Drum Kit

In class we learned how to create an animated drum kit using flash. I found this very easy after you understand the steps you must follow. It was a very fun and easy project and I learned how to incorporate sound into the animation. I believe that I can do a little better but I just got the hang of it and I think my next project will be better.

Math Fair Animation

For a couple of weeks now we have worked on our Math Fair Animation project. This project was a pain and it gave me some headaches. It is a little bit more complicated when you are trying to put a lot of items into an animation. The thing that I had more trouble with was the timing of every layer. I didn't want the animation to play too fast but I didn't want the animation to play too slow. I learned that inserting frames would help with the timing and I was able to get the timing I wanted for this animation. Even though it was somewhat hard this project was also very interesting and I was able to learn more things. For example how to do transitions and especially how to do the shape tween. Overall I was able to learn new things and I hope you enjoy this animation.

Flash Animated Face

For this weeks assignment we worked in flash to create a changing face. This was actually easier then I thought it would be. What made it easy was using the tool called onion skin which let us see where we left in the frame before. I thought that it would be hard to change the face expression but it really wasn't.  I also liked how easy it was using the brush tool to change the face around it was easier then it looked. I really had fun doing this project. Hope you like it !

My First Moving StickFigure

This was actually fun to do. Just moving it around and making it look the same was the hard part and that is why I changed their body and how it looks. For the most part if was fun and easy. And I learned how to add frames just like it in pivot. I also learned we have this tool called onion skin that lets us see where we left off. We keep learning new things on Flash!

Moving Objects in Flash

This project was pretty easy to do. The steps were very simple to follow which made the work a lot less harder. Everything that I did in this project was basically new to me so I learned many different things. For example, I learned how to create a tween on the time line and how I am able to move around the shape. I also learned how the timeline works and how easy it makes it to insert frames. It was pretty fun to do this project.

Flash Drawing Tools

This week in class we learned how to use Adobe Flash. It was fairly easy because it resembles Adobe Photoshop, in a way. Some of the tools I already had some experience with. I actually didn't know that you can break down the words so that is something new that I learned. Overall it was an easy assignment and it just takes time to get used to the tools.

Windows Movie Maker

This week we worked on turning our pivot free runner into a movie. It was a fairly easy assignment honestly, I thought that it would take more work but it was very easy. Adding music to the movie was an easy thing too but finding good songs to go with it was more tricky. I enjoyed the project and I would like to do more later on. I have more to figure out, like how to add sound effects but for now I hope you enjoy my movie.

Thanks for watching !!

Pivot Free Runner

For a couple of weeks now we have been working on our Free Runner using pivot. At first I actually thought that it was going to be easy, very easy. Unfortunately, that was not the case and I found this assignment a little bit more harder then I thought. I did like working on pivot, it is very self explanatory and it was fun working on it. The only thing I did have problem with was making my stick figure look real and not having it look so stiff. I won't lie I still don't get the hang of making it look realistic, I guess I will have to practice more with it and find a way to make my pivots looks better. Over all it was a fun and challenging project. I can say I can improve my work but that will take time especially since I still have to get used to it. Hopefully you enjoy my first pivot project.

History Of Animation !

In this semester we will be working in class on animation. For the pass 2 days we have learned a little bit about the history of animation and how it all started. I have learned some new things and I am still amazed that they considered cave drawings as the beginning of animation. That I found very interesting,  because the images wouldn't move they were basically drawings. I do like the way that animation changed through out they years. I also found interesting the way that they made movies out of the early animations with the strip drawings, I believe that was the silent Era. It went from black and white with no sound at all to the black and white with sound effects with no voice over. My favorite animated cartoons from back then was Mickey mouse when it was in black and white. Disney started out with most of the animation such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and much more. I am fascinated by the way that animation has made a big jump from the early Paleolithic cave paintings to the most modern animation today.