Week 5: Toilets... hmm???

This week, we're just working on our work in progress assignments that we will have to present after the mid semester break. At the moment, me and Victoria are still trying to decide on toilets to film! Hopefully we will find some soon. As of the moment I'm working on the DVD and CD covers.

Week 3: Concept Pitch

Hey all,

This weeks tutorial was devoted to working on our concepts. My concept is about a worm who falls in love with a caterpillar. The caterpillar eventually turns into a butterfly leaving the worm all alone. The worm then tries several unsuccessful attempts at flying until tragically he gets caught by a bird and flies away to his demise.

It was a fun assignment to do, can't wait for the next one..!

Nella

The Animator's Survival Kit

Looking back at last weeks tutorial on walking cycles, I have found that The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams to be particularly insightful in breaking down the crucial steps for me. I would recommend this book to anyone who is having difficulty in perfecting their walking cycle.

Nella

Week 2: Let's take a walk...

Hey peeps,

This weeks tutorials focused on how to make a character walk in flash. I learnt that there are certain stages in a walk cycle that make a character look more realistic.

These are:

Contact
Down
Passing
Up

I made a stick figure that went through these motions, and sure enough it looked like he was walking. In the second tutorial the following day, we made the character 'Kaiser' walk across the screen. It was a different approach, in that it was an actual character rather than just a stick figure, which gave it some depth.

Really helpful second week that will aid in our final projects because we now have a basic idea of how to create a walking character in flash.

Nella

Week 1: Bounce !

Hey guys!



When I first read the description for Narratives in Design, it sounded rather interesting and after this weeks introductory tutorials I must say, I'm really excited to start working on 2d animation. Flash seems like a cool program to use, and the examples of the animations we watched made me really want to get started!

During the second tutorial, we learnt how to make a ball bounce. I found it really interesting how you can make it more realistic by the way it eases in and out.

All in all, an excellent introduction to 2d Animation and looking forward to whats coming up!

Nella