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Animation BA Abschluss 2019
Erforderliche Leistungsnachweise
Freitag, 14. Juni 2019
bis 12:00 Uhr mittags ist ein kompletter Eintrag ins Aniwiki (zu eurer Person sowie eurem Film) fällig. Siehe dazu: Template for Studentfilm sowie Template for Studentpage
Montag, 17 Juni 2019
bis 23:59 Uhr sind alle Filmdateien gemäss der Project Submission auf dem Server hochgeladen. (Genauer Ordner wird noch kommuniziert).
ACHTUNG: Filme, die zu spät eintreffen, oder die unten angegebenen Anforderungen nicht oder nur teilweise erfüllen, werden für die Prüfung nicht zugelassen.
Zusätzlich erforderlich:
- 6 Stills, ein Portait des Regisseurs/der Regisseurin, die Synopsis des Films auf DE/E, eine kurze Biografie jeden/jeder Regisserus/Regisseurin als Textdatei auf DE/E, sowie die Credits-Liste als Textdatei. Alles in eine Zip-Datei packen und in denselben Ordner legen wie eure Filmdateien.
Freitag, 5. Juli 2019
bis 12:00 Uhr mittags muss die Musikliste für SUISA per Mail an künstlerische Assistenz gesendet werden. Ebenfalls fällig ist an dem Tag ein ca. 30 Sekunden langer Trailer des Films. Dieser muss ebenfalls bis 12:00 auf den Server geladen werden (genauer Ordner wird zuvor noch kommuniziert). Der Trailer wird von uns auf die AnimationHSLU Vimeo-Seite geladen, mit Verlinkung auf euer Vimeo-Profil (falls vorhanden). Der Upload eures Abschlussfilmes in voller Länge erfolgt später durch euch, nach ca. einem Jahr Festivalrundgang. Bitte verlinkt beim Upload die AnimationHSLU als Produzentin.
Jurierung 2019
Die Jurierung/Prüfungspräsentationen erfolgen am 19. - 21. Juni 2019 im REX. Offizielle informationen zum Diplom BA Animation 2019. Die Jury besteht aus 3 - 4 Experten/Expertinnen. Dieses Jahr ist die externe Expertin Annegret Richter von der AG Animationsfilm, Deutschland. Die Präsentation der Projekte ist öffentlich und kann von den Abschlussstudierenden wahlweise auf Deutsch oder Englisch gehalten werden.
Ein persönliches Prüfungskriterium wird im Vorfeld von den Studierenden selbst gewählt (Deadline dafür: 3. Juni 2019). Dies dient dazu, mehr Gewicht auf die Teile der Arbeit zu legen, die eure Stärken in den Vordergrund stellen. z.B. Character design, Concept Art, Story, Animation oder Sound Concept...
DIe Jury besteht dieses Jahr aus folgenden Beteiligten: Haas Jürgen (Vorsitz), ExterneR ExpertIN (tba), Gasser Christian, Ehmann Jochen, Mumford Jane .
Werkschau 2019
- Die Werkschau findet vom 21. -30. Juni 2019 in der Messe Luzern statt. Die Vernissage ist am 21. Juni 2019 ab 18:00.
- Aufbau: 17.-21. Juni 2019; Abbau: 1. Juli 2019. Die Koordination der Auf- und Abbauarbeit wird durch die administrative Assistenz kommuniziert.
Premiere 2019
Die Premiere findet am Mittwoch, 26. Juni 2019 um 18:00 Uhr im Cinema Maxx, Emmenbrücke statt, mit anschliessendem Apéro.
Diplomübergabe 2019
Die Diplome werden am Samstag 28. Juni in der Messe Luzern 2019 feierlich übergeben. Einladungen folgen von Seiten der Hochschule.
Timeline 2019
Also see at the entries starting with "3BA" on the Animation Students Calendar.
