dc.contributor.author |
Bonney, E. |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2024-04-09T12:19:41Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-04-09T12:19:41Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/3113 |
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dc.description |
A Thesis in the Department of Music Education, School of Creative Arts,
submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the award of degree of Master of Philosophy in Art and
Culture in the University of Education, Winneba. |
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dc.description.abstract |
The study contextually analysed three selected Akan mythological narratives to
ascertain their philosophical meanings and the moral lessons embedded in the stories
and translated them into digital content for the purpose of promoting art and culture.
The researcher employed qualitative research approach. Historical, descriptive and
design-based research designs under the qualitative research were used. The accessible
population for the study constituted Chiefs, Heads of families, and elderly people of the
Akan ethnic groups in Ghana who gave further explanations to the mythical narratives
documented in primary schools’ textbooks published in the 1990s. The researcher
employed design-based researched approached to translate one of the narratives
documented into animation using 2D animation technique. Adobe Photoshop, After
Effects and Premiere Pro were chiefly used in executing the animation project. The
story was x-rayed through textual analyses and the result was converted into a script;
outlining the various scenes, camera angle and the visual transitions that best
communicate the theme. The animation created was subjected to evaluation by primary
school pupils. In all 120 pupils from three schools participated in the evaluation
process. The experimental method and the Learning Object Resource Instruments were
the evaluation schemes employed. The results indicate that, Akans mythical narratives
contain the traditional beliefs, moral and ethical components of the people’s culture and
philosophy and these were used as the foundation for imparting some critically
examined culturally relevant concepts to pupils. The findings of the study show that the
use of culturally relevant visual elements, socially meaningful characters and the use of
the animation production technique and sound, help children to easily recollect visual
messages, decode and understand abstract or philosophical concept in animated format. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
University of Education Winneba |
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dc.subject |
Design |
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dc.subject |
Production |
en_US |
dc.subject |
Animation |
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dc.title |
Design and production of selected Akan mythological narratives through animation |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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