Animation Unit 10- LO3
P5
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This is both of the animations that have been edited and put together in one whole video, the speed has been adjusted and photos that I am not happy with or have been a mistake have been taken out. The only thing that needs doing now is adding my sound to this animation and cropping out the video so they are two separate animation and so the border is neat.
To change the speed and duration of each clip you can highlight all the clips and select the speed and duration section. Once you have clicked that, these settings pop up. I changed my settings for the first animation to 00;00;00;6 because this was a bit of a shorter animation I wanted it to last longer and it just made the animation flow a bit more and so this was a better speed for my animation. The second animation I changed the duration to 00;00;00;5 which was a bit quicker but it was a longer animation and so it just made this animation look more steady for the content in it. Both of them now flow a lot clearer and less robotic which is great because not only does it look better the children will be able to follow it a lot better.
Both Animations (not final edit)- https://youtu.be/1jxShhCCk1Q
This is a small table listing everything I have done when it comes to making the animation and listing how long each activity took me to do. This is to make sure I have followed the production schedule and that I am doing everything within all of the deadlines needed.
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P6
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Final edit and the processes
Here is the process of my animation and how I have added the sound and slightly perfected the overall look of the animation. I needed my animation cropping because the outer boarder was not as clean as I wanted it to be. I am also adding some royalty free music to give it the upbeat and friendly approach that I want both animations to show. I will add simple text on the ends of both animations.
Final edit for both animtions- https://youtu.be/22U-FgcPp2A
Sound
These are the sounds that I used for my animations. I used three sound effects that worked with both of the animations. This was logged down in an asset table and I have the process of manipulating the volumes to make it appropriate for the animation.
Editing
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M3
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To make my animation better I needed to make sure it was clean, it would flow easily and look professional while keeping a fun and friendly atmosphere for the target audience. to do this I had to make sure that the animation was running at the right speed and the frame rate was successful for my animation. I did have to change mine and make each imagine stay on the screen longer before going to the next image. I did stop motion animation so it was important it would flow but still look smooth when watching. When it comes to the frame rate I had changed the speed of each frame to make sure I had a consistent flow through out. Then when it comes to pieces of the animation that needed to be seen for longer i had mad sure the frame rate was a lot slower so we could read the text that was present. This is how I optimized my animation. This made my animation look overall a lot cleaner and it was more enjoyable to watch, it was smooth and easy.
When it comes to the shapes and images that I have created, I did a stop motion animation. This is where I took photos and had a scene to photograph and create a full animation. I did this by making my own background firstly with different shapes and my own creations. I did this by drawing and cutting up the shapes and each moving element out of card and make my own backgrounds. The shapes are simple and I have taken inspiration from current cartoons and how they display their backgrounds. Most are as simple and as colorful as what I have created so I'm happy with that and it has reached the right target audience. The shapes are either glued and stationary or they are moving and have just been attached with blue tack, this was a quick and easy way to make the pieces move and create a really cool effect. This was s the background wasn't fully stationary because if so it might have been too simple and been shown as boring whereas if it has slight movement and it isn't always the seem it might get it some more personality.
The images that I have created are what makes the animation an animation, it was a quick process and some things needed patience but mostly a very enjoyable process. this is where I set up the bunny character and that was the process of my images just taking photos of each section that I wanted and sometimes there was mistakes but it was fixed through the editing process.
Frame rate is always important in any animation and that it needs to be perfect to make sure the animation runs smoothly and how it is needed to run. The frame rate I used for the first animation was 0.5 seconds, this was changed but enough to make sure that the frames of each image ran smoothly. However, when it came to the end frames I needed one of them to lost longer so the frame rate was 4.0 seconds, this is slow enough for the target audience to read what the text says and then it is quick enough to make the animation still flow and not look all cloggy. Looking at the animation the times that it tunes out to be was 15 seconds which is what the brief asked for which I am happy I could reach that goal. The animations look smooth and it isn't confusing for the children watching which means that frame rate is a very important part of the animation so I am happy that could work out what I needed. Originally it was set too quick and it didn't have that smooth flow that I wanted.
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The reason why I picked to do stop motion animation is because not a lot of people would think to do this this type of animation. The thing that puts people off this type of animation is because it consists of precises skills, time management and patience. This type of animation needs someone that can handle working for a long amount of time and a lot of patience because it is a bit of a tedious task. I knew it would be a challenge for me but I wanted to give it a go. It was a quicker process than I thought however it still took me a while consisting of 2 hours filming and an hour roughly making the background. It was a bit of a struggle getting the teddy of the bunny to do what i needed it to do but thankfully for me I managed to get it done and it worked perfectly. I did need to delete a few mistakes and make sure everything was clean and polished before is tarted to edit and continue with the process. Stop motion animation is used thought tv and film for many of kids films such as Box Trolls, Coraline, Wallace and Gromit. Even kids shows such as Shaun the Sheep, Pingu, Trap Door, Timmy Time and all of these are old and still being shown on tv today. All of these have been my inspiration to do stop motion animation and that I have always wanted to try it. I am happy with the outcome and I wish I could have done a project that lasts longer because I really enjoyed it.
The frame rate I have already spoken upon however, I just want to make sure that it is clear what I did. When it came to putting all of my photos into premiere it put an automatic speed/ framerate onto them. When going through the editing it was very quick and so I just wanted to slow it down a bit more and that's why I went to change it and slow it down slightly.
This is what everything was set to and so it allowed the animations to be a lot slower but still flow in a way that the children would understand and still enjoy. It would then fill out the 15 seconds limit I had and so it worked perfectly. I did have to make sure that one of the images and frames had a lot more of a slower framerate so that the text on it would be seen and read and so I did have to change that one to be up for a longer amount of time. I did change it to 4.0 seconds and so it allowed the animation to still flow but the target audience could still look at the text and be able to read it. I chose this to make sure everything was clearer and comfortable to watch. I needed to reach the right target audience and so by making sure it is an easy watch this would help my audience. That is why I chose changing the frame rate.I did not use keyframes or tween, I had been using stop motion animation and so all of the images that I had taken worked for this animation and that it was already smooth by doing each frame with such precision and accuracy.
I did use frame by frame, my animation was a stop motion animation and so I had to ensure I had each frame with a movement to keep the animation going and smooth. The frames in each photo allowed the animation to be smooth and to run like an animation. In each animation I have to made sure there was movement through out so that it didn't look like there was pauses in the animation and so it was a continuous story. This is really important because if the animation doesn't look smooth or it jumps so it looks unnatural it will nit be as successful as you think it is. This is just not going to look a good and so frame by frame allows you to get the movement and the flow that you need in the animation.
My animations each were 15 seconds like the brief wanted us to have. The reason for this is because of what type of animation it is. This is an ident that goes in between kids tv shows to break up the shows and to make sure the child depending on the age and the adults know what the child is watching. It is an indicator to tell us when or what they are watching. This is safe for children and allows the parents to not work about what is on the tv. This is 15 seconds each because you want the information to be given to the parent quickly and shapely so it is more like a warning and an alert but you want it to be enjoyable and comfortable for the children. It might be too boring if it is long for the children and it might not get the message across it the parents/ adults in time and so that is why it is roughly 15 seconds long. This is just a few reasons why it is that long and it will just be more comfortable for the children to enjoy a little animation in between popular shows. It is fun, relaxing and sweet and the children should be happy watching. It is giving the message across to the parents that the children are watching the right and safe things and it could also be enjoyable for the adults knowing that safety and comfort.
The animation has got a target audience and that is children are aged 4-10 year old's, my animation is a cozy, soft, simple and peaceful animation. This is just what I wanted to breakup the tv shows that the children will be watching. This is relaxing and welcoming. It matches the brief requests when it comes to showing the children the seasons of the weather I think this is an educational touch to show the children about the seasons. This was just a nice element to make it more enjoyable. The animation has a small bunny as the mascot/ character, this is similar to the kids tv show such as Bing, Peter Rabbit and many more. With a different looking bunny but a similar character this can be comforting for the children and familiar for them too. Children like seeing things they know or recognize because they don't typically like something new and different it might be concerning for them. To see a bunny that is familiar is good for them to see and it brings the comfort to them. It is a very charming and simple animation that