| Date | Task | Details | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. Sept | Pitch | Poster deadline: Anyone who wishes to present a project can send us a poster (according to guidelines to be found on the student server) and the filled-out factsheet (will be sent to you by the ASO/ASI). The school will take care of printing the posters. | E-mail to Artistic Associate (ASO) CC Artistic Assistant (ASI) by 9:00 |
| 18. Sept | Pitch | Pitch Day:
Each pitch must be done in under 5 minutes. |
Room 145, 15:00 |
| 20. Sept | Pitch | Pitch choice deadline: Choose which 3 projects are your favourites and which 3 projects you could imagine working on, naming specific functions. | E-mail to ASO by 11:00 |
| 24. Sept | Thesis | Kick-Off with Christian Gasser & Franziska Trefzer give you the first infos on your coming work. | Room 140, 10:00 |
| 24. Sept | Pitch | Selection Results: The ranking of Pitches is presented and suggestions made as to how to form groups. | Room 140, 14:00 |
| 25.-28. Sept | Pitch | Selection Feedback: Meetings with Jürgen Haas, Ted Sieger and Paul Bush can be requested to help form groups or receive further feedback on the results of the Pitch Selection. | Room tba |
| 15. Oct | Thesis | Name your topic and mentor. Note: you should have contacted the mentor of your choice beforehand to make sure they have the capacity. | E-mail to ASO by 11:00 |
| 29. Oct | Thesis | Exposé deadline: upload your PDF named year_yourname_titleofwork_Exposé (i.e. 2018_SaraSmith_WordsandImages_Exposé) to a folder on the server (tba by ASO) | Upload to server
by 11:00 |
| 31. Oct | BA project | Name your mentor. Note: you should have contacted the mentor of your choice beforehand to make sure they have the capacity to take on your project. | E-mail to ASO and project-mentor by 11:00 |
| 5.Nov -
23.Nov |
BA project | Project preparation module with Ted Sieger and Paul Bush | Room 140 |
| 26.Nov - 14.Dec | BA project | Dossier module with Ted Sieger and Gerd Gockell in which you will develop a written dossier of your project to apply for funding, together with an adequate storyboard. | Room 140/145 |
| 3. Dec | Thesis | First draft deadline: upload your PDF named year_yourname_titleofwork_Draft (i.e. 2018_SaraSmith_WordsandImages_Draft) to a folder on the server (tba by ASO) | Upload to server
by 11:00 |
| 21.Dec | BA project | First draft deadline: upload your PDF named year_projectname_Draft (i.e. 2018_BestFilmEver_Draft) to a folder on the server (tba by ASO) | Upload to server
by 11:00 |
| 3.-4.Jan | BA project | Animatic editing session 1: a session with Dominik Gehring to discuss and evaluate the state of your project's current animatic. | Location and timetable tba by ASO/Gehring |
| 7. Jan | BA project | Dossier deadline! Late delivery implies the immediate disqualification from the BA-process. No FX possible. Upload your PDF named year_projectname_Dossier (i.e. 2018_BestFilmEver_Dossier) to a folder on the server (tba by ASO). | Upload to server
by 23:59 |
| 8. Jan | BA project | Dossier deadline: 4 printed physical copies. 1x SRF, 1x jury, 1x archive, 1x office | On desk of ASO by 16:00 |
| 9. Jan | BA project | Animatics presentation: the ZHdK film-music composing students will visit us and receive a short presentation of your films after which you can network. | Cinema REX 10-12:00 |
| 9. Jan | BA project | Animatics upload: upload your animatics (converted down to under 500MB!) named year_projectname_AnimaticV1 (i.e. 2018_BestFilmEver_AnimaticV1) to a folder on the server (tba by ASO) | Upload to server
by 16:00 |
| 18. Jan | Thesis | Last chance for feedback from your mentors before handing in your thesis. | Individually by E-mail |
| 4. Feb | Thesis | Thesis deadline digital & analogue: Late delivery implies the immediate disqualification from the BA-process. No FX possible.
- upload your PDF named year_yourname_titleofwork_Thesis (i.e. 2018_SaraSmith_WordsandImages_Thesis) to a folder on the server (tba by ASO) - put 3 physical copies onto the ASO's desk or, in case the office is closed, leave them somewhere in the atelier and e-mail the ASO their location |
Both by 16:00 |
| 5. Feb | BA project | Kick-Off Lineproducing: you will meet your new Lineproducer and she will introduce you to the production pipeline and instruct you on how to cooperate with her. | Room 151, 10:00 |
| 11. Feb onwards | BA project | Voice recordings possible from second week of February onwards. Get in touch with Thomas Gassman if you want to reserve a session. | Sound studio |
| 14/15 or 20/21Feb | BA project | Acting reference shots: visiting actresses and actors will work with you on key shots of your film. They will be recorded for further use. | Room tba, all day |
| 5. Mar | BA project | Sound design: send a current animatic (compress it!) with your music layout and a description of your sound design concept to thomas.gassmann@hslu.ch and christof.steinmann@hslu.ch | E-mail them by midday |
| 6. Mar | BA project | Mitarbeiterbörse/"Helper's market": get helpers on board by holding a presentation of your project for lower classes and alumni where you can tell them what you're looking for. | Room 151, 17:30
with apéro! |
| 11./12.Mar | BA project | Sound design meetings with Thomas Gassmann. | Infos tba by Thomas |
| 13. Mar | Exam | Examination criteria (practical work)
Choose a subject from your project to be judged by in particular (for example set design, concept art, story, animation, character design, editing etc...) Any changes in your subject after that must be discussed with Jürgen Haas! |
E-mail ASO by 11:00 |
| 21./22.Mar | BA project | Animatic editing session 2: a second session with Dominik Gehring to discuss and evaluate the state of your project's current edit. | Location and timetable tba by ASO/Gehring |
