Day 10: Procedural Animation
Learning Goals
Students will be able to:
MoGraph Animation
Particle Animation
Random Noise
Agenda
Note: The exact timing and topics covered may shift.
Dailies: 9:10am-9:20am
Homework Review: Lighting
Q&A: Have any questions come up since last class?
What is Procedural Animation?: 9:20am-9:50am
Watch: No Keyframes by Axisponsa
Watch: Paul Clements' Ministry of Sound Headphones
Watch: Paul Clements' Ministry of Sound Headphones Breakdown
Clones & Effectors: 9:50am-10:20am
Theory: The Effector Model [File: Linear Clones]
Technique: Animating Plain Effectors
Exercise:
Animating with Noise, Time, & Sound Effectors: 10:20am-10:45am
Watch: Greyscale Gorilla's Sound Effector Example
Theory:
Technique:
Exercise:
Download Funk City
Homework 10:45am-10:50am
What:
Project: Create a 10-30sec animation that makes use of procedural animation techniques. I'll be looking for:
Variation in motion speed:
Slow
Medium
Fast
Variation in motion style:
Smooth
Percussive
Linear
Variation in motion scale:
Large
Fine
Due: By the start of our next class session on your Course Projects Blog.
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