CATALOGUED Father and Daughter Animation Different ways to

CATALOGUED “Father and Daughter” Animation: Different ways to analyze an animated short movie Ann Nguyen – BA Animation Y 1

“Father and Daughter” • Michaël Dudok de Wit • 2000 Academy Award for Animated Short Film • Most successful in his series of works

• First time watching animated short movie • Unique art style, beautiful cinematography and storytelling, simple colour theme

Change the definition of “animation” in me My Inspiration of All Time

Personal Issues • Mixed emotion • Zen-meditating feeling Slow story flowing Rhythm • The urge of wanting to study

• Father and Daughter personal relationship: Related, and realized Brings out the Zen in me A lesson about forgiving and staying calm

What to look at? Narratology Narrative structure Affect to perception Aesthetics analysis Composition Art Elements Music Choice Affect Psychological Audience’s feelings

Gain: • Knowledge about plotting and structuring a story • The key of creating a story that has an impact on audience • Calming, emotional, poetic storytelling animation • Using elements to create effect for the animation

Ways to approach • Free Writing analysis: • Recaptures the scenes • Collects more ideas from the process of writing non stop • Survey for opinion, reviews • Ask Glen for the author’s contact to interview • Reading books, online journals: • Reviewing, analyzing his work • Relates to Narratology, Aesthetic analysis, and Philosophy • Visit the author’s website

Professional helps for constructing my argument

Timetable Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 30/4 1/5 2 3 Research 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 23 24 Essay 18 19 20 21 Construct 25 22 Design 26 27 28 Checking Submit Due date

THANK YOU!