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ANIM 220 History of Studio Animation Units: 3.00
This course offers a historical, sociological, and theoretical framing and analysis of animated media produced by major studios across the world. The course will examine animated media such as early cartoon shorts, television animation, and feature films, including some beloved classics, as texts that are rich with ideological and political concerns.
Learning Hours: 108 (24 Lecture, 24 Laboratory, 12 Tutorial, 48 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 2 or above.
Equivalency FILM 220/3.0*.
Course Equivalencies: ANIM 220; FILM 220
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the history of animated film in terms of key directors, studios, films, themes, and animation techniques.
- Analyze animated feature films from social, historical, ideological, formal perspectives.
- Identify and compare trends in animation from different studios and different historical and geographic contexts.
- Recognize and apply key concepts in the historical and theoretical study of animation.
- Understand contemporary debates about animation and children鈥檚 popular culture and formulate original arguments and interpretations.