Animation techniques 2

Theory and Practice of Interaction Design - SM4008

Task for this week

Write a short summary:1) Jonathan Hodgson The Power of a Pencil to Show Life

Behind Bars; available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKZdn1lQeGE

2) Run Wake animation Rabbit; available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw3XyOyl47Q

Jonathan Hodgson The Power of a Pencil to Show Life Behind Bars

Available at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKZdn1lQeGE

Line boiling

Consequence of hand-drawn animations Usually only parts that move – animated (mouth, etc.)

rest is staticAdds liveliness and character to animationDraws eyes to specific parts of the animation

Bob Godfrey's Roobarb

Available at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNilYOckDQI

Ten minute cloud, Posy tea verse, 2008

Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ao5eQSTy4

Rotoscoping

Time consumingRealistic movementArtistic expression

Richard Linklater, Waking life, 2001

Scene available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVZ_lLUIIyU&list=TLhhpf4SEXWK2MiC5yTghRe0RD1N_sqe-k

Bob Godfrey, Small Talk 1993

Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rf2uTTknUo

Smooth animation

Frames per second/positions per second

Steps of movementTransitionsUsually static backgroundCel animations – only

change moving parts (Disney, Betty Boo, etc.)

Ruth Lingford - Death and the Mother (1997)

Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sBTwpXQf_M

Ruth Lingford, Baggage

Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtYyISFK7Cw

Morphing

Change one image seamlessly into anotherMelting Dissolving

Osvaldo Cavandoli; La Linea Balum Balum

Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0uiC0V_pMA

Run Wrake, Rabbit (2005)

Website: http://www.runwrake.com/ Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw3XyOyl47Q

Camera effects

Zooming in and outPanning

Next week

CharactersMovementWalking cycles

Your task for next week

Critically analyse an animation of your choice and write a short paragraph (250 words) explaining:purpose of this animation,

the target audience, choice of colour and style, stylistic elements used, animation techniques used.

Upload the writing and link to your choice to your wordpress site. Use the link below if you have questions about how to approach writing tasks:http://learning.londonmet.ac.uk/epacks/studyskills.html