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Bouncy Ball Project
Bouncy Ball Project
Due Date: October 16th, 2025
Completed Animation
Completed Animation
Click the video and enjoy.
The owls are not what they seem.
Sources of Inspiration
Glep
Glep
The Statue. From a Show called Smiling Friends. Sourced from OscarLomas3D on Sketchfab.com
Dale Cooper
Dale Cooper
The face on the ball.
His actual name is
Kyle Maclachlan.
The protagonist of a show called Twin Peaks who likes black coffee.
The Black Lodge
The Black Lodge
A setting from a TV show I've been watching called Twin Peaks.
Original Storyboard
Original Storyboard
a somewhat barebones outline of the shots that my animation covers
I am not a good artist, but I tried my best to make the setting seem like what I imagined it would be
The Application of Disney's 12 Principles of Animation
1st Principle: Squash & Stretch
1st Principle: Squash & Stretch
How was this applied?
Squash
Squash
The ball shrinks in it's Y-Axis upon landing, emphasizing that impact.
Stretch
Stretch
The ball grows in it's Y-Axis, emphasizing it's momentum after the bounce.
2nd Principle: Staging
2nd Principle: Staging
How was this applied?
The Black Lodge
The Black Lodge
Features:
1) Two spotlights (aided by an ambient light)
2) Several black armchairs
3) A marble statue in the left-hand third of the screen that immediately draws the viewer's attention.
4) The whole setting has an eerie, yet
3rd Principle: Anticipation
3rd Principle: Anticipation
How was this applied?
Dale Cooper(the Ball)'s Jump
Dale Cooper(the Ball)'s Jump
Before "jumping" onto the armchair, the ball squashes vertically. It does so to clue in the audience to the fact that the ball is about to "jump" up.
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