Animation

Objective: This activity will provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate the technological concepts learned in this course and combine them into a final project using various processes and techniques. Assessment will take into consideration both the process and the product.

Assignment

• • • • Working individually, you will create an animated story using the program Adobe Animate.

Animation Requirements

• • • • The animation must tell a story.

      • Your animation should follow the format: a title, your animated scenes, then credits.

      • Inappropriate images or themes will result in a lower mark and possibly a mark of zero.

      • Take your time and pay attention to the details.

      • Level 4 work is achieved by telling a complete story using the skills we've covered in class.

      • You can use images from the web, original drawings in Animate or a combination of the two.

      • Time on task is a big factor in your mark. (Quality over Quantity)

      • You will be given approximately 10 classes to complete your animation.

Getting Started

• • • • Start by brainstorming a story that you would like to tell. The hardest part of this assignment is coming up with ideas in the beginning. 

      • Try to keep it simple, it doesn't have to be an elaborate story. Random images and shapes across the screen will result in a poor mark.

      • Creating a storyboard on paper outlining the scenes and shots you plan to use in your animation will help streamline the process. 

      • A storyboard is just a guideline to give you an overall focus and jumping-off point for when you begin animating your story.

      • Create your final animation project: length is determined by the complexity of your animation not based on length.

      • The more complex, the shorter it will be due to time limitations.

Review

• • • • F5 – Insert a blank frame - Extend your animation over multiple frames without changes

      • F6 – Insert a keyframe 

      • F7 – Insert a blank keyframe 

      • F8 – Convert to Symbol

      • ENTER - Plays your movie in the timeline

      • CTRL + ENTER – Previews your final movie (also creates an .swf file)

      • SHIFT + F5 - Removes frames

      • SHIFT + F6 - Removes keyframes

      • Create new layers for each new object in your animation.

      • Use scenes to break up your animation into manageable chunks Insert > Scene.

      • Motion Tweens need to be converted to symbols

      • Shape Tweens need BOTH items to be broken apart.

CHECKLIST

• • • • 1. Complete Animation - Submitted by Tuesday, January 21st.

        2. Fine-tune your Website Portfolio - Submitted by Wednesday, January 22nd.

Examples