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1.2 Design for Animation, Narrative Structures & Film Language

Week 9

This week we learned the approaches to Academic Writing, the class information 大致上讲了Academic writing
must be supported by evidence such as data, facts, and theories。 and use the reference or analyze your point of view is such about how your ideas fit in with and differ from, others’ in your field.

Personally speaking, I think a good essay needs to use evidence or relevant sources to demonstrate that the discussion is meaningful and valuable. The hardest part is finding and discussing the right references—just as my teacher said: “Organising your evidence can be an overwhelming task, especially when you need to manage many different sources.”

I tried looking for some references related to 3D topics. I found some published journal articles by Chinese scholars and on authoritative websites about 3D, but none of them were comparative studies between 3D and 2D, which is what I wanted. So, I opened one of the technical articles that mentioned the breakthroughs and artistic value of 3D technology in China’s animation industry. I thought this small section might be useful, so I saved it. Then I realized that this could also be a way to find references that support your topic.

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