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applied cinematographie

tobias schwarz — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:33:52 +0000

angewandte cinematographie (schwerpunkt trickfilm)

workshop an der HS Augsburg 2013

welche linse nehme ich für welchen shot und warum? wo plaziere ich kamera(s), welche kamerabewegung hilft mir der szene die richtige bedeutung zukommen zu lassen? cinematographie definiert die visuelle umsetzung der story im film, im bewegten bild. im zeichentrickfilm auch als “drawn cinematographie” beschrieben. im traditionellen zeichentrick hat sich die filmsprache parallel zum realfilm entwickelt. seit einigen jahren und durch den einsatz von cgi kann man wieder eine angleichung der sparten beobachten. das ziel des workshops ist es anhand von ausgewählten beispielen die arbeit des cinematographen zu analysieren und ggf. an eigenen projekten anzuwenden.

termine:

freitag 24.05.2013 (workshop teil 1)

11:00 – 13:00 uhr: einführung: cinematographie im trickfilm (storyboard, previs, postvis)

15:00 – 17:00 uhr: verteilung (und besprechung) der themen an die teilnehmer

freitag 07.06.2013

11:00 – 18:00 uhr: einzelbesprechungen

freitag 21.06.2013

11:00 – 18:00 uhr: einzelbesprechungen

freitag 28.06.2013 (workshop teil 2)

10:30 – 15:30 uhr: praesentation der arbeiten in 30 minuten intervallen (inkl. pause ca 045 minuten)

15:30 – 16:30 Uhr benotung/ feedback

17:00 – 18:30 Uhr vortrag: storyboarding ritter rost (60 minuten + q&a 30 minuten)

teilnemerzahl: 12 (unterteilung in 2er teams)

inhalt und benotung des workshops:

- bearbeiten vorhandener projekte

- ausarbeitung einer filmanalyse mit visuellen techniken (zb.: zeichnung, photo, film) anhand einer vorgabe, filmbeispiel einer vorhandenen filmszene (sequenz) unter anwendung der fachbegriffe

- präsentation der arbeit und abschluss.

vorraussetzung für die teilnahme:

grundwissen der cinematographie

literaturliste:

“film directing shot by shot” by steven d. katz, michael wiese productions, 1950

“the 5 c’s of cinematographie” by joseph v. mascelli, silman-james press, 1965

“directing the story” by francis glebas, focal press, 2009

“setting the scene, the art and evolution of animation layout” by fraser maclean, chronicle books 2011

über den dozent:

tobias schwarz is an freiberuflicher story-artist aus münchen. in den letzten 25 jahren hat er als traditioneller animator, cgi animator, story-board künstler und cartoonist gearbeitet (ua. für Walt Disney Feature Animation, 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Cartoon Film, ZDF).

web: www.storyartist.de

email: tobias@tobitoon.com

Senses (2012)

tobias schwarz — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:15:34 +0000

pitch for a 30 sec commercial ı pixomondo 2012

40th annie awards (2013)

tobias schwarz — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:05:49 +0000

“The Annie Award is an American award for accomplishments in animation. The Annies have been presented by the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972. Originally designed to celebrate lifetime or career contributions to animation in the fields of producing, directing, animation, design, writing, voice acting, sound and sound effects, etc., in 1992 it began to honor animation as a whole, and created the category of Best Animated Feature.” wikipedia

congratulation to this years winners:

Best Animated Feature
“Wreck-It Ralph”

Best Animated Short Subject
“Paperman”

Animated Effects in an Animated Production
“Rise of the Guardians”

Animated Effects in a Live Action Production
“The Avengers”

Character Animation in a Feature Production
“ParaNorman”

Character Animation in a Live Action Production
“Life of Pi”

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
“ParaNorman”

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Rich Moore, “Wreck-It Ralph”

Music in an Animated Feature Production
“Wreck-It Ralph”

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
“Brave”

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
“Rise of the Guardians”

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Alan Tudyk, “Wreck-It Ralph”

Writing in an Animated Feature Production
“Wreck-It Ralph”

Editorial in an Animated Feature Production
“Brave”

Winsor McCay Award
Oscar Grillo, Terry Gilliam, Mark Henn

paperman ı walt disney animation studios (2012)

tobias schwarz — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:43:01 +0000

this is just too good to not share. disneys short film paperman (winner of best short at the 40th annie awards)goes viral. beautiful to watch at that. enjoy.

guess how much i love you : blue wonder (2011)

tobias schwarz — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:33:02 +0000

knight rusty ı flying toast (2013)

tobias schwarz — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:05:32 +0000

knight rusty ı old mine shaft ride (2013)

tobias schwarz — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:46:17 +0000

happy holidays…

tobias schwarz — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 21:40:02 +0000

We Need Storytelling….

tobias schwarz — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:03:19 +0000

I am a great admirer of the visual storytelling of Ang Lee. The other day this quote “We need storytelling. otherwise, life just goes on and on, like the number Pi.” popped up on the interwebs. It struck a chord with me and I want to share it. Story not only is the heart and soul of a film, it is the motivation, the driving force to making one. It goes into every aspect of film making, character development, visual narration…we cannot get reminded often enough. Also, it’s a huge part of what makes us human.

(I have not seen the film, but here is a short interview with ang lee about the film)

storyboarding for cg

tobias schwarz — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:44:34 +0000

For some years now I have been doing storyboards for cg productions. Generally speaking I would approach it the same way as I would for a traditional or flash show. Visual storytelling driven by strong characters. A major difference I noticed is the freedom of not having to stay 100% close to model (drawing wise) and having the freedom of using a flexibel camera. On his website, story artist Giancarlo Volpe published some of his own notes about storyboarding for cg animated films, which he used on the production of the animated “green lantern”. Its a great take on the subject. There is little common ground between productions and artists on how and when to handle the virtual cameras in the storyboarding process. From sticking to traditional 2d use (pan, truck in/ out), to animated bg, to camera setups. I believe CGI and storyboarding for cg productions has brought storyboarding much closer to life action film production when it comes to the use of cinematography. More and more the creative split is between the story-reel and the layout or previs reel. Personally I find the use of grids (horizon line and perspective lines) in storyboarding crucial. also use as a guide for the camera setup as it is more common in life action productions If you are interested on the subject also have a look at Ben Caldwells Blog. More precisely his post “storyboard tip sheet from dreamworks.”

happy storyboarding everyone!