briefly summarize the key similarities and differences that best supported your case, then finish with a personal statement explaining your final opinion concerning what you discovered.

Your essay should aim to explore connections between historical developments in technology, historical social, and/or cultural and/or economic contexts and perspectives, aesthetic theory in relation to animated media, and the significance of historical examples of experimental animation techniques and technologies. In your introduction, establish a key question that you intend to explore and ultimately answer. Your introduction should identify a specific specialist role in the animation industry and clearly outline how that specialization has changed or evolved over a specific period of time. Seek balance in your argument by comparing the similarities and differences between the specialist role as it once was and how it later changed or was impacted, and by exploring how relevant historical contexts (social, and/or cultural and/or economic) influenced processes within animated productions, specialist roles and the visual language of animated films (e.g., as explored in many experimental animations). You should provide examples of your own experimental tests and specific historic references to explore and support your developing argument. In your conclusion, briefly summarize the key similarities and differences that best supported your case, then finish with a personal statement explaining your final opinion concerning what you discovered. Remember to explain how your examples helped answer your investigative question and refer to examples of your own work to comment on how what you have learnt has expanded your approach to research and in your animation practice. In preparation for writing your essay, you will need to: Research the impact of technology on the development of one or more specialist roles in the animation industry Research economic, social and (multi)cultural perspectives relating to the development of the animation industries Research a range of aesthetic theories, drawing connections between theories and techniques using historic examples and in your own animation works Explore a range of experimental animation techniques and technologies