This session was an introduction to Design for Animation, Narrative Structures & Film Language. Though this is the very start of the module, I’ve started to think about the topics I could potentially investigate for the thesis at the end of the module. All of these topics are likely to change and be refined as I learn more about the module, but I’m initially interested in a few broad topics;
- The disabled as villains- how has film changed the way it represents disabled people, particularly those with physical differences, and has it improved in recent years?
- “Animation is not a genre for kids. Its a medium for art.” (Guillermo Del Toro) – Considering attitudes towards animation in the west, has animation been dubbed as a genre only for children?
- Animation as a vessel for culture- Are consumers more likely to watch media from outside of their own culture if it is animated? (Bao, Turning Red, Coco, Grave of the Fireflies, My life as Courgette as examples)
I’m interested to see how the topics listed here change (or are replaced entirely) as the module goes on.
