Representations of Scale and Time: Reinterpreting Cinematic Conventions in Digital Animation to Create a Purposeful Visual Language

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Main Author:	Heban, Thomas Edward
Language:	English
Published:	The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2015
Subjects:	Design Film Studies Landscape Architecture Fine Arts digital animation cinema landscape mythology computer animation film timescale temporal scale spatial scale scale cinematic conventions parallel narratives digital cinematography language of cinema geologic time human time visual language
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1430399136

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14303991362021-08-03T06:30:58Z Representations of Scale and Time: Reinterpreting Cinematic Conventions in Digital Animation to Create a Purposeful Visual Language Heban, Thomas Edward Design Film Studies Landscape Architecture Fine Arts digital animation cinema landscape mythology computer animation film timescale temporal scale spatial scale scale cinematic conventions parallel narratives digital cinematography language of cinema geologic time human time visual language Since the earliest days of cinema filmmakers have experimented with the temporal nature of the art form during capture, manipulation, and exhibition. This thesis paper serves as a reflective documentation of the development process for the depiction of spatial and temporal scales in the animated short film Here Be Giants. Drawing from cinematic conventions and shaped by the malleable nature of the medium of digital animation a visual language was developed to convey qualities of scale and time essential to the narrative. A foundation for decision making during the development process was informed by project-based exploration including photographic, animation, and live action video as well as influences from cinema, video games, painting, and sculpture. The result of this reflexive research is a tripartite of categories of visual cues that include environmental and atmospheric elements (clouds, the sun, star trails, etc.), reminiscent subject matter (tree growth in seconds rather than years), and cinematographic considerations (depth of field and motion blur). These categories were used to develop representations of scales of time along the spectrum of human real-time to geologic time. The result is an animated short film with a purposeful visual language steeped in cinematic convention and reinterpreted through digital animation to actualize parallel narrative strands of a human interpersonal narrative and landscape mythology. 2015-08-13 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1430399136 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1430399136 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: some rights reserved. It is licensed for use under a Creative Commons license. Specific terms and permissions are available from this document's record in the OhioLINK ETD Center.
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topic	Design Film Studies Landscape Architecture Fine Arts digital animation cinema landscape mythology computer animation film timescale temporal scale spatial scale scale cinematic conventions parallel narratives digital cinematography language of cinema geologic time human time visual language
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Representations of Scale and Time: Reinterpreting Cinematic Conventions in Digital Animation to Create a Purposeful Visual Language

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