ANIMATION PROJECT - SCENE

PROJECT

Option #1: You will create an animated scene lasting about 30 seconds. Your scene should tell a short story.

Option #2: You can create a 45-second movie intro. Because the movie intro is easier work to do, it will be capped at 90%. Of course, if you include some forms of actual animation (not just text movement), you will be able to get more marks.

GROUP WORK

You have permission to work in groups of 2.  However, both members need to have similar abilities.  Also, the group will be split up if one member misses more than one day during this project – so choose a partner that is dependable!

Note: Wick Editor may not be ideal for group work. You need to test this out before starting.

THEME

The theme will be voted upon by the class.

2010-11 Theme: Emotions
2011-12 Theme: Happiness
2012-13 Theme: Superpowers
2013-14 Theme: Fear
2014-15 Theme: Time Travel or Fighting
2015-16 Theme: Love
2016-17 Theme: Superpowers
2017-18 Theme: Parody
2018-19 Theme: Funny
2019-20 Theme: N/A
2020-21 Theme: Superpowers or Comedy
2021-22 Theme: N/A
2022-23 Theme: Horror or Video Game / Among Us
2023-24 Theme: Magic or Spooky or Video Games*

*If absent on theme selection day, your theme is Mermaids & Mercenaries.

STORYBOARD

You must create a storyboard and show it to your teacher before creating your animation.  Your animation should match your storyboard.  Of course, minor additions are allowed.

Click here or here for a storyboard template.

COMPOSITION

You need to think of your animation as a series of shots.  Each shot has a goal and needs to be planned out in order to make sure that your drawing skills can achieve the shot’s goal.

This process also allows you to break down your animation into several different parts that can be worked on completely separately.

EVALUTATION

Completion & Detail                                                                                  5 marks

·        30 second animation is complete

·        Animation is smooth (no banking of filler frames to make it longer)

·        Good drawing and animation detail

 Story Telling & Composition                                                                  10 marks

·        Story is clear and easy to follow

·        Story is fun and interesting

·        Different shots (not all one scene)

·        Different angles/zooms

Quality/Entertaining/Fun/Impressiveness                                          10 marks

·        Interesting final product

·        Solid drawing

Presentation - Explanation 5 marks

·        Good explanation of animation choices

Presentation - 12 Principles of Animation 5 marks

·        A few principles are used (explained in presentation)