Detailed Syllabus

8/26
TU
Deconstructing Animation: Duck Amuck
TH

The Language of Animation: Graphic Narrative, Sound and the Gag
Reading: Klein, pp. 1-31

TU
The Language of Animation: Story
Reading: Klein, pp. 32-52
TH
The Pioneers of Animation
Reading: Maltin, pp. 1-28
TU
Felix: A Star is Born
Reading:
Stefan Kanfer, Serious Business, Chapters 1 and 2 (x)
TH
Mickey Mouse Speaks Squeaks!
Reading: Schickel, pp. 87-136
Film Teams: Treatment Due
TU
Silly Symphonies: The Triumph of Technology
Reading:
Maltin, pp. 29-82
TH
'Remember, It All Started with a Mouse'
Reading:
Schickel, pp. 137-170; Klein, pp. 53-58
TU

Meanwhile, Back in New York: Max and Dave Fleischer
Reading: Maltin, pp. 83-124

TH
What Makes Betty Boop?
Reading: Klein, pp. 59-90
Film Teams: Script/Storyboard Due
9/30
TU
Fall Break
TH
The Competition: Van Beuren, Terrytoons, and Ub Iwerks
Reading:
Maltin, pp. 125-147; 189-208
TU
Disney's Masterwork: Snow White
Reading:
Schickel, pp. 171-227
TH
How Money Talks in Cartoons
Reading: Klein, pp. 91-145
TU
Midterm Hourly Exam
TH
The Rise of the Bunny
Reading:
Maltin, 223-280
TU
More From Termite Terrace
Reading: Maltin, pp. 281-309; Klein, pp. 146-161
TH
Twilight for the Theatrical Cartoon
Reading:
Schickel, pp. 15-44 and 339-364; Klein, pp. 206-228
Film Teams: Cartoon Preview Due
TU
The Dawning of the TV Cartoon: UPA and Jay Ward
Reading:
Maltin, pp. 323-342; Klein, pp. 229-254
TH
Cartoons Hit Primetime
Reading: Stabile and Harrison, pp. 1-54
TU
Networks and Prime Time Animation: Synergy Nirvana
Reading: Stabile and Harrison, pp. 74-109
TH
We're Dysfunctional, but We're Animated: The Simpsons
Reading: Stabile and Harrison, pp. 133-146; 165-184
TU
Back to the Theaters--CGI
Reading: Stabile and Harrison, pp. 110-130, and
Matrix Reloaded: Rebooting a Sci-Fi Spectacular,” American
Cinematographer
, June, 2003 (on line)
TH
Back to the Theaters--with a Difference: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Reading: Klein, pp. 200-205
TU
Anime: The Final Frontier [For Now]
Reading:
Drazen, pp. 3-47
Film Teams: Final Cut Due
TH
Something for Everyone: Anime's Cultural Range
Reading: Drazen, pp. 104-168
TU
Peace and Nature vs. Technology
Reading: Drazen, pp. 183-219
11/27
TH
Thanksgiving
TU
All Cartoons! All the Time!
TH
Th . . . th . . . that's all, Folks!: A Retrospective

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