Lecture
The origins of animation. Pioneers of animation (Emile Reynaud, Emile Cohl, Wladyslaw Starewicz,
Winsor McCay). The era of stars (characters by O. Messmer, the Fleischer brothers, Joe Barbera and
Bill Hanna, W. Disney). The 12 principles of Disney animation as the core of classical
animation. Types of animation: hand-drawn, puppet, silhouette, collage, object animation,
computer animation. Auteur animation. The national dimension in the mirror of animation. Specifics of the development
of the Soviet animation school. Contemporary Russian auteur animation. Areas of
application of animation. The film industry. Broadcast television. Multimedia projects.
Computer games. Virtual reality and the Internet. Educational and scientific applications.
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