Animation 9 - Course Plan

Professional Semester III - Matthew Gough

Course Overview:
Animation is an illusion that tricks the eye into believing something is moving. This may be a
speeding spaceship, a bouncing ball or even a mad grasshopper. This 10-week course will teach
you the basics of animation through several challenges. In the challenges, you will take on the
role of an animation studio where you have been hired to complete different projects. Your
focus will be on understanding the Essential Questions presented with each challenge. For
each challenge, you will also complete the CTF Design Template for each project. This template
has three components:
Design: To be completed before you start your project.
Create: To be completed as you complete your project.
Appraise: To be completed after your project is complete.

Materials:
Computer Stations (1 per student)
Adobe Fireworks
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Digital Cameras

CTF Learning Outcomes:

CTF is exploring interests, passions and skills while making personal connections to career
possibilities.
I explore my interests and passions while making personal connections to career
possibilities.
I use occupational area skills, knowledge and technologies.
I follow safety requirements associated with occupational areas and related
technologies.
I demonstrate environmental stewardship associated with occupational areas.
CTF is planning, creating, appraising and communicating in response to challenges.
I plan in response to challenges.
I make decisions in response to challenges.
I adapt to change and unexpected events.
I solve problems in response to challenges.
I create products, performances or services in response to challenges.
I appraise the skills, knowledge and technologies used to respond to challenges.
I communicate my learning.
CTF is working independently and with others while exploring careers and technology.
I determine how my actions affect learning.
I develop skills that support effective relationships.
I collaborate to achieve common goals.
 Learning Sequence
Lesson Essential Questions Learning Activities Assessment
Challenge #1: Your design company has been asked to produce a traditional animation that will later be
used in a video called the history of animation. Create a short flip book animation to complete this
challenge.
What is a frame in
- Cut paper for 10 to 20 frames.
animation?
- Pencil and eraser (Professional animators always draw in pencil because the frames can be easily
Animation
modified). 10%
Frames How does framerate
- Create a simple animation of a moving object (ex. Bouncing ball).
affect the appearance of
- REMEMBER draw frame 1 on the LAST page of your flipbook.
an animation?
- Staple your flip book and hand it in.
*Remember to complete a CTF design template as you work through this project.
Traditional animation example link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBgghnQF6E4

What is morphing?
Challenge #2: Your animation company has been hired to morph your favorite actor into an animal. Create
How is morphing
a professional looking morph.
different than other
- Using FantaMorph (software). Create morphs between two images
forms of animation?
Morphing - REMEMBER... Morphing between two images achieves the best results if the images are roughly of 10%
What are some things to the same shape and colors, e.g. morphing from a tree to a cat may not result in such a good
consider when trying to transition as when morphing from one face to another.
produce a convincing *Remember to complete a CTF design template as you work through this project.
morph?

Challenge #3: Your animation studio has been hired to create a stick figure animation that tells a story for a
kids cartoon. Create an interesting animation.
- In this assignment, you will create a frame-by-frame animation using Pivot.
- Your animation will contain the following: Frame (size 720 pixels x 480 pixels, 72dpi), A background
How are animations image created in FIREWORKS using the Bitmap and Vector tools.
created through using - Final save of background should be in a jpeg format.
animation software? - Your animation must contain a minimum of 100 frames
Animation - At least one character MUST be created on your own.
10%
Software How are frames (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPxv8wCSewg)
organized to trick the - At least one color change in one of your characters.
eye into seeing - Each character must move in each frame.
movement? - Please remember your Pivot projects must not include blood, guts, guns, etc. All scenes must be
appropriate and within our school policies.
- Final save must be as a gif
- File/Save Animation/ choose .gif from the pull down menu for Save As Type
*Remember to complete a CTF design template as you work through this project.
 Challenge #4: Your production company has been hired to create an animated gif for a clients website.
Where are animated
Use your knowledge of Fireworks to create an animated GIF.
GIFs used?
Animated Gif:
Animated
Step 1: Create all the Graphics your Animation needs 10%
GIFs How do you create
Step 2: Creating the State of the Animated Graphic
simple animations using
Step 3: Settings, Preview and Exporting the Animated GIF
graphics software?
* Remember to complete a CTF design template as you work through this project.

