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Key to abbreviations for assignments listed on this page: |
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| Neupert | John Lasseter by Richard Neupert. Illinois University Press: 2016. (ISBN 0252081641) |
| W&G | Pixar's Boy Stories: Masculinity in a Postmodern Age by Shannon R. Wooden and Ken Gillam. Rowan & Littlefield, 2014. (ISBN 1442233583) e-book available online via CSU Library |
| View | View the assigned film via free streaming hyperlinks on D2L before class |
| D2L | PDF files posted online via D2L. |
Please note: this syllabus is subject to change (with notice).
Monday, August 14
| Introduction to the course | |
| Reading: | 1. Neupert, 1-29 (Optional) |
| View in class | The Pixar Story (Leslie Iwerks 2007, 88 min.) |
| Quiz 0: | --Complete Quiz 0 on D2L before Monday at 11:59pm (covers the syllabus and introductory lecture) --Lockdown Browser and Respondus Webcam Monitor required --Use the Practice Quiz on D2L to check that you have the latest version *well before* any D2L quiz |
Wednesday, August 16
| View in class: | The Pixar Story (Leslie Iwerks 2007, 88 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. Neupert, 29-54 (also available on D2L if you don't have your book yet) |
Monday, August 21
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. Neupert 55-70 |
| View: | Luxo, Jr. (John Lasseter 1986, 2:09 min.) Red's Dream (John Lasseter 1987, 4:12 min. ) Lifted (Gary Rydstrom 2007, 5 min.) |
Wednesday, August 23
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. Neupert 73-89 |
| View: | Tin Toy (John Lasseter 1988, 5:10 min.) Geri's Game (Jan Pinkava 1997, 4:52 min.) Knick Knack (John Lasseter 1989, 3:35 min.) La Luna (Enrico Casarosa 2011, 6:54 min.) |
| Additional clips and/or recommended films this week: |
| A Story (Andrew Stanton 1987, 4.34 min.) | |
| Day & Night (Teddy Newton 2010, 6.03 min.) |
Monday, August 28
| View: | Toy Story (John Lasseter 1995, 81 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. Neupert 90-104 and 114-119 |
Wednesday, August 30
| Test 1: | On campus in person in U272. * Test 1 covers all films, readings, and lectures from Section 1. * Test format includes Short Answer (Part 1) and Objective (Part 2) questions. * Bring a scantron, 2 pencils, and 2 pens. |
Monday, September 4 (Labor Day Holiday)
| NO CLASS MEETING IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY HOLIDAY |
Wednesday, September 6
| View: | Toy Story (John Lasseter 1995, 81 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. W&G page 1-bottom of page 5, top of page 9-11, 13-18, and 89-96 |
| 2. Leon Gurevitch excerpts on D2L from "Computer Generated Animation as Product Design Engineered Culture, or Buzz Lightyear to the Sales Floor, to the Checkout and Beyond!" (2012) pages 135-137 and 139-141 |
Monday, September 11
| View: | Toy Story 2 (John Lasseter 1999, 92 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. W&G 110-117 |
Wednesday, September 13
| View: | Monsters, Inc. (Pete Docter 2001, 92 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. W&G 48-52 on Monsters Inc. and 55-56 and 65-66 on Monster's University 2. Dietmar Meinel excerpt on D2L from Pixar's America (2016) pages: top of 82-91 |
| Additional clips and/or recommended films this week: |
| Monsters University (Dan Scanlon 2013) |
Monday, September 18
| View: | The Incredibles (Brad Bird 2004, 115 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. W&G 22-27 and 37-48 and 85-87 |
Wednesday, September 20
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. Eric Herhuth excerpt on D2L from Pixar and the Aesthetic Imagination: Animation, Storytelling, and Digital Culture (2017) pages: bottom of 134-146 and top of 148-151 |
| Additional clips and/or recommended films this week: |
| The Incredibles 2 (Brad Bird 2018) |
