Course overview
To introduce students to the practical and theoretical knowledge of Cinematic Design, and to develop student skills in the application of this knowledge for establishing the relationship between design principles and the process of designing for film, animation, and visual effects. Students will develop skills to identify, evaluate, construct, and apply key principles of cinematic design in contemporary screen production. Students will focus on the concept of ‘design language’, using metaphors of 'grammar' and 'vocabulary' taken from natural language that enrich the process of designing for film, animation, visual effects, and illustration, and apply these skills in practice using a variety of visual effects and computer graphics packages.
- Introduction To Design Language
- Visual Cinematic Design
- Thematic Cinematic Design
Course learning outcomes
- apply key concepts and principles in cinematic design
- apply key concepts and principles in grammatical design
- observe, analyse and adapt existing design languages to generate new creations
- communicate ideas both visually and textually for cinematic media
- work independently and collaboratively to ideate cinematic design concepts
Availability
Class details
Magill
Class number 30059
Section LE01
Size 135
Available 134
Class number 29981
Section SE01
Size 28
Available 27
Class number 24440
Section SE02
Size 28
Available 28
Class number 24439
Section SE03
Size 28
Available 28
Class number 24438
Section SE04
Size 28
Available 28
Class number 24437
Section SE05
Size 28
Available 28
Adelaide City Campus West
Class number 30058
Section LE01
Size 135
Available 135
Class number 24111
Section SE01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 23118
Section SE03
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 23117
Section SE04
Size 20
Available 20
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