Animation Planning and Application: Week 1

Week 1 of Animation Planning and Application was really just to give us an idea of what the class would entail and what we would be required to do in the coming weeks. Within the lecture we were made to think about the elements which make a good 2D Animation in groups and list the general rules of a 2D animation in order. This was then compared to other groups.

Lab work consisted of creating this online blog which will be used in the weeks to come to allow us to reflect upon what was learned within the classes and to allow us to demonstrate certain ideas such as storylines and characters which we may want to use further down the line. Sketches will also be posted as well as Character Development This may prove beneficial in terms of our final animatic assessment due in week 12.

Other techniques which will be important for the animatic task include classic animation principles such as Timing which is essential in any good animation. Everything within the Animation/Animatic will rely on good timing (ie. The timing of a character movement.) The Squash and Stretch technique may also prove useful along with things such as Easing In and Out, Exaggeration, Staging and Anticipation. All these elements will no doubt be used in the forthcoming exercises to aid us in our final project.

Other Lab work in week 1 included the creation of an online "Flip Book Maker." This exercise was to further the understanding of persistence of vision and allowed us to create some examples such as a ship sailing on water on the Flip Book Website.