Theory and Practice

Gillian McArthurHN Video

Project

Engagement

0 Find examples of how narrative works as a form of engagement in film by explaining and giving examples of the following concepts:1. plot2. story3. cause and effect4. time5. space6. spatial references; contrast this with a number of

computer spatial references7. information structures

Navigation

0Find a range of examples of computer based navigation systems.

0Find a range of examples of real world navigation systems.

0 Identify commonalities between computer based and real world navigation systems.

Information Structures

Find a range of examples of modular systems used and created by designers. Find both 2D and 3D examples.

0Metaphor: create a list of examples of metaphor; look at film, animation, and other forms of traditional visual communication. Eg Book opens for film, Date on Calendar opens to become place and time

0Off screen space: find some examples of off screen space found in both film and animation.0 http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/mise-en-

scene.htm

Dynamics and Movement

0Find a range of examples from traditional forms of media that suggest and/or affect screen movement. For example:1. camera movement2. animation techniques, such as easing and

deformation3. frame rates

Compositing and layering

0Find a range of traditional collage and photomontage images. Try to identify the original context for the different sources that make up the finished example.

0Find some examples of film editing or montage. Identify the different shots and then describe the third or inferred meaning that has been created by the two shots.

0Find a range of contemporary and post-modern images that have been digitally constructed. Again identify the different range of sources for these images.

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