Challenge #5: Your animation studio has been hired to make an intro animation for a video portraying your
How is animation used favorite celebrity. Using the celebrities name create an interesting animation with the following criteria:
to enhance video? - Using Aurora 3D create a 20 second animation that contains the following:
- Animated Text using the text tool type your name and use the effects tabs to make it look
How are timelines used amazing.
Enhancing in animation software? - Animate your name using the animation presets in Aurora 3d 10%
Video with - Animate your name using key frames
Animation In what different ways - Add a shape to your animation and animate it using key frames
can objects be - Add a background and special effects.
manipulated? * Remember to complete a CTF design template as you work through this project.
http://www.presentation-3d.com/text-logo-maker-video-tutorials.html

Challenge #6: Your animation studio has been contracted by Dream Works to produce a short animation
What are tweens? that will be played at the start of their newest animated full length film. This short animation should be
How can they make interesting and comical. Use adobe flash to complete your production:
animation simpler? - In this assignment, you will create your own cartoon character and then animate it using frame by
frame animation and tweens.
Classic What is an armature? - Create a new Flash Action Script 3 file and change the frame size to 720 x 480.
Motion How does it simplify - Draw a background for your animation in Fireworks. Import your background to the library and 10%
Tweens animation characters? place it in your Background layer.
- Draw a simple cartoon characters using the shape tools. Each part of the character that you want
How is a professional to animate must be on a separate layer. Name your layers. Your animation must tell a story. You
tool such as Flash used have 5 classes to complete this project. The quality of the project must reflect this time frame.
to animate? Animate your story using both keyframe animation and classic tween animation.
* Remember to complete a CTF design template as you work through this project.
What does it take to
Challenge #7: Your animation studio has been asked to build a promotional animation for your favorite
make a professional
WCHS sports team. Your animation will be used at an upcoming pep rally. Use Adobe After Effects to
looking animation?
complete this project.
Professional
- Create an animated intro for a WCHS Sports Team or Club. Your animation needs to be created in 40%
Animation How does a robust
Adobe After Effects and be 30 seconds in length. Use several animations and experiment with
animation software like
special effects to create an awesome intro. Add music to enhance your animation.
Adobe After Effects
* Remember to complete a CTF design template as you work through this project.
simplify animation?
 Assessment Plan
Assessment Task Overviews

Title Challenge #1 Challenge #2 Challenge #3 Challenge #4 Challenge #5 Challenge #6 Challenge #7

Purpose / Type
Pre-Assessment / Diagnostic,
Formative Formative Formative Formative Formative Summative
Diagnostic, Formative, Formative
Summative
Task
Process, Competencies, Process, Process, Process, Process, Process, Process, Product,
Growth/Development, Growth, Growth, Growth, Growth, Growth, Growth, Performance
Product, Performance Product, Product, Product, Product, Product, Product, Task,
Task, Quiz / Test
Modality
Do Do Do Do Do Do Do
Write, Do, Say
Assessor Self & Self & Self & Self & Self & Self &
Teacher
Self, Peer, Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher Teacher
Device Exemplar, Exemplar, Exemplar, Tutorial, Exemplar, Exemplar,
Exemplar, Anecdotal Rubric, Rubric, Rubric, Rubric, Rubric, Rubric, Exemplar,
Notes, Checklist, Rating Anecdotal Anecdotal Anecdotal Anecdotal Anecdotal Anecdotal Rubric
Scale, Conversation, Rubric Notes, Notes, Notes, Notes, Notes, Notes,

Weighting 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 40%

Outcomes

CTF is exploring
interests, passions
and skills while
making personal X X X X X X X
connections to career
possibilities.

CTF is planning,
creating, appraising
and communicating
in response to
X X X X X X X
challenges.

CTF is working
independently and
with others while
exploring careers and
X X X X X X X
technology.