Modul: Workshop with John Stevenson

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Subject guarantor

Eliška DĚCKÁ

Name of lecturer(s)

Eliška DĚCKÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The main outcome of this course is to present different point of view to animation than FAMU students are usually used to. John Stevenson is the director of blockbusters like Kung-fu panda 1 and worked as the Head of Story Depatment on films like Shrek or Madagascar. He will introduce how big american animated films are made. Screenings and discussion will be part of the workshop. Mr. Stevenson will present his latest short movie. Students could discuss also their own films with him

Mode of study

Attended course.

Prerequisites and co-requisites

no

Course contents

Workshop of the film director John Stevenson will introduce the work-in-progress of films like Kung-fu Panda 1 of Sherlock Gnomes. Mr. Stevenson will explain how he developed characters of his films, how important is colour or space organisation in his films and how the storyboards of his films looked like. He will also describe the organisation of big american animation studios like DreamWorks and tell the students what exactly was his work as the Head of Story department on films like Shrek 1, Shrek 2 od Madagascar. John Stevenson will also explain how impotant is to make a research for his films.

4.4.2019 od 14 hod od 17 hod, učebna č. 415 na KAT

Recommended or required reading

no

Assessment methods and criteria

Participation at discussion

Note

no

NoteEliška DĚCKÁ:

Lectures: John Stevenson, Kamila Boháčková

Schedule for winter semester 2018/2019:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

Schedule for summer semester 2018/2019:

The subject is a part of the following study plans

• Animation - Bachelor - 1718 (optional subject)
• Animation - Master - 1718 (optional subject)
• Animation - Master - 1718 (optional subject)