Module Descriptors
MULTIMEDIA ANIMATION
COWB50163
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Russell Campion
Email: R.J.Campion@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Background reading

Flash Cartoon Animation: Learn from the Pros, by Kirkpatrick, G et al. (2004), friends of ED, ISBN-10: 1590592077
3ds Max 8 Bible, Murdock, K. (2006), Wiley, ISBN-10: 0471786187
Adobe After Effects CS3 Professional Classroom in a Book, Adobe Creative Team, (2007), Adobe Press,U.S.; 1 edition, ISBN-10: 0321499794
Module Resources
3D Studio Max
Adobe Flash
Adobe After Effects
Module Learning Strategies
The three lab sessions will deliver the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions. (1:20)3
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% Assignment assessing Learning Outcomes 1-3
The assignment will consist of a 2D and a 3D animation artefact, an artefact showing the use of animation in film and TV. The report will cover an investigation in to the current and future use of animation in multimedia.
Module Indicative Content
This module addresses:

Cartooning using Flash
Film Animation - After Effects
Animations in 3D Studio Max
Compression