In this session we looked at establishing a research question to explore for our essay. I really struggled at first with this task because I'm unsure of what area of animation I want to specialise in, so it made it difficult to pin-point what area of animation I wanted to explore and research. In the end I decided to focus on why I got into animation in the first place, which was storytelling. This led me to start thinking about why animation is such an effective form of storytelling and why it was better at storytelling than other techniques.
So for my essay I have decided to research "in what ways is animation a better form of storytelling than other medium?", however, I will refine this title at a later date. In terms of research I've found the following to get me started;
McClean, S,T. (2007) Digital Storytelling: The Narrative Power of Visual Effects in Film, The MIT Press, USA.
Cholodenko, A (ed.) (1991) The Illusion of Life: Essays on Animation, Power Publications, Sydney
Cholodenko, A (ed.) (2007) The Illusion of Life Volume 2: More Essays on Animation, Power Publications, Sydney
Wells, P (2007) Basics Animation: Scriptwriting, AVA Publishing, SA
After finding my initial research points I gave my sheet to Ollie who gave me feedback regarding finding a little more research to help me gather a more rounded conclusion to my essay. Overall, I feel that my question is something that I can explore and adapt to a visual outcome, as I would be able to create an animation that portrays how animation is better at storytelling than other storytelling forms.
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