Project 3: Bouncing Ball

Robert West - 3/24/22

The Golf Ball's Adventure

Enjoy this animation of a golf ball that is trying to overcome its fear of being hit!

Initially, the golf ball is afraid to be hit and jumps over the golf club as it swings by. Eventually, it allows itself to be hit and flies off out of screen.

To highlight the animation techniques used in this project, the animation is slowed down a bit more than it realistically would be (well, you may call it slowed down, I call it exaggerated).

Animation Storyboard

A very rough storyboard of my animation.

(Maybe I need to take a drawing class in addition to the animation class)

Principles of Animation

I used numerous principles of animation in my project. These included 1. Squash and Stretch, 2. Anticipation, 3. Staging, 5. Follow Through, 7. Arc, and 8. Secondary Action. Some of these principles are highlighted in the image sequences below.

Squash & Stretch - Pre

Squash & Stretch - During

Squash & Stretch - Post

Anticipation - Pre

Anticipation - During

Anticipation - Post

Examples of anticipation in my animation include the jump of the ball (pictured), anticipation of the swings, and the slowed down (exaggerated) aesthetic of the entire animation which builds anticipation.