Film: Drawn Animation

In film class our next challenge is to create a short 6-10 second drawn animation which will due on Friday.  The basic rules is that the animation needs to loop so the end must match the beginning.  An easy way to create a drawing animation is to morph like the student example above.

We are also working on the beginning of our spec script, the first 15 formatted pages are due on Wednesday.  You can use the free template on Microsoft Word or this one for Google Docs: Google screenplay formatter

Our first extra credit assignment is also due on Wednesday and a good example is the winning short animation from Sunday's Oscar ceremony, Piper from Disney.

Media Art: Morphing Animation Demo

Today we will begin a short demo animation which will teach you the steps of animation with a easy morphing design.  Above is a more complex version but the example shows you how simple and cool the animation can be.  You will create a 10 frame animation morphing one shape or object into another and digitize it for Friday.