Advanced Motion: News Graphics Package
To show off all the skills I learned throughout the past 7 weeks, I planned and created a series of animated graphics that could be used during a news broadcast. Reading & Writing In the final chapter of “Animated Storytelling,” Liz Blazer explains the steps to take after an animation project is…
Interface Motion
The next phase of learning about animation takes us to interface motion. Interface animations show a digital scene play out and can be edited using Adobe After Effects. Here’s the research I used to get started. Reading & Writing Chapter 10 of “Animated Storytelling” by Liz Blazer focuses on the big animation…
Motion for Promotion: Logo Stinger
Reading & Writing In chapter 9 of “Animated Storytelling,” Liz Blazer talks all about the different techniques used in animation. She says finding the right technique is the key to expressing the big idea of an animation and can impact the way the story is told. To find the best technique, she…
Stop Motion II: Production and Post
Over the last week, I planned and executed my own stop motion animation. Here is all the research leading up to my creation. Reading & Writing Chapter 7 is all about sound and how it can be used in animations. Liz Blazer says sound helps tell a story and it should be…
Stop Motion I: Pre-Production in Action
Reading & Writing Chapter 5 of “Animated Storytelling” by Liz Blazer talks all about color and how it can be used to help drive home the idea behind an animation. Blazer says color can communicate the mood of the story and enhance the meaning. When talking about colors in animations, hue is…
Animating: Personal Intro
This week, I created an animated introduction to share more about myself using Adobe After Effects. Before getting started, I researched what I needed to be successful. Reading & Writing Chapter 2 of “Animated Storytelling” focuses on storytelling and the different structures that can be used in animations. Liz Blazer says animations…
Basic Motion: Animated GIFs
We’re kicking off Motion Across Media by learning the basics of animations, then making GIFs. Reading & Writing Chapter one of “Animated Storytelling” by Liz Blazer focuses on the pro-production stage before starting an animation. Blazer explains that animated storytelling is all about planning. It starts with concept development, or deciding what…
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