#ax1101

This task was intended to teach us how the spacing of frames can differentiate between uncontrolled and controlled movement. Both squares are bouncing at the exact same time but, to indicate a controlled motion like a jump, it remains on the ground. To indicate a bounce, the box spends a lot fewer frames in contact with the ground, as if there is no intent behind the motion. This is very useful as it can be applied to characters and their movement. Like slow in/out makes characters' movement look more natural, characters movement can appear less/more controlled if spacing of frames is used effectively.

I forgot to upload this, but it’s something I am proud of, for this task we had to animate the stick being surprised in some way, so I animated a ball making the stick jump after curiously looking at the box. I did slow the animation down because it was fast, so the result is even better :)

*EDIT*

This is the final version of the Spaceball task. I really enjoyed doing this one.

The ‘Spaceball’ from the previous tasks was initially used as a ghost-like entity haunting the barn but I felt it looked better as a torch travelling over the barn and clearing as another layer of depth in the animation.

The first part of this was creating the individual aspects in Photoshop. I had only used photoshop once or twice previously and knew how to use the lasso/crop tool but was otherwise unfamiliar with the software. I now know how to use the layers and effects which were fun to explore. In this task, I blurred the silhouettes and foreground bushes to create the illusion of a camera’s focus.