These were some background drawings I was testing to see if I should draw the background traditionally. The drawings are based on Muybridge's photos. In the end, I chose to do digital backgrounds as they fit better to the art style I was using
Category: Unit 53, U3 and U12 – Beyond Maybridge Animation
Art Style research
I looked at 9 different art style by other artists as an inspiration for my animation. I ended up attempting to use the "semi-realistic" style as I enjoyed it most and believed it was the most appropriate for my animations tone.
Animation plan
This is a mindmap of my research of Muybridge to gather ideas for my animation and what I could include to make it fit my client's criteria.I took these ideas from the mindmap and then created 3 timeline ideas for my animation. Taking different approaches to the animation I chose the second idea as I …
Final Muybridge Animation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzIedQ6eUCM This is my final animation about Eadweard Muybridge.
Final Animation responses
For my animation, I needed to get some of my peers thoughts and opinions. I asked 9 questions altogether and received 19 responses to the questionnaire altogether. The majority enjoyed the overall flow of the animation which was a key focus of my animation but it is also due to me using tweens which generally …
Animatic and Storyboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVId9UJH7Fw This is the storyboard for my animation where I focused on the visuals and timing of the animation. The animation had to be 30 seconds maximum which I had a hard time keeping down as I wanted a lot of the storyboard panels to last quite long. This is the first draft of the …
Job roles in animation
Stop motion animators Stop motion animators use physical models, clay and or puppets to create animations for various media such as animated films or advertisements. They follow similar to 2d animation principles, working frame by frame and sometimes exaggerating movements when possible. Stop motion animators work for animation or film studios, game design and development …
Ball Animation [Adobe animate]
https://youtu.be/uUX9kMkqUn8 This 3-second animation is of an eyeball bouncing then rolling on the floor. I wanted to add a little extra with the lighting and the shadow underneath the eyeball. This was done by using a motion tween. First, make the ball and convert it into a graphic symbol. Then on the symbol, create a …
Rotoscope [Adobe animate]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coXgU4DLGsc&w=560&h=315 This is an 8 seconds animation of a rotoscope of me dancing. I feel that I could have made it longer so there was more movement or a change of movement. However, I like the small effect I did when I put my foot down, looking like a little echo of the movement. This …
Hollie Hurwood's Game Design course work 