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The Proposal Template Title Report Type Proposed Table of Contents Background Research Question Overall Aims Research Methods Potential Outcomes Timeline Bibliography

Research Methods Primary: Comes from a first hand account or original object eg. films, images, creative writing. Secondary: Interprets primary sources. eg. reviews, critical texts

Primary Research will need to be conducted for some report types. Generate new data. This could include an online survey aimed at the general public, a questionnaire addressing a target group, interviews with industry practitioners, tests or experiments.

Data types Quantitative - Can be reduced to numbers. eg. answers to multiple choice or yes/no responses. Qualitative - Can only be expressed as words. eg. answers to open-ended questions. (For further advice on gathering data see: Walliman, N. (2016) Your Undergraduate Dissertation: The Essential Guide for Success. 2nd edn. London: SAGE. Pp. 147–172.)

Sample ‘types’ Convenience Sampling - Drawn from available contacts. eg. NUA students, family and friends, social media contacts. Theoretical Sampling - Drawn from those with existing or expert knowledge. eg. VFX artists. Quota Sampling - ‘Balance’ findings by choosing equal numbers from different ‘types’ of respondent. eg. Men vs. Women.

Good records will need to be kept of research so that can be included in your final report. For online surveys, screenshots of questions and answers. For email interviews, screenshots (without contact details). For in person interviews, typed transcript of interview.

Study skills have a presentation on Question Design.

Research methods Show your awareness of the potential limitations of any primary research you plan to conduct. How you will go about collecting data and what you predict.

When approaching a potential interviewee: Be polite.  Let them know the purpose of your research: explain that you’re writing a dissertation. Send a ‘spec’ email first if possible - asking if they would mind answering some questions. If they agree then you can send the questions. Always ask for permission to quote them. If in person interview, record them giving permission. If material is sensitive or personal they may ask that you anonymise some (or all) of their contribution. Study skills presentation - contacting participants.

Showreel Finished -

Oscar Murillo

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mixed media and layering of media

8.13th Principle - 20/5/2021

8.13th Principle - 11/05/2021

Starting my character animation, I went for the smaller parts first: The drawing shot, the bin shot and the end title shot.

The bin shot was done first, as I knew I would be able to animate the ball through easily and believably in After Effects. Which I feel i got the weight and feel of the paper down really well, also adding a trail line and bounce effects to emphasize the impact.

Second, I moved onto the drawing shot, which was very fun to create. It was also a mix of frame by frame in Photoshop for the arm, as well as some After Effects animation on the pencil drawing itself using the "trim paths" effect, I easily made it follow the movements of the pencil. Reflectively, I have noticed some issues with the trim paths effect not lining up correctly as in specific frames the path wont move. I have now fixed this issue, which was caused by an adjustment layer with a "posterise time" effect causing some frames to be still.