Module manager: John Edmonds
Email: icsjme@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
Approved progression from Level 1 – Film, Photography and Media orDigital Media (or approved credit transfer equivalent).
This module is not approved as a discovery module
To provide students with intermediate practical skills in motion graphics for film and television including animation and visual effects.
Construct motion graphic sequences for film and television production using appropriate software.
Understand and demonstrate coherent subject knowledge and appreciate professional design constraints for film and television production.
Comment on specific aspects of recent research and development in the industry.
Review and critically analyse their production work against industry practitioners.
To time manage and schedule their project(s) by a specified deadline.
Demonstrate knowledge of motion graphics industry.
Contextualise and situate a motion graphic sequence.
Critically engage with photographic and video imagery using
analytical strategies.
Demonstrate knowledge of the design principles necessary for
motion graphics.
Produce a motion graphic sequence to an intermediate level.
The course focuses on three key areas:
Introduction of industry-based software - Adobe After Effects.
Introducing Graphic Design considerations for Film & TV including typography and layout, plus the psychology of colour in design.
Planning and Preparation for Special Effects - Production and Output.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supervision | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Lecture | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Practical | 11 | 2 | 22 |
| Private study hours | 166 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 34 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Weekly formative feedback during practical sessions via the practical portfolio.
Project Creative Concept Feedback. (Submitted during Week 4. Online recorded verbal feedback for all students by Week 6). Module Office Hour – Online drop- in (1 hour per week).
Weekly formative feedback during practical sessions via the practical portfolio.
Project Creative Concept Feedback. (Submitted during Week 4. Online recorded verbal feedback for all students by Week 6). Module Office Hour – Online drop- in (1 hour per week).
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Practical | 3 Minute Motion Graphic Project. | 50 |
| Portfolio | Practical Portfolio | 25 |
| Assignment | Creative Concept Outline 1 x 1,000 - 1,250 words | 25 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 6/4/2024
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