Monday, September 25
| View: | Cars (John Lasseter 2006, 117 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. W&G 66-67 on Cars and bottom of 70-74 and top of 76-77 on Cars 2 2. Neupert 153-159 |
Wednesday, September 27
| Test 2: | On campus in person in U272. * Test 2 covers all films, readings, and lectures from Section 2. * Test format includes Short Answer (Part 1) and Objective (Part 2) questions. * Bring a scantron, 2 pencils, and 2 pens. |
| Additional clips and/or recommended films this week: |
| Cars 2 (John Lasseter and Brad Lewis 2011) | |
| Cars 3 (Brian Fee 2017) |
Monday, October 2
| View: | Finding Nemo (Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich 2003, 100 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | Jack Halberstam excerpts on D2L from The Queer Art of Failure (2011) pages: bottom of 29-31 and 42-49 and bottom of 78-82 and bottom of 174-176 |
Wednesday, October 4
| Reading & Quiz: | Suzan G. Brydon, excerpts from "Men at the Heart of Mothering: Finding Mother in Finding Nemo" pages 133 and top of 137-143 |
Monday, October 9
| NO CLASS MEETING DURING FALL BREAK |
Wednesday, October 11
| View: | Ratatouille (Brad Bird 2007, 111 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | TBA Clarke? Herheuth? Meinel? |
Monday, October 16
| View: | Wall-E (Andrew Stanton 2008, 98 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | "Going Home... For the First Time!" PDF on D2L pages TBA |
| Meinel? |
Wednesday, October 18
| Reading & Quiz: | Rydstrom excerpt |
Monday, October 23
| View: | Up (Pete Docter 2009, 96 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | TBA Cheu & Rydstrom |
Wednesday, October 25
| View: | Brave (Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman 2012, 93 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | TBA |
| **FCPA Creative Careers Fair on Friday, October 27** |
Monday, October 30
| View: | Inside Out (Pete Docter 2015, 95 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | Noel Brown, Contemporary Hollywood Animation excerpt pages TBA |
Wednesday, November 1
| Test 3: | On campus in person in U272. * Test 3 covers all films, readings, and lectures from Section 3. * Test format includes Short Answer (Part 1) and Objective (Part 2) questions. * Bring a scantron, 2 pencils, and 2 pens. |
Monday, November 6
| View: | Coco (Lee Unkrich 2017, 105 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | 1. Eren Cervantes-Altamirano, "Understanding Mexican Nationalism and Mestizaje Through the Film “Coco”" |
| 2. Juan Castellanos, "Coco: Capitalist Appropriation of Mexican Tradition" |
Wednesday, November 8
| View: | Soul (Pete Docter 2020, 101 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | TBA |
Monday, November 13
| View: | Turning Red (Domee Shi 2022, 100 min.) |
| Reading & Quiz: | TBA |
Wednesday, November 15
| View: | Elemental? (Peter Sohn 2023, 109 min.) Or class choice? Toy Story 3 or 4? or Review? |
| Reading & Quiz: | TBA |
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Bring your laptop or smartphone to class. * Online Course Evaluations end this week. * Class party potluck: Bring food "to share" with the class! |
Monday, November 20
| View: | Elemental? Toy Story 3 or 4? |
| Reading & Quiz: | TBA |
Wednesday, November 22
| NO CLASS MEETING DURING THANKSGIVING BREAK |
Monday, November 27
| View: | Elemental? Toy Story 3 or 4? |
| NO CLASS MEETING DUE TO CONFERENCE |
| Online Course Evaluations this week |
Wednesday, November 29
| Assignment: | Closing Feedback Survey assigned and due before Monday |
Monday, December 4
| Test 4: | On campus in person in U272. * Test 4 covers all films, readings, and lectures from Section 4 and major themes from Sections 1, 2, and 3. * Test format includes Short Answer (Part 1) and Objective (Part 2) questions. * Bring a scantron, 2 pencils, and 2 pens. |