FFA114 : Animation history and technology / College of Creative Arts

This course is an introduction to the history and development of the field of animation. We will explore this course from various perspectives through chronology, from its prehistory before the invention of film and animation to the present day by form, including method and techniques by culture, comparing the US to Japan, West and Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia by topics and by personality, concentrating on the figures who have shaped the art form and continue to influence it through their example. Students are expected to bring an enthusiastic interest in the techniques, and effort to reading about, viewing, researching and discussing animation and the artists who have created it. There are assignment, discussion, reading questions, and quizzes throughout the semester.