Grades - Post Your Work

Grades will be uploaded tomorrow.

I will be looking for the following blog posts:

• Quick animation and self critique
• Cinematographic Analysis of a stop motion movie
• Planning document for your Final Project

Final Project Requirements

Here are the requirements that we agreed on for the Final Project:

Puppets

• At least 1 puppet
• Puppet must have at least two moving parts
• Puppet must have at least 1 interaction with the environment
• Quality craftsmanship and care must be demonstrated

Environment - Setting

• There must be no visible cardboard 
• There must be some item or situation included for the puppet to interact with
• Quality craftsmanship and care must be demonstrated

Camera Angles

• 3-5 angles must be included

Sound

• Music or sound effect must be included

A title must be included in the animation

Planning document

• Explain and describe your puppet, the environment, interactions in a new blog post - - Due Thursday March 12

Documentation of Progress

• You must document your progress at the end each day's class in a new blog post 

The completed animation must be at least 15 seconds

Final Quick Animation Workshop and Self Critique

You Should have uploaded your animation to your youtube channel and posted a link to a blogpost titled - Final Quick Animation

Please answer the following questions about your overall work this semester  using the 1-4 scale: 

1=Not at all, 2=Somewhat, 3=Mostly, 4=Absolutely

1 Scene or environment 1 2 3 4

1 puppet that can move at least 3 ways....walk, turn head, blink eyes, move
arms or fly 1 2 3 4

3 different shots featuring panning, zooming, establishing scenes 1 2 3 4

the movie is 5-15 seconds at 12 fps 1 2 3 4

The motion and movements are very smooth 1 2 3 4

I completed my assignment on time 1 2 3 4

Made good use of class time 1 2 3 4

Used a creative approach 1 2 3 4

My animation is unique and original 1 2 3 4

My craftsmanship is excellent 1 2 3 4

My images are sharp and focused 1 2 3 4

My scene is well composed 1 2 3 4

My animation has good contrast and exposure 1 2 3 4

My animation sets a mood 1 2 3 4

Narrative
in a paragraph or two describe the successful parts of your animation. What are the areas that you would improve? be specific and be prepared to refer back to these ideas as you begin your final project.