012,
Sem 2 2012,
Sem 1 2013,
Sem 2 2013,
Sem 1 2014,
Sem 2 2014,
Sem 1 2015,
Sem 2 2015,
Sem 1 2016,
Sem 2 2016,
Sem 2 2017

COMM2213

City Campus

Undergraduate

370H Design

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2018,
Sem 2 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 2 2019,
Sem 1 2020,
Sem 2 2021,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 2 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 2 2023,
Sem 1 2024,
Sem 2 2024

Course Coordinator: David Pennay

Course Coordinator Phone: Please email

Course Coordinator Email: david.pennay@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Please email

Course Coordinator Availability: Please email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

In this course you will be able to explore and experiment with alternative approaches to animation. You will experiment with the techniques and processes around the creation of physical and digital animation.

Alternative Animation offers you the opportunity to develop or further enhance your knowledge and skills of styles, concepts and structures of animation.


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This is an elective, which will complement the learning outcomes you are developing in your program.


Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the variety of alternative methods of animation.
  • Identify and analyse visual and conceptual influences within alternative animation.
  • Experiment with content and form of alternative animation.
  • Apply alternative animation techniques across a variety of production methods.


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in learning that involves a range of activities such as studios, project work, lectures, tutorials, class discussion, individual and group activities.

The semester will be divided into core concepts pertaining to Alternative Animation. Each section will be devoted to a conceptual framework and development of particular skills and creative abilities. Assignments will be given which relate to the skills and knowledge gained in each particular area.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems.

A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources that are relevant to the focus of your own learning.

There are services available to support your learning, including the University Library and Study Support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes.

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.

 

Assessment Tasks

Exploratory Animation: 50%

This assessment will cover the following:

Course learning outcomes

  • Experiment with content and form of alternative animation.
  • Apply alternative animation techniques across a variety of production methods.

Research Project: 10%

This assessment will cover the following:

Course learning outcomes

  • Describe the variety of alternative methods of animation.
  • Identify and analyse visual and conceptual influences within alternative animation.

 

Final Project: 40%

 

This assessment will cover the following:

 

Course learning outcomes

  • Experiment with content and form of alternative animation.
  • Apply alternative animation techniques across a variety of production methods.