Assignment 3 Brief


Assignment: 3 “Morph Animation” (Year 10)
Unit(s): 10, 2


Hand Out Date:  06/01/2012
Final Deadline:  13/01/2012




Evidence:
Units covered

Brief:    To plan and produce a 5 second animation of an object morphing.

Synopsis of Unit 10: Animation Techniques
Know about animation techniques
Be able to create an animation sequence
Be able to review own animation production
Synopsis of Unit 2: Communication Techniques
Be able to communicate information and ideas in written formats for media production

   Unit 10
 Unit 2 

Task 1: Pre-Production
Generate a mind map of ideas of objects that might create for your animation. Consider the complexity of what you will be modelling while you are in production – make notes and do drawings of what the objects entail (if you’re planning on turning a Tyrannosaurs Rex into a house, you might run out of time and frames to finish!). The easiest thing to do is to pick one detailed object and one simple object. This will ensure that you spend your production animating instead of modelling.

Create your object and prepare all of the clay you will need for your animation. Fill in an exposure sheet planning your animation. You will be shooting on 2’s, meaning you will only be filming 20 frames per 1 second of animation. This means that you have 75 frames to complete your morph in. Plan your slow in and slow out, squash and stretch, etc. You can draw thumbnail pictures on your exposure sheet to help you visualise what things should look like at certain frames.

Write a proposal stating your intent for your animation. Talk about your plans for stage and what animation techniques you are planning to use.

         Mind map of possible ideas with thumbnail sketches and notes
         Modelled object for beginning of shoot
         Filled in Exposure sheet
         Written Proposal


Unit 10
P1 M1 D1
P3 M3 D3
P4 M4 D4

Unit 2
P4 M4 D4
P5 M5 D5

Task 2: Production

Using Stop-Motion Pro, begin your animation production. You will need to set up a camera, lighting and a stage for your object. You should have your exposure sheet handy and refer to it while you animate. Make sure you do not go over 5 seconds – you should have all 75 frames planned.

Once your animation is complete, export your file as an MPEG.

         Finished MPEG video file

Unit 10
P3 M3 D3

Task 3: Post-Production and Review

Upload your finished animation to your blog. Review your completed product and the process you went through to produce it. Compare it to your original proposal.

         Completed video file
         Video, audio or written review of your finished work
         Updated blog







Unit 2
P4 M4 D4
P5 M5 D5



Assessors: E Cooper, S Stoker

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