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Final Project

Animation 1

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What is it?

  • 4-9 second GIF, animated in Adobe Animate.
  • No sound.
  • Individual projects.
  • 50 to 85 frames on average. Could be more or less depending on subject.

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Subject

  • Choose 1 of the 3 animatics that you created over the last two weeks.
  • If you change your project you have to create a new animatic. Then I have to approve the project.

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Example: Comic

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Example: Final Background

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Example: Animatic

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Example: Final Gif

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Example Project Statistics

  • 5.5 Seconds long
  • 15 frames per second
  • 83 Frames Total
  • 15 hrs of labor. 10 for final GIF. 5 hours prep.

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Project Goals

  • Clear idea.
  • Quality design work.
  • Demonstrate understanding of principles of animation.

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Time Frame

  • 3 weeks total
  • 1st week - Design and Animatic
  • 2nd week- Animation
  • 3rd week - Feedback and revisions

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Grading

You will turn in all materials from your project:

  • Animatic (100 points)
  • Final GIF (200 points)

Total Project: 300 points

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Rubric for Final GIF

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Clear Story or Idea

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Story is not clear.

Story is somewhat clear. Some minor questions come up.

Story is very clear. Everything makes sense.

Consistent Quality

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Quality of the production is very inconsistent.

Quality is consistent with a few minor exceptions.

Quality is consistent throughout entire project.

Principles of Animation

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No principles of animation were implemented in this project.

Some principles were used. Some areas are missing principles.

Principles are used throughout the project and they are very effective.

Implemented Feedback

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Student didn’t implement any peer feedback.

Student implemented some feedback but skipped a few key areas where improvements needed to be made.

Student revised and corrected all mistakes. Used feedback effectively for entire project.

Effective use of Time

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Student work on project in class sometimes.

Student took advantage of class time for the majority of the project.

Student used every day effectively and wasted no time.

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Example Gif

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Write Project Proposal

  1. Write down which animatic you want to use for your gif: Frog vs Fly, Comic Animatic, or Short Action.
  2. Describe any challenges you might encounter in the project.
  3. Describe where you will add principles of animation in your project.