5 Second Animation Assignment

The objective of this assignment is to use the principles of animation and create a 5+ second 3D animation. The concept is up to you, but it must be school appropriate and must interact with a prop.

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Grading Criteria

1. Stick figure storyboard - 10 points - Student breaks down and sketches a storyboard of their proposed animation in 20+ frames. You will scan your drawings and post these to the blog.


2. Principles of animation - 10 points - Student notes principles of animations in their storyboard and are visible in the animation.
http://www.animatortraining.com/the-12-principles-of-animation

1. Straight Ahead & Pose to Pose
2. Timing
3. Spacing
4. Anticipation
5. Squash and Stretch
6. Exaggeration
7. Arcs
8. Secondary Action
9. Follow Through and Overlapping Action
10. Solid Drawing
11. Staging
12. Appeal

3. Environment/Prop Interaction - 10 points - Student uses their character(s) to interact with a prop model or environment.

4. Animation Length - 10 points - The length of the animation is 5+ seconds at 24 fps. (120 frames)