For the last couple weeks in animation I have been working on a story animation. First I had to make plot line and create a character for my story. I decided to make it about a bee who runs into the window of a flower shop while trying to get to the flowers inside. Next I had to create a storyboard to show how all my shots would go together. Then I had to create sketches of my character and scan them into the computer, the image to the side is my fist sketch of my bee once I scared it into the computer. Once I had the sketches into the computer I used photoshop to make them look cleaner and to add color. Next, I create most of the elements of the backgrounds in photoshop. I made the flowers in illustrator and moved into photoshop, there is an image of the flowers to the side. Last I animated everything in After Effects using my new knowledge of arks and timing, walk cycles, multilayer, compositions, and ease in/ease out for keyframes.
Reflection
During this projects I learned how to put multiple compositions together in in after effects. I also improved my knowledge of the After Effect program in general. During this project I learned a lot about time management. Specifically how much time it takes to animate a short animation and make it run smoothly. If I redid this project I would add a body in the background of all the shots of the bees face. Also I would make the glass of the window more obvious. However, I would keep the plot line and structure of the animation the same. I will draw on my improved After Effects skills and on my new knowledge about animation time for my future projects. This project has helped me learn a lot about time management and After Effects.
This semester I have learned a lot about graphic design. I have improved technical skills as well as my understanding of the concepts and rule of design. Name Typography The first project we did this year was a typography project where we took a characteristic of ourselves or something you liked and made your name represent that. This project lasted about three weeks. First we made a list of words or phrases that we wanted to use. Then we made three or four sketches for each. We then took the sketches into the computer and designed them. Next we critiqued our work and redesigned. During critiques I learned that I was the fonts I was using were too similar. One challenged I faced we trying to make all my designs unique and represent what I wanted without using graphics. Both the feedback and the challenges made me modify my work by removing excess graphics and finding more unique fonts. During this project I learned that typography is about putting meaning into the design of the...
The six shot system is a way to shoot photos so the viewer can easily understand what is going on in the pictures. It has six simple photos that you can take to provide an accurate depiction of the person, or subject, what they are doing, and how they feel about it. The first shot is a close up of the hands. This shows what he subject of the photos is doing. In this picture try to make the hands take up most of the screen. The second photo is a close up of the face. It shows how the subject feels about the task they are preforming. Try to get the full face in tis picture, not cutting off the top or bottom. The third photo is an over the shoulder shot. This shows what the person is doing from their perspective. Try to get some of their head and the object the are working on. The forth picture is a medium shot. It ties together what the subject is doing and what they are feeling. You sho...
This is a promotional video that I made for the first year of e-Communications, e9. First we got with our partner, decided what shots we wanted to do, and looked at other previous e-Communications promotion videos for inspiration. Next, we went around to all the other e9 rooms and filmed the shots we planed. Then, we recorded our voice overs from a script and edited all the film and put it together with music and the voice over to create the final project. I learned how to do a voice over in Final Cut Pro. I learned that sometimes as a partner you need to take initiative if the other person isn't doing their part. Also, that people have different views on what is important to the project. If I got to do this project again I would asked to turn on the lights in one of the rooms so the shots would be brighter and I would get a larger variety of shots. I would keep the music and some of the shots the same. For instance I like the first shot and the chase scene shots. I will draw f...
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