Research Proposal- Developed and Improved

Assignment 1: Dissertation Research Proposal, Dissertation

Research Topic:

Is 2D animation still relevant in the growing animation market?

Is 2D animation still viable in the growing film industry?- better question as more specific

 

Research Questions:

  • What are the unique attractions in 3D and 2D animation?- E.g. Quality, realism, design, style
  • What are the major differences in the production of 2D and 3D Animation? Techniques, software, timing consumption, cost
  • What are 3D and 2D animation market trends and justification?- Early animation was 2D more popular, nowadays is it 3D that is more popular- but WHY!

 

  • “the uncanny valley”– how some 3D animations may look too realistic (polar express)
  • Mixing media- g.- “Paperman”
  • Production pipelines
  • 2D and 3D processes/ techniques
  • History of animation
  • Disney and Pixar
  • Japanese animation- Anime
  • CGI/ VFX
  • Money/ cost- Box office figures
  • Reboots- 2D into 3D

 

Keywords

  • 2D
  • 3D
  • CGI
  • Animation
  • Film
  • Television

 

Headings- topics to talk about

  • History of animation- Snow white and the seven dwarfs (1937) to Wreck it Ralph 2 (2018)
  • Disney and Pixar
  • 2D animation- what is it?
  • 3D animation- what is it?
  • Integrating 2D animation into 3D- Moana and Paperman
  • 2D animation more in TV nowadays
  • 3D animation- CGI- “Uncanny Valley”
  • Differences and justifications- 2D vs 3D
  • 2D vs 3D- Market trends, Box office figures, cost effective, Production pipelines
  • 2D vs 3D- Unique attractions/ Major differences
  • 2D Japanese Animation- Anime

 

Structure

Chapter 1- Introduction

  1. 2D animation- What is it?
  2. Examples of 2D
  3. 3D animation- What is it?
  4. Examples of 3D

Chapter 2- Understanding Animation

  1. The History of Animation (1937- 2018)
  2. Disney and Pixar contribution
  3. Japanese Animation industry

Chapter 3- The Unique Attractions in 2D and 3D animation

  1. Quality of Animation
  2. Design/ Style- (Hand drawn or 3D render)
  3. Realism – “The Uncanny Valley”

Chapter 4- The Production Pipeline

  1. 2D Animation Production pipeline
  2. 3D Animation Production pipeline
  3. Integrating 2D and 3D animation

Chapter 5- The Animation Market Trends

  1. Box office figures- (Compare 2D and 3D)
  2. Early Animation market
  3. Modern day Animation market

Chapter 6- 2D animation moving towards TV

  1. 2D Animation in TV- Rick and Morty, Simpsons, Family Guy
  2. 3D animation in TV

Chapter 7- Conclusion

  1. Summarise dissertation
  2. Bibliography

 

Other ideas

  • Animation is 3D in film- marvel, dc, vfx
  • 2D animation moved into TV

 

Above is some further developments into writing my research proposal draft. Here I spoken to my tutors and come up with some new ideas for improving the layout and research used in the dissertation proposal for my research topic. Firstly I had a discussion with my tutor to improve the research topic title, which I changed from “Is 2D animation still relevant in the growing animation market?” to “Is 2D animation still viable in the growing film industry?”. This is because the first title seemed too broad and not specific to a specific area in the media industry. Therefore taking on the feedback I made a title which relates to a specific field in the industry, allowing me to investigate if people think that 2D animation is still used or viable in the film industry.

Furthermore I came up with some research headings that I could investigate with primary and secondary research, that helps to support my research questions, e.g. History of animation. These sub headings can help to provide some sources that provides some further ideas that backs up the points I will make in the dissertation research topic. In addition I have made a rough draft of a structure for my dissertation, this includes some rough bullet points that demonstrates the key points I will be making in each chapter of the dissertation. By making this structure draft I can develop a strong structure that provides primary and secondary research, that supports each of the discussions, arguments and justifications in the essay.

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