Moodle Update

Your first two assessment events have just been uploaded to Moodle.  They are:

1. Create a Character (CUFDIG304A: Create visual design components) - Due 1st Aug
2. Create a Walk Cycle (CUFANM301A: Create 2D digital animations) - Due 10th Aug

Week 2 - Animation Revision

1. Create a Motion Tween
2. Create a Shape Tween
3. Create a Motion Path and animate a Car driving along the path.
• Download this free clipart image below
• Crop it so that your have only one car (using Photoshop)
• Draw an aerial lanscape scene with a windy road (using Illustrator)
• Use the path from Illustrator to create an animation of the car driving on a road

Clipart Source: http://all-free-download.com/free-vector/vector-car-top-view.html 

   4.  Start practising walk cycle animation

REMEMBER: Bring in your storyboards from last week.  You should have completed one of the TV Ads.

Week 1 - Storyboarding

Exercise #1 - Create a Storyboard of your morning.  On completion, we will review them in class and discuss different styles.


Exercise #2 - Reverse Storyboard

• Draw 2 storyboards of existing TV advertisements -  

• Refer to the professional storyboards of Sherm Cohen.  These are are great guide for what sort of information and style is appropriate for a professional animation storyboard.
• Focus on the purpose of a storyboard (pitch an idea, create visual reference, create understanding of camera movements, action and other animation elements)
• Include enough information so that anyone can understand the sequence of events
• Avoid detailed clutter that distracts from the more important visual elements of the story
• Include all camera movement, transitions, dialogue/narration and actions
• Break time and location of events into different numbered scenes (where appropriate)

Resources: Storyboard Template (PDF)

Exercise #3 - Create a animatic (Basic Animation of storyboard)

Choose one of the TV Ads you have just storyboarded

• Scan your storyboard panels 
• Crop each panel image in Photoshop to remove storyboards notes etc 
• Import all panels to Adobe Flash or MS Powerpoint and replicate the timing and camera movements of the finished advertisement

Week 1 - Storyboarding for Animation

What is a Storyboard?

• Storyboard Vs Animation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1re0dqrSds

Exercise #1 - Create Storyboard

• Create a storyboard of your morning

1. The Purpose of Storyboarding
• Visual representation of a script
• What characters are in the frame, and how are they moving?
• What are the characters saying to each other, if anything?
• How much time has passed between the last frame of the storyboard and the current one?
• Where the "camera" is in the scene? Close or far away? Is the camera moving?
• Used to pitch a concept
• Reference for production team
• Saves times and money
2. Various uses of Storyboarding
• Video (Film, Advertising, Music Clips)
• Animation
• Interface/Web Design
3. Ways to create a Storyboard
• Any technique that represents a visual idea (sketch, computer drawing, cut-out montage, photos etc)
4. Examples of Professional Storyboarding
• Extremely similar to comic art
• Animation/Director knowledge is essential - Steven Spielberg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBH89Y0Xj7c&feature=related
• Simple Storyboards - http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/
• Attention to Detail - John Watkiss - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW7D08-FHXw&feature=related
• Storytelling - Sherm Cohen (The Ren & Stimpy Show, Hey Arnold, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Mighty B, Phineas and Ferb) http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/2010/05/start-of-storyboard-week.html 
• Animatic - The Lion King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO49iR0HguE

Resources:

• Introduction to Storyboards - http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/
• Storyboard Template: http://www.animationmeat.com/templates_downloads/tv_storyboard_template.pdf

Overview of Units

Design user interfaces - (Design interface for a flash game and a website)
Create storyboards - (Create a storyboard for flash project)
Make a presentation - (Pitch flash project. Present Flash Project. Exhibition Preparation)
Create 2D Digital animations - (Multiple 2d animations, group learning, individual game, animation techniques and team member roles)
Create visual design components - (Create animation/game characters)