Major Project: Preproduction
Overview
This unit introduces students to the technical/logistical techniques, and interpersonal skills needed for collaborative animation short-form preproduction. Students employ best-practice methods to merge creative ideas with commercial considerations, and complete individual and group tasks to deepen their understanding of roles and responsibilities across the animation industry. Students plan, develop, and pitch their group animation projects; successful pitches continue production into the following semester.
Requisites
200 cp in BA-ANI Bachelor of Animation
OR
300 cp in Animation related double degrees
01-June-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Research and utilise methods to develop multimedia content for animated preproduction
- Use appropriate language to describe the initial process and early-stage progress of iterative animation
- Apply best practice management and presentation strategies to develop written and visual assets for animated outcomes
- Apply technical and interpersonal skills across individual and group animation development
- Critically evaluate preproduction for achievability, commercial viability and impact within the animation industry.
Teaching methods
All applicable locations
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
On-Campus Class |
6 | 12 weeks | 72 |
| Specified Activities Various | 6 | 12 weeks | 72 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 13 | 12 weeks | 156 |
| Total | 300 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULOs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Group | 40 % | 1,2,3,4 |
| Presentation | Group | 30 % | 3,4,5 |
| Research Assignment | Individual | 30 % | 1,2,3 |
Content
- Screenplay research and development
- Writing creative treatments for screen works
- Developing and pitching a short animated film
- Planning, budgeting and scheduling
- Understanding audiences and funding opportunities
- Key roles, responsibilities and working collaboratively
- Contextualising creative practice for commercial application
- Iterating and directing characters, objects, environments and sequences
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Collaboration and negotiation
- Graduate Attribute – Teamwork Skills: Teamwork roles and processes
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Information literacy
- Graduate Attribute – Digital Literacies: Technical literacy
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.