Essay Questions

Before the Christmas holidays, we were given 5 questions to choose from to write a 3000 word essay for. These are based on seminars we've been having since September:

1.    To what extent does animation fit with traditional notions of genre in cinema and film, and how has it responded to or developed these? Refer to specific examples in your response

2.    What is auteur theory and how successfully can it be applied to animation? Refer to specific examples in your response

3.    With reference to specific examples, to what extent can theories of the avant-garde be applied to animation?.

4.    How successfully has animation been used as a vehicle for politics, propaganda, or social cause?  Refer to specific examples in your response.

5.    How successfully has animation been used to represent gender and/or otherness? Refer to specific examples in your response

I decided I want to write about the auteur theory, because it's interesting to see what qualities an auteur has and who qualifies from the animation industry. 

I can talk about directors such as Tim Burton, Nick Park, Ray Harryhausen, Steven Speilburg and Alfred Hitchcock. About how films are distinct as their own - the character designs and visual styles generally look the same.

I will also write about how animating companies such as Disney take credit away from the animators and original authors when making feature films, as Disney's versions become the stereotypes.

http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/staffhome/siryan/screen/auteur%20theory.htm