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40. Appreciation and Criticism of the Short Animated Film
Tuesday, Half Day, 1:45 - 5:30 pm
Room 33 A-C
Level: Beginning
Short animated films as an art form and the critical skills required for viewing and evaluating them. Presenters show films, explore their backgrounds, and demonstrate the success or failure of the films' expressiveness by examining how medium and technique are used to further the artists' intentions.
Prerequisite
An open mind.
Topics
Cartoon, experimental narrative, and abstract animations that use cel, drawing on paper, paint on glass, drawing on film, pinscreen, and computer-generated animation. How technique, medium, and style contribute to the success of the film.
Organizer
Barbara Meier
Brown University
Lecturers
Lorie Loeb
Dartmouth College
Barbara Meier
Brown University
Charles Solomon
Animation Critic
Pamela Taylor Turner
Virginia Commonwealth University
Schedule
| 1:45 |
Introduction
Meier |
| 2:00 |
The Role of Motion in Expression
Loeb |
| 3:00 |
Alternate Media: Pursuing Individual Visions
Solomon |
| 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:30 |
Alternate Media: Pursuing Individual Visions (continued)
Solomon |
| 4:15 |
Content and Meaning in Abstract Animation
Turner |
| 5:15 |
Questions and Answers
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