Category: Final Major Project & Thesis

The subject I want to study is about how the combination of experimental animation and contemporary art can cause phenomena in experimental animation.

I read books on experimental animation and went to see some contemporary art installations.

Classification of experimental animations

Experimental animation is broadly divided into two types: 1. trial animation before it becomes commercial animation. 2. a way of expressing the author’s ideas. The first type, such as Pixar’s annual short films, is partly experimental animation, where the technology is brought out to see how it is received by the market. When the market is receptive, the technology can be commercialized.The second type of experimental animation is simply a way for pioneering individuals or organizations to express their ideas in the form of animation or to serve a promotional purpose. This type of experimental animation is generally unattractive and not easily accepted by the audience.

A study of the contemporaneity of experimental animation creation

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Experimental animation has become an integral part of the history of animation with its unique style and strong artistry and creativity.

how commercial animation, as mainstream animation, feeds off of experimental animation.

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Animation artists are constantly breaking through the limits of the medium and the concept of experimental animation, and it is this way of creating animation that will determine the future direction of animation. Experimental animation can be divided into many different expressions and styles, but in the context of contemporary art, the artistic style and thematic concepts of experimental animation are more precious and urgent.

Will the integration of contemporary art concepts and creative ideas into experimental animation make it equally contemporary and able to replace commercial animation as the mainstream?

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The importance of humorous exaggerated action design in animated films – “Hotel Transylvania” as an example

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A study of the relationship between animated character design and realistic movement

This week we learned the basics of experimental animations and watched several videos to strengthen the idea of this type of animation.

The first experimental animation I saw was ‘Balance’

In the air, hovering over a four-sided flat plate, on which stand five men, the same appearance, the same attire, the same expressionless faces, distinguished only by the different numbers they carry behind them. In the center of the plate is an invisible fulcrum, and to balance it, the five men must find the right position. Originally, simply standing in the center would have been enough, but, like us, they were curious about the world and wanted to know what it was like down there. And with the arrival of a box, this balance is upset. The box brings music, excitement, but also imbalance, disagreement, and struggle.

Consider the following questions and try to provide brief answers on your blog for next week.

On graduation which area or environment of production do you wish to focus upon and why?
What skills will you need to attain the standards required for vocational practice?
How will you showcase your FMP practice for the final shows?
Is it important to directly connect the thesis research to your practical work?
Do you have an area of research you wish to conduct that is unrelated to the practical element?
There are several areas that I would like to focus on in my thesis and project:

Area 01

Experimental animation is an area that I would like to delve into. I am fascinated by some darkly humorous experimental animation.
In recent years experimental animation has taken a certain place in animation with its unique style. However, commercial animation is still firmly in the mainstream. I would like to try to investigate how experimental animation changes when combined with contemporaneity. And whether this change will reveal a new form of experimental animation.

Area 02:

The direction of black humour animation is another direction I would like to study. The dark humour in the film is a technique used by directors.