The Rest of the Year

M – April 25 T – April 26 W – April 27 Th – April 28 FINAL SUMMARY F – April 29 M – May 2 T – May 3 W – May 4 Th – May 5 F – May 6 M – May 9 T – May 10 W – May 11 Th – May 12 F – May 13 M – May 16 T – May 17 W – May 18 FINAL DUE LAST EFFECTS & TUTORIALS! FINAL PROJECT

WHAT IS THE FINAL PROJECT? Whatever you want… as long as… –It represents a challenge for you—new techniques used / existing skills expanded on & refined. –It is a project that will take at least 2.5weeks of hard work to finish (with participation points / each week) –It showcases several different types of techniques and skills that make it interesting and sophisticated. –I approve a short synopsis of your idea, giving specific details about your story, techniques, types of animation, etc. in no specific format, but at least 5-7 sentences (and will be worth 25 points).

IDEAS? A narrative cartoon with different shots/angles/characters A short film that features special effects like motion tracking, explosions, chroma-keying, 3D titling, CC effects, particle systems, etc. Kinetic typography A movie trailer for a fake, animated or live action movie that features tons of different techniques. Add animation, special effects, text, kinetic typography to “found footage”—old videos found online, etc. to reimagine them. Something that can be applied to another class, a job, a resume, animations used for SVTV, etc.

SOME EXAMPLES

GRADING 200 points! More information to follow 25 point summary due ______________

The next few days— TUTORIALS ! 1.PICK AN EFFECT (I have a list) 2.LEARN ABOUT IT (I’ll help) 3.Make an example video to demonstrate the effect and show its capability 4.Present your effect & example video to the class, what you did with it 5.Lead the class in a quick tutorial (like I do)

The next few days— TUTORIALS ! 1.EXAMPLE VIDEO 35 points Good demonstration of effect Shows you’ve experimented / found good use for effect Relates to what you’re explaining in the tutorial 2.PRESENTATION / TUTORIAL 35 points You clearly explain the effect Volume is good Tutorial takes only around 5-7 minutes

The next few days— TUTORIALS ! CC Cylinder (with 3D camera movement) CC Sphere CC Snowfall CC Glue Gun CC Ball Action CC Scatterize CC Starburst CC Snowfall Advanced Lightning Liquify Audio Waveforms Fractal CC Kaleida Beam Radio Waves Wave Warp Stroke / Write-on / Scribble

Download a rocky or lava or swirly texture