Major Project

Objectives:

• to create a movie clip relating symbols, motion and sound
• to study movement, sequencing and time
• to examine basic geometric and spatial concepts
• to create a flow for a movie over a number of scenes that is in sync with both sound effects and a soundtrack
• to plan an animated character with the potential for interesting animation and movements
• to use Flash drawing tools, onion skinning, symbols, and layers to design a character and prepare it for animation
• to apply blurring, selective animation, and squash/stretch effects to add convincing motion to characters and objects
• to tell a compelling story with Flash animation and plan it effectively using storyboards and animatics
• to create an interest in the field of computer animation or game animation

The Students Will:

• create a movie based on the idea that their movie could be viewed by an audience extending from kindergarten to whatever...
• develop a storyboard identifying characters, character interaction and scenes
• understand the concept of order by sequencing a series of events
• describe the position of an object in relation to another object
• use the pen, brush and shape tools to draw effective characters
• use the appropriate mechanics to ensure that each character comes alive
• understand the timing used in music and sound effects and its relationship to movement
• create a movie clip ilklustrating character interaction and interaction with objects
• use a set of criteria for evaluation of their video

Materials/Tools:

• Flash MX2004
• royalty free music at Free Play Music
• sound effects
• storyboards
• eMac
• iTunes

The Project:

• Students will create a four scene movie that will have a run time of a minimum of 2 minutes
• Students will create three different characters . Two of the characters must lend themseleves to animation will the third maybe an inanimate object.
• Students will develop a character and a scene storyboard The storyboard must be completed prior to any programming in Flash.
• Students may make slight modification to their characters or scenes but only with permission of the instructor.
• Students will use music and sound effects to make their movie more realistic.
• Students will create either an introduction or credit page.

Evaluation:

• Students will evaluate the video of each of the other students using a designed rubric.
• Students will be evaluated using the instructor evaluation rubric