Different types of research
- Primary and Secondary Research: For the critical report the last term I had to find more information that expanded outside the general arguments for the validity of animated documentary as a genre. I also had to expand my research into areas such as traditional documentary and re-enactment.
- The research for both of these subject areas was secondary and qualitative research as I was finding theories that are already pre-existing to understand the fundamentals of animated documentary film-making and arguments.
Getting Started with Research
- an online article I found recently was the following link: 10 Great Animated Documentaries | PBS | Independent Lens. One of the initially attached imagery is the Disney created film Victory through airpower. The Film originates in 1943 and was created as a form of war propaganda about the strategic ariel bombing. The original film can be watched at these archives here: Victory Through Air Power: Walt Disney Studios: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive.
Where to Look
Exploring the UAL library there are several key authors that are relevant to the field of filmmaking, documentary and animation which will assist in the theoretical development of my thesis writing. Arguably the most essential author for my thesis will be Annabelle Honess Roe who has written extensively on animated documentaries but also in areas of the film due to her background in traditional film studies. This also applies to authors such as paul wells, who has written about ost areas surrounding the practice of animation and delves not only into an animated documentary but all animation practices which can be useful to apply when assessing the value of an animated creation. Brain Winston is also an author to consider for my thesis writings as he has written about traditional documentary filmmaking without ignoring the existence of the animated documentary and CGI’s relationship around this subject.
Getting Started on a Topic
Relevant Academic journals
- Animated documentary: EBSCOhost (oclc.org)
- The story of first-person: Recovering autobiographical memory thr…: Ingenta Connect (oclc.org)
- Waltz with Bashir (2008): Trauma and Representation in the Animated Documentary – ProQuest (oclc.org)
- Hysteria: An autoethnographic reflection on making an animated do…: Ingenta Connect (oclc.org)
- https://web-p-ebscohost-com.arts.idm.oclc.org/plink?key=100.65.185.42_8000_1629697173&db=aft&AN=150513580&site=ehost-live
- Conflicting realisms: animated documentaries in the post-truth era: EBSCOhost (oclc.org)
- If truth be told, can ‘toons tell it? Documentary and animation – ProQuest (oclc.org)
Working with objects and artefacts
- What is it?
- Who made it?
- For whom was it made?
- Where is it?
- Is it the only one?
Other questions include:
- What is going on in it?
- What does it mean?
- What did it mean?
- Who looks at it?
- Who looked at?