This week, I developed and organised my thoughts about what possible topic I could use for my essay. I made this small layout of my idea which I posted on padlet.
How vital is animation and visual effects in worldmaking within the fantasy genre?
I will be exploring animation and visual effects (I may narrow this down to one) within fantasy film, tv and games (again, this might be best to narrow down to one form of media). Worldmaking is vital for especially the fantasy genre, due to it being a whole world we are not familiar with, similar to sci-fi. I will be researching how important this is, and what it adds to a form of media using some examples.
Key words:
- Worldmaking
- Creatures
- Fantasy
- Atmosphere
- Immersion
Research of works:
Holliday, Christopher. (2018). “Fantasy/Animation: Connections Between Media, Mediums and Genres”. Routledge.
S. Trowbridge and C. Stapleton. (2009). “Melting the Boundaries Between Fantasy and Reality”. vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 57-62.
Vääräniemi, Tero. (2016). “Example Solutions of Visual Effects in Fantasy Games”. University of Applied Sciences. Available at: https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/111267/Tero%20Vaaraniemi%20Opari.pdf [Accessed 18 October 2022].
I am also interested in however the topic of: Is child endangerment being worsened by animation and reslistic visual effects?
This is something I will research more and decide which research route to pursue with guidance.