Class 4/5/10

1. Went over moodle assignments as a class
2. Download planning document
3. Worked on idea

3) Work on Idea

• Researched on aniboom.com, and youtube.com
• Discussed the continuous problems that show up in my work and harm them rather than better them
• Came up with rules that I could not break while working on this assignment so that I don't distract myself with minor details
• Formulated idea for animation: A ball coming towards the viewer
• The objects will all be alphas on a 3d plane

Started work on Storyboard

Thoughts for Final Project 2d 3d 4/5/10

2d alphas - Scenery (sketchy) [draw traditional or photoshop]

I've decided to set up a list of rules that I have to follow in creating this project so that I don't distract myself with the details and COMPLETE the assignment in full without losing any of the quality in the process.

Rules:

1. Flat Colors
2. Narrative (understandable)
3. Scenery 2d in 3d space
4. Maximum of 3-5 colors throughout animation
5. Sketchy opening and closing credits
6. 2d alphas hand drawn
7. 1 Stationary Camera
8. Style: sketchy
9. Sounds: real
10. NO CHARACTERS!!!!!
11. Limited number of alphas
12. 1 alpha is animated
13. Environment Light

Idea Itself:

1. A ball going towards the viewer.
2. The camera is straight on.(stationary)
3. Scenery is the grass and trees.(stationary)

Faktori Review

The outline of the process was simple whereas the process of the projects creation was far from simple;

I was able to keep up with with my plan up until the days before spring break and was only able to work on it for approximately 2 hours but was fortunately able to catch back up. Then came the rendering, I had set for the scenes to render one at a time and as the first two finished I went to put them into imovie and found that they were groups of tiff files and had to render them as quicktime movs.

The first scene had to be cut as a means of getting everything done  on time, and so did a bunch of textures.

For next time I will:

1. Use non-reflective or limited reflection materials on objects!!!!!!!!
2. Fix timing!!!!!!
3. TELL THE STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. Finish!!!