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The English Programme – Film Focus: Animation (ages 14–19)
 
An English Classic
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An English Classic

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Zero VCR counter at beginning of programme. NOTE: counter numbers may vary slightly on different VCRs.

00.00

Images of the likely setting for 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight' in Derbyshire.

01.15

1. Camelot: synopsis of first stage of the tale, events at Arthur's court.

02.15

How do you turn a 2,530 line medieval poem into a 24-minute hand-drawn animation?

02.45

Visual approach: stained glass, line drawings.

04.10

Development: script, sketches, voice guide, animatic.

05.55

2. Bargain: synopsis of next stage in 'Gawain' plot, the journey to the castle and meeting with Bertilak and his wife.

06.45

Voice Recording.

08.25

Animation: rough drawings, clean-up, style sheets.

11.40

3. Hunt: synopsis of first hunt, seduction and exchange of winnings plots.

12.20

Lip–sync: dialogue, breakdown, dope sheet.

13.20

Clean-up artist.

14.00

Adding colour: black, colour, texture.

15.40

4. Seduction: synopsis of the plot of the third seduction.

16.15

Music: style, instruments.

18.35

5. Kisses: synopsis of the kisses and holding on to the green garter.

19.00

Sound mixing: dialogue, music, sound fx, foley artist.

21.15

6. The Axe: synopsis of the Green Knight and Gawain's encounters.

21.30

A visual synopsis of all the animation stages, merged with the final animation.

22.20

Bulleted lists of production processes, with visions of the production team engaged in them.

23.05

Modern English quotation of poem, asking if this might be the Green Chapel.