Homework for Friday!

1)  Your Ball Bouncing Project is Due!

I will grade based on the following:

• Craftsmanship: Clean lines? Solid transitions?
• Timing of your ball bounce: (Too fast? too slow?)
• Spacing of your ball bounce: (Positioning of your drawings. Remember to check the easing of your animation's movements!)
• Clarity of storytelling: Are we beginning to push away from your animation simply being a ball bouncing across the screen?  Is it becoming something new?
• Environment staging, color choice and pallets: Does your color scheme feel arbitrary, or does it supplement the "story?" Does the stage enhance the storytelling as well?

DM 520 Requirements for grading (in addition to the above:)

• Accuracy of Modeling of character:  Does the character feel like its proportions are consistent throughout the entire animation?
• Technical quality of Environment design:  Does the environment demonstrate a clear and solid understanding of perspective that enhances the character's actions? Does the environment feel like a stage, where the environment feels full and complete, yet the character is able to move freely through the space without clutter?
• Fluidity of motion in your animation: Do the actions feel fluid?  Is the animation beginning to develop a more advanced sense of timing and spacing?

2) Complete your original 9 drawings, and start on your inbetweens!  

You will want to have the majority of your inbetweens done by the end of Friday if possible.

Homework for Tuesday, May 12, 2014

Hello Class! Welcome to the summer semester! I'm excited to see what we produce as a class. =D

• Review the Syllabus!
• If you will need a light box to view your art when we move to traditional animation, review the light box post on the blog below and purchase the materials! All can be found at home depot. Bring some tools to help cut a box.  Note: We have empty mac boxes we can use here, but you can also bring your own box! you just need one that is long on one side, yet large enough to fit a light into.
• Read the Following in the Animator's Survival Kit:
• Pages 39-69: Basics of Animation
• 78-101: Production philosophy in animation
• 102-131: Animating walking characters!
• Continue working on your ball bouncing animation! I would like to see one 50-frame animation you are happy with!  You will have some time to continue working in class where we will push beyond our current abilities!

As always, email me if you have any questions!

Links mentioned in class:
http://the12principles.tumblr.com/ : The 12 Principles in Animation!
http://livlily.blogspot.com/ : The Living Lines Library!

Lightboxes of Awesomeness!

Go! Go! Go! Have fun -- plan for the future -- you will be using 10f paper as an intro student -- however, you may want to move to a 12f or 16f paper in future classes. Below are the standard paper sizes:
10f - 8.5X11
12f - 10.5X12.5
16f - 13.5X17
Do not buy a 10f pre-built lightbox -- You will grow out of it!
Materials below can be found at the Home Depot down the street -- You can walk there!

 

23 W CFL -- Do not buy "soft" white -- only purchase daylight color temp

1600 Lumens -- 100W replacement -- 10.97 for four -- go in as groups and split the pack  

explanation of color temp

 

5 1/2" Clamp Light -- 6.97

 

12 ft. Extension Cord -- 1.47 -- You may be able to find cheaper or bring one you already have.

 

18" X 24" X.093 Acrylic Sheet -- Do not purchase glass -- Glass is not allowed in studio

9.78

*if you are going smaller -- fruit box example -- do not attempt to cut plexi yourself -- the lowe's on perkins will cut for free -- example a 60X30 sheet = 6 15X20 pieces -- they will do 3 cuts free

cost for the larger sheet that can be split among students = 37.00 -- again cutting plexi yourself is hard often rough / and/or cracks etc.

If you are purchasing an under cabinet light make sure it has a plug that will go in the wall also make sure you are buying the correct color temp -- med as shown above will produce and ugly pinkish light and will serve to distract. The light above is 12.97 -- but the bulb is the wrong color temp thus you will then need to buy a T8 replacement bulb that will run you another 7.00 -- The light above is from the poplar home depot -- it is the wrong color! Lowe's on perkins sells an 18" under cabinet light for 10.97 and has the right color temp.