GIF MINITASKS

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

  • You must create your own GIF animations.  See below for ideas.
  • Your goal is to earn a total of at least 15 points (level 4).
  • Your GIF animations are to be placed in a Google Slides document.  One per slide.
  • Your mark depends on the number of points you’ve earned, the quality of your work and the quality of your document.

 

 

DETAILS

EXAMPLE

STUDENT EXAMPLES

I ♥ LOCKERBY

Frames: 3

Points: 1

Temmy A.

 

 

LIGHTNING
Frames: 6ish
Points: 1

Denys F.

Rebecca S.

 

GLOWING OBJECT

Frames: 4
Points: 1

 

Tip: Simply add a yellow contour.

Benson B.

 

 

FADE IN / OUT

By Chase K.

Frames: Optional

Points: 1-2

 

Tip: Frame by frame, you alter the colour of the pixels in the fading area.

 

 

 

EXPLOSION

Frames: 10ish

Points: 2

Tip: Try adding other colours.

Patrick C.

 

 

BLINKING

(by Rebecca S.)

Frames: 6ish

 

Tip: Create the blink effect one frame at a time.

 

 

 

 

GREEN LIGHTNING BALL

Frames: 8

Points: 2

Tip: Do ball movement first.  Add lightning after.

 

 

 

DANCE PAD

(by Chase K.)

Frames: 25+

Points: 2

 

Tip: Change the colour of the squares from frame to frame.

 

 

 

PACMAN
Frames: 5ish

Points: 1

Tip: Copying frames can save time here.

 

 

 

ELECTRICITY SPELL
Frames: 12ish
Points: 2

Tip: First build up the electrical field.  Then leave it change a little while fluttering there.

 

 

 

HELICOPTER
Frames: 4

Points: 2

 

Tip: Put body on a layer and blade on another.  Blade needs four frames to show it at different rotations.

 

 

 

EMOJI

(by Graham G.)

Frames: 2

Points: 1

 

Tip: Feel free to make your own version.

 

 

 

IDLE CHARACTER

(by Graham G.)

Frames: 2

Points: 1-2

 

Tip: Draw a character. On frame 2, remove a row of pixels (at legs).

Graham G.

Rebecca S.

 

(more to come…)