1. HALFWAY PROJECT!

2. HALFWAY PROJECT!
You will be taking 6-8 days to create an animation project. Use what you’ve learned so far to design a more sophisticated project than all of the informal ones we have worked on so far. Combine techniques, spend more time with a specific technique you liked, and look online for inspiration. There are still a lot of techniques we haven’t learned yet, so be patient. You can still do some pretty awesome stuff with what you know so far, which is…

3. THINK of ALL YOU KNOW! Basic 2D animation / transform properties
Puppet tool / starch / overlap
Masking / rotoscoping
Making shape layers (trim paths, wiggle, pucker/bloat, etc.)
2D motion track: transform / perspective corner pin
Using pen tool & making paths, trim paths
Chroma key / luma matte / alpha matte / blend modes
Other: gradients, solids, null objects, text

4. HALFWAY PROJECT - OPTIONS
30 Second Mock Teaser Trailer
Special effects shots
Packed with action / music / sound effects
Don’t have to tell a full story
Probably at least 10 sfx shots
Short Animated Film (:30 or less)
Using character(s)
Tells a very, very brief story / situation
Multiple shots / broken up over group members
Dream / Experimental Film (less than :45)
Abstract
Combination of effects
Creates more of a mood than telling a story

5. 30 Second Mock Teaser Trailer
Make a mockery of dumb, big budget American movies
Cheesiness encouraged
Silly one-liners, bad acting
Unnecessary explosions
Fast pace – at least 10 shots (not all require FX)
USE motion tracking, rotoscoping, masking, green screen, etc.

6. 30 Second Mock Teaser Trailer

7. SHORT ANIMATED FILM Tell a very, very brief story or part of
a story (15—45 sec)
Think of a funny or interesting situation,
use a character or characters
Use audio & sound effects
Use multiple shots: WS, CU, MS, XCU, etc.
Break work up among all group members, so each creates a set of shots, assemble it in Adobe Premiere, add music, etc

8. SHORT ANIMATED FILM http://vimeo.com/6052950 http://vimeo.com/41271970

9. DREAM / EXPERIMENTAL FILM
Story / message can be abstract
Use layering, tons of techniques
Use video, special effects, repetition
Create a mood
Use music, sound effects

10. DREAM / EXPERIMENTAL FILM
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11. TEAMWORK or TIME MANAGEMENT ____ / 25
PROFESSIONALISM ____ / 25
Keying is professional and not messy or spotty
Masking is clean
Photoshop work is clean and sophisticated
Use of video is professional and shot well
Audio is sophisticated and enhances feel
GROWTH & DYNAMIC TECHNIQUE ____ / 25
Innovative uses & combinations of keying, masking, motion-tracking and puppet, etc.
Shows growth in all techniques used
Editing in Premiere is sophisticated
Sound effects and audio are used well
CREATIVITY / EDITING ____ / 25
Approach is interesting and/or funny/satirical
Concept is clear and coherent
Several techniques are used to tell story
Isn’t a copy of something else
TEAMWORK or TIME MANAGEMENT ____ / 25
Group members work equally / shots are equally strong
In class time used wisely / not wasted / not put off until the end