Graphic narratives study questions

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1.      What is the difference between animetism and cinematism? Choose one of the animes shown in the class and discuss animetic/cinematic characteristics in it.

2.      What are the problems that arise when the emphasis is put primarily on the art side of animation at the expense of an analysis of the moving image?

3.      What is an animation stand?

4.      Why is the multiplanar image also an animetic machine?

5.      What is full animation?

6.      What is limited animation?

7.      Where do the problems regarding movement, perspective, and sense of depth arise from? What might the solution be?

8.      What is the basic idea behind producing multiplane camera effects?

9.      What is compositing? Why is it essential in animation?

10.  What is volumetric or close compositing?

11.  What is open compositing?

12.  How is animetic effect achieved?

13.  How is rotoscoping used for achieving full animation?

14.  How is the sense of movement achieved in full animation?

15.  What are the problems posed by full animation with respect to conveying the dynamics of the body? (in-between animation and clean-up)

16.  Why does Thomas Lamarre insist on the priority of compositing over character animation (or an object animation)?

17.  What is the idea behind using rotoscoping in the service of full animation?

18.  What is superflat movement? How does it develop an opposition between Western modernity and Japanese postmodernity?

19.  What is Otaku? What are the characteristics of Otaku culture? What are the changes that VCR has brought to Otaku culture?