A composição de layout para filmes de animação 2D

Abstract

This paper is a study of composition in layouts for 2D animation films. According to technical and theorical references, it suggests a methodology for analyzing layouts for film and compiles a group of analytical procedures identified on technical research and making of movies of several 2D animation films. It seeks to (a) understand the process of representation and perception of space in films, (b) understand what layouts for 2D animated films are, (c) analyze the different processes of creating layouts for 2D animated films, and (d) create a layout for a 2D animated film after identifying such processes. By looking at the sources referenced, three constants were chosen to be considered in the production of a layout for 2D animated films: (1) the narrative, (2) the design, and (3) the cinematography. This research identified different procedures concerning planning, constructing and perceiving the layout in different film productions. In conclusion, the analysis of the collected material allowed the synthesis of a methodology for the construction of layouts for 2D animated films, as well as its subsequent steps: line art, coloring and animation. Finally, by considering animation as a language and by proposing layout as a part of it, this research intends to demonstrate a new way of analyzing images: using layouts for 2D animated films as a tool in the process of visual literacy of contemporary spectators.