Class Hours: 9:40 – 2:05
Mr. Cronin
Notes
- Tuesday!
- Make sure to finish giving your feedback by lunchtime today!
9:40 Attendance
9:45 Reef 1st Draft Feedback
Give constructive criticism to your fellow animators on the first draft of their Reef Animations. Each student will review 17 animations that are on the public drive – that is how many were turned in. Pick up on what works / doesn’t work, by watching the animations from other designers – and you will improve your own work accordingly. Seeing what others are creating is important. This feedback will be public with your name attached – so make sure you feedback is quality.
You have until 11:35 to review animations from all of the fellow animators.
Make sure you review everyones work – go right down the list in order you don’t miss anyone. Your T&E grade will be impacted by complete, thoughtful feedback to for the entire class.
This will take between 60 – 90 minutes for you to review each others work. Go right down the list! Today after school I am going to format all feedback so that when you walk in the door Wednesday morning you will have feedback from fellow animators to help drive the rest of your revision.
Give Feedback today.
You get the feedback tomorrow.
Everything you type will be public – be proud of your feedback.
10:35 Morning Break (10 minutes)
- 10 Minute break
10:45 Reef 1st Draft Feedback
11:35 Coral Reef Final Draft
You have all completed the first draft of your Coral Reef Animations and turned them in.
We are now going to improve it over the next week.
Elements to improve:
- Refine and improve animation. Almost every shot can be improved. Is your animation too fast, is it rushed? Is your animation too slow, or does it not even look “animated”? Everything can be improved.
- Lighting and color grading. Does your project feel “underwater”. At the same time, does your project have enough bright colors and value contrast (black to white) that you desire?
- Sound design – do you hear start/stops of sounds? Are the sounds repetitive? Do they all fit together?
- Does the story make sense? Look back to your story arc – does the animation that you have created match your story arc. Remember that the storyboard itself can be adjusted, but your animation has to match with the storyboard.
Yes you have a “complete” project, but it is only a draft. I want you to take your project and push it and improve it.
Call your file “lastNameReefFinalDraft.mp4“.
12:15 Lunch (30 Minutes)
- No food in the room / eat in the Cafe.
- You are welcome to return to the room when you have finished eating and work / hang out.
12:45 Attendance
12:50 PM Production
Get to work on either of the two projects for the week. There is no Agency project this week.
- DH 21: Bowl
- “(lastName)DH21.jpg”
- Reef Animation Final Cut
- “lastNameReefFinalDraft.mp4”
1:10 Afternoon Break (10 minutes)
- 10 Minute break
1:20 Afternoon Production
Get to work on either of the two projects for the week. There is no Agency project this week.
- DH 21: Bowl
- “(lastName)DH21.jpg”
- Reef Animation Final Cut
- “lastNameReefFinalDraft.mp4”
2:00 Dismissal
