CSC186 2D Animation

Monday, August 16, 2010

Animatic to Final film

This is a very nice example of an animatic and the final film version.
Animatic:

FAIR TRADING ? - Making-of : Animatic from THURISTAR on Vimeo.

Final version:

FAIR TRADING ? the short film from THURISTAR on Vimeo.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Object Animation

The Impossible Map, Evelyn Lambart, 1947
Object Animation
National Film Board of Canada
Educational Film about the map

Mr. Frog Went a-Courtin, Evelyn Lambart, 1974
National Film Board of Canada animator
Co-Director on films by Norman McLaren,
one of the first women to work as co-directors in film in the 40's and 50's
One of the first Female animators in Canada
He style contrasts that of Mclaren, Gone are his muted colors
and constant experimentation,
She chose to tell narratives in her films
More about Evelyn Lambert here
Used reusable cutout shapes for characters

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Typography Basics

From the book: Basics of Design: Layout and typography for Beginners

by Lisa Graham 2002

Basic typeface combinations:

* Use sans serif type in headlines and subheads, serif in body copy ( serifs aid in readability)
* Use no more than two type combinations per page.
* Use only one decorative or novelty typeface per page
* Avoid using two sans serif or two serifs together on a page because they conflict
* Emphasize headlines, titles, and subheads more than body copy.
* start your experiments with classic typfaces first.

Classic Serif typefaces: Garamond, Goudy, Caslon, Bodini, and Baskerville

Classic Sans serif Typefaces: Gill Sans, Futura and Franklin Gothic

Lisa Lists 5 typefaces she must have on a deserted island and why:

* Garamond: classy , dignified and easy on the eyes
* Gills sans: It goes with every serif font she has seen
* Bodini: Very readable, Flexible
* Officina Sans: Modern, readable, works with Garamond, Bodini, and Officina Serif
* Officina Serif: Modern Readable serif, works with Gill Sans and Officina sans

Composition

When creating visual art you need to consider the rules of composition so that your work will have maximum impact and clarity. There are some basic things you need to know first before you begin the process of creating your composition. Thinking about these things beforehand will make your efforts more streamlined and efficient because you will move forward with a clear understanding of what you need to do and not waste time on ideas that will not fulfill your objective, or meet the expectations of the client.
Before you start the process make sure you know at least these four things:

What is your message?
Who is your message intended for? ie.Who's your audience?
By what means will you display your message. What is your mode of delivery: (poster, television, webpage, buisness card, banner ad, portable device)
The basics of the design principles: Emphasis, Contrast, Balance, Alignment, Repetition, Flow.

Make sure to always keep it simple.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Saul Bass titles or titles inspried by him

It's a Mad , Mad, Mad world

Charade

7 year itch

Catch me if you can

Thank you for smoking

The man with the golden arm

Psycho

Website dedicated to motion titles:http://www.artofthetitle.com/

http://motionographer.com/

Monday, June 8, 2009

Final Project Examples

Final Project Examples:

IgniteLearning.com has some nice educational animation examples:
Example 1: Math equations
Example 2: Circulation
Example 3: Plant Cells vs Animal cells
Example 4: Fractions
Example 5: Volcanoes (youtube clip)