Week 6 – Character development in stories and story structures.

Every story is the same, but there are two types of story. Stories as a circle, and stories as an arc. 1. Stories as a circle are also known as a monomyth. This was first coined by philosopher Joseph Campbell, but simplified further by Dan Harmon (creator of Rick and Morty). He distilled the story circle intoContinue reading “Week 6 – Character development in stories and story structures.”

Week 6 – Critical thinking workshop notes

We did a workshop on critical thinking, to get us to start thinking about our thesis and how to approach it. The material you collect and research must be used critically, if it’s too descriptive and historical you won’t move on and progress. How can 3D animation/VFX be used for social issues? Critical thinking meansContinue reading “Week 6 – Critical thinking workshop notes”

Week 4 – Research methodologies

This week we had a research methodologies seminar/workshop. It gave us a little insight in what a methodology is, what research is and what kinds of research to undertake for our thesis. These are my expanded notes: There is primary and secondary research.  Primary research is research that you yourself undertake in any way. It isContinue reading “Week 4 – Research methodologies”

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