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In Week 4, we learned about facial pose and how to make expressions feel more organic. The main idea was that perfect symmetry is not appealing. If both sides of the face move in the same way, it can look robotic. I realised that in my previous animations, I often kept the face too symmetrical […]
This week’s lecture focused on story structure and how narrative frameworks shape emotional impact in film and animation. The presentation began by explaining that storytelling is part of being human — it helps us understand morality, history, and life experiences. Before exploring different models, we were introduced to the film narrative hierarchy, which breaks a […]
In Week 2, the lecture focused on the fundamentals of storytelling and how stories are constructed rather than imagined randomly. One of the key ideas was the difference between a chronicle and a narrative. A chronicle is simply a list of events connected by “and then,” while a narrative is a sequence of meaning where […]
This week’s lecture focused on cinematography, especially layout, composition and camera language. The main question raised by the tutor was: “Where do you put the camera?” At first, I thought cinematography was mainly about technical settings such as focal length or depth of field. However, after this lecture, I realised that camera placement is actually about […]
This unit, Design for Animation, Narrative Structures & Film Language, helped me understand how visual language supports storytelling. Across weekly lectures and tutorials, I learned narrative structure, film analysis, and academic research skills, including literature review and Harvard referencing. My critical report explores how lighting shapes Cheng Dieyi’s character development in Farewell My Concubine (1993). […]
This week I had a tutorial with Nigel about my literature review and report structure. He said my work looks pretty good and I am in a good position to finish it. I already changed my structure from “Scene 1 / Scene 2” to “Chapter 1 / Chapter 2”, and he think this is more […]
This week I had a tutorial about my literature review and my report structure. The tutor said my literature review is a good start. I have enough key theories for my topic, so I don’t need to change the whole direction. The tutor also told me I should not just write the report as “Scene […]
This week’s lecture focused on academic referencing and citation, with particular attention to Harvard referencing conventions. The session made it clear that referencing is not only about avoiding plagiarism, but about using sources to support and strengthen an argument. One key idea from the lecture was that sources should be integrated into writing in a […]
This week focused on understanding what a literature review is and how it functions within academic research. Rather than being a summary of existing texts, the lecture emphasised that a literature review is a critical process of identifying, comparing, and organising key ideas within a research field. One important point from the session was that […]