eagats: Some fun animations by Allan Dye

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

We watched these two animations in class the other day. The first is a trailer for A.D.D. Jane by Allan Dye:

The second is a Pottery Barn Promo he did for their eco-friendly organic cotton line:

I really like the style on these. . . fun colors, dynamic shapes, easy animation that drives the point.

Assignment 3
Animate a Nested Symbol

Animate an object with at least one moving part. This is your chance to break away from the tutorials and animate something that you want to do!

Due: Thursday, April 17 (at the beginning of class!)

Objectives:

Design and create 1 animation of your own
Use keyframes, tweening, motion guides, ease in and out, sfx, nested symbols, and other techniques we’ve been learning.

Requirements:

Part A: Plan

Sketch your basic idea in your sketchbook. Determine what objects need to be drawn, what animation techniques will be used, and what happens over the course of your ten seconds.

Part B: Animate

1 ten second animation, 24.0 fps and 550 x 400 containing a moving symbol with at least one moving part. (Ie. A butterfly moving around the screen while flapping it’s wings.)
Create vector graphics either in Flash or in Illustrator
Incorporate some of the principles of animation: squash and stretch, anticipation, staging, etc.
Add a sound clip or sound effect.

Graded on: