Wednesday, March 4th

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

10:05 Today’s Notes & Attendance

Week 23 – and a short one too – Welcome to March
Step Up Day is scheduled for March 19th with Teacher In-Service on March 20th
- You’ll be off those two days (March 19th-20th)
Wacky Wednesday – early lunch
Mail Check – do a quick check in on your mail today
2 Truths and a Lie
- I snorkeled past a lemon shark
- I went sailing and a dolphin swam along side my boat
- I drove on the left side of the road (like they do in England)
Skills will resume on Thursday and Friday
Make a dent this week with the Vermont Highway Safety Alliance
Welcome Back!

10:10 PSA Project – Vermont Highway Safety Alliance

Our current “big” project is the PSA for distracted driving for the Vermont Highway Safety Alliance.

The project submission deadline is March 20th at midnight. We are not going to wait that long so, let’s look at where we are and how to plan to meet the deliverables.

So far we’ve completed:

Modeling Assets for the Community Folder
Your PSA Messaging Worksheet which identifies what kind of distracted driving you are featuring in your PSA and some facts / figures from Vermont and/or Nationally

What we need to tackle next:

Storyboarding
Animatic
First Looks and Second Looks
Final Renders with Sound and FX / Publishing

Week Twenty Three (23) This Week
Storyboards
Selection of digital assets
Audio Blitz

Week Twenty Four (24) – March 9 -13th
Showcase our first animatic – rough outline – about 30 seconds of animation for Wednesday
Audio and Sound Effects
Titles and Facts Included
Inclusion of Materials and lighting
Showcase (Friday) of first looks viewport display renders

Week Twenty Five (25) – March 16th – 18th
Second Looks – This should be an EEVEE render that is a tighter version of your PSA. Second looks should include materials, sound AND your facts, figures and be just about complete

Wednesday – March 18th
Final PSA Screening in class
We will submit the PSA per instructions in the contest guidelines
On Wednesday, March 18th, you will show your final render PSA to the class for your grade.
Deadline: 11am.

Revisiting the 12 Principles of Animation

Squash and Stretch:This principle adds a sense of weight and flexibility to characters and objects by exaggerating their shape to convey motion.
Anticipation:This principle involves preparing the audience for an action by showing the character’s build-up or preparation for the movement.
Staging:This principle focuses on how an action is presented to the audience, including camera angles, timing, and environment, to clearly convey the story and character’s actions.
Straight Ahead and Pose-to-Pose:These are two approaches to animation, with straight ahead being a frame-by-frame approach and pose-to-pose focusing on key poses and then filling in the in-between frames.
Follow Through and Overlapping Action:These principles involve the continuation of movement after the main action has stopped and the inclusion of smaller, secondary actions that happen simultaneously with the main action.
Slow In and Slow Out:This principle refers to the natural way objects accelerate into and decelerate out of motion, rather than moving at a constant speed.
Arcs:This principle emphasizes using curved paths for movement, rather than straight lines, to create a more natural and fluid animation.
Secondary Action:These are the smaller, supporting movements that complement the main action, adding realism and personality to the animation.
Timing:This principle refers to the speed and duration of actions, which affects the audience’s perception of the weight, size, and personality of the characters.
Exaggeration:This principle involves exaggerating actions and movements to make them more expressive and engaging, especially in comedic or dramatic scenes.
Solid Drawing:This principle emphasizes the importance of drawing characters and objects with proper form, volume, and weight, even in 2D animation.
Appeal:This principle focuses on creating characters that are inherently likable and engaging, through good character design and animation.

When working your PSA, keep in mind the 12 principles to assist you for a good animation.

We have two items to tackle this morning:

Start and attempt to finish your Storyboard this morning. Storyboards are due at the start of class on Thursday and are part of the animation pipeline. You cannot skip this step!
Add some sounds to the Community Sound Folder – name your sounds

freesound.org

soundbible.com

incomptech.com

youtube sound effects

partners in rhyme (scroll down to the middle section for the free stuf and sound effects!)

pixabay

Music

incomptech.com

freemusicarchive.org

youtube audio library

partners in rhyme(scroll down to the middle section for the free stuff!)

live music archive