- Note
- The 'theory and techniques' that we discussed in class must be adequately reflected in your work, in addition, you should also explore other forms of expression to broaden your creative horizons.
- "The most personal is the most creative"
If your work resembles someone else's, your work is then not that creative. Your work must be different from others; that makes your work creative.
- No pain, no gain. You will likely end up with another mediocre or cookie-cutter animation lacking in originality and inventiveness, if you don't make an effort.
- Originality and external resources
- There is no such thing as 'absolute originality' (Think, do or create something that never existed before) neither in culture nor in art. How could a person create a 'completely original' piece of work from nothing?
- Originality does not exist in our lives either. All are a result of connections, combinations and interactions of old (other) ideas, previous evidence and proven facts.
- Creative people combine and connect existing things, ideas or thoughts in unusual ways. They find new angles and approaches to problems in an inspiring, independent and individual manner.
- So the ideas we create at the end are different, novel, unusual and unique.
- It may be a 'fresh' idea, but not absolutely original. It is a mix, combination or connection of existing things in a different way.
- It is about linking known stuff in an 'unknown way'. So we find surprising, interesting, out-of-box solutions.
- Do some research to gather assignmernt ideas, before you start working. This will allow you to find various ways to engage in your project. There are many great examples of work and creative resources that can inspire you.
- Assignment 1
- This assignment builds on the fundamentals by incorporating more complex characters and showing personality through movement.
- The theme/subject of your animation must be selected from the list below.
Choose a subject
- Software tools: Animate
- Submit
your finished animation in following formats. *Note that you need to submit your work in two different formats. Compress them into a zip.
1.
FLA (YourFullName.fla)
2.
MP4 (YourFullName.mp4)
- Specifications
- dimension: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
- frame rate: 24 fps
- length: 20 seconds or less
- Assignment 2
- Through this assignment, you will first develop a character in Illustrator and import it to After Effects.
- Pantomime acting: Using a full-body character, animate a short sequence of non-verbal acting to convey a specific emotion or thought process. For example, a character could be waiting anxiously for something or tasting something disgusting.
- The theme/subject of your animation must be selected from the list below.
Choose a subject
- Software tools: Illustrator and After Effects
- Submit
your finished animation in following formats. *Note that you need to submit your work in two different formats. Compress them into a zip.
1.
AEP (YourFullName.aep)
2.
MP4 (YourFullName.mp4)
- Specifications
- dimension: 1920x1080 (Full HD)
- frame rate: 29.97 fps
- length: 20 seconds or less
- Assignment 3 (Final)
- Make a portfolio-quality work (more sophisticated and polished pieces) that demonstrates technical proficiency of 2D computer animation and showcases your own style, perspective and storytelling.
- Assignment 3-1: Character and background design
- Create character(s) compelling with unique personalities and (facial) expressions that will be used on your animation. Human, animal, plants, supernatural beings, and inanimate objects that will be given human-like qualities in your story. Practice illustrating the character from different angles and animating a sequence of changing facial expressions, and interacting with an object or its environment.
- Background and environment design: Creating visually appealing and informative backgrounds to support the animated narrative.
- Submit your character in any following formats: fla, jpg, png, pdf, ai, psd.
- Assignment 3-2: Stroyboarding & project info
- Develop a visual narrative through storyboards including camera angles and character actions.
- Narrative Development: create a compelling story and use animation as a powerful storytelling medium.
- Emotional expression and acting: Animate characters that convey emotions and realistic reactions.
- Dialogue and Lip Sync (if applicable): Synchronize character dialogue with animated mouth movements.
- Submit your stroyboard in any following formats: jpg, png, pdf, doc, ppt.
- Submit Project info. (Brief summaries/ ideas/ creative process/ technical info/ sketches/ inspirations...) in doc or pdf.
- Assignment 3-3: Animation
- Design and animate a title sequence for your animation. This focuses on conveying a story's mood and themes through abstract and graphic elements.
- Submit
your finished animation in following formats. *Note that you need to submit your work in two different formats. Compress all items below into a zip.
1.
FLA (YourFullName.fla) or
2.
MP4 (YourFullName.mp4)
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