Category Archives: Design for animation, narrative structure and film language

The presentation: The essay: The most crucial factor in mythology adaptation is expressing one thing clear. As an art form, the film is not pure entertainment or commercial behaviour but also contains rich cultural connotations and an intuitive culture carrier. … Continue reading →

I’m sorry that I don’t know much about the current situation of British animated films. I start more from the current state of Chinese animated films. Before I came here to study, two traditional animation companies decided to create a … Continue reading →

I found that the short animation films that I am interested in can be divided into two categories: anti-war themes and the other is to care for special groups of people. Caring for special people: What kind of animated story … Continue reading →

Examples: “Cuerdas”, Cortometraje completo In the story, the girl has been helping the boy recover from a severe illness. She tied their hands or feet with a small rope and used her body movements to move the boy. She tells … Continue reading →

Story arcs: A great story can change someone’s life. We need the story. Stories that inspire us to empathize are our spiritual carriers, and they make us feel the joys and sorrows of human beings. All kinds of stories, their … Continue reading →

Settings & Props: There are four human-like animals in the laboratory with goggles. They separate into two laboratories, one is made of two foxes, one is made of a fox and a beaver. They all stand behind the table. There … Continue reading →

Reading all the cmponent showing to the audience. First example: The Bread Winner The girl is in the middle, and the other figures are at the sweet point. And the cables in the picture lead our eyes around the frame. … Continue reading →

DEPTH: Depth-of-field: The distance from the near to the farthest that objects are in focus. Focus is a very important element because it can bring our attention to a particular part of the frame. And the thing out of focus … Continue reading →

Mise-on-scene is a French term meaning what is put into a scene or frame. It conveys the essential information to the audience through the camera. Everyone should act follows the narrative. There are several elements of mise-en-scene: Settings and Props: … Continue reading →

How politics shapr media. We all crave real human stories (youtube,n.d.). Maybe that is why there are a lot of successful movies about politics these days. Darkest Hour is a typical example. In this movie, Winston Churchill is faced with a difficult … Continue reading →