Thursday, February 5th

Class Hours: 10:05 – 2:40
Mr. Bohmann | wbohmann@ewsd.org

Notes

Skills Kickoff Day!
English right after Lunch
Pay attention to deliverables set on the dayplan for Animation(GAWD2) and Game(GAWD1)
Each week we’ll divide up the Design Competition between the two dayplans.

10:05 Attendance and move to GAWD1

10:10 3rd Quarter Game / Animation Design and Competition Kickoff

First we are going to introduce the two tracks – Game and Animation

Both of Game and Animation Tracks will have weekly deliverables, with a Thursday April 16th presentation of all work. Friday the 17th of vacation will be a recoup day. Then you start a week vacation.

Congratulations on choosing the Animation Design Competition. You and your partner(s) will be working on a culminating project with deliverables each week.

Your nine week project will take you through the animation pipeline from pre-production through post production. The end result should be a very polished animation that meets the prompt given.

So…What is the theme/prompt? I’m not telling you until next week! Until then, you will begin our first project – called The Hand Off – Due Friday at 11:30am.

Consider this week a “Technical Stress Test.“ You are building your team’s pipeline. We are focusing on Interaction. If you can’t make two characters pass an object convincingly, you won’t be able to tell a 60-second story – so let’s start here.

Your work should focus on setting up your team’s workflow and organization. I want you to figure out your roles, how you plan to communicate and how you will move files between each other.

The Hand Off – Week 20 Deliverables

Goal: Character A must pass a physical object to Character B. This will test weight, physics, and character interaction without a complex plot.

The Deliverables:

PreProduction – The Character Bible: Create a single page PDF showing both characters side by side. It must include a “size comparison”, front and side views of each character as well as a color palette. This character bible will ensure you all are in agreement on what the characters look like. Professional example
Filename: characterBible.pdf

Production – 5 Second Loop (120 Frames) minimum: A finished animation where character A hands and object (a heavy bowling ball, slippery fish or a delicate egg…. you get the idea) to Character B. Your team can choose the project. Render in EEVEE. Leave enough time for lighting and materials – can be basic at this time.
Filename: handoff.mp4

Team Name: Your team will need a team name – you’ll be asked on Friday when you present your work what your team name will be.

If it helps, I’ve included a “Hand Off” plan below to get your ideas rolling
Character A:________________________ Character B:________________________ The Object_________________________(ballon, bowling ball, etc…) The Conflict (ex, character A doesn’t want to let go, object is too heavy…) Description of Conflict__________________________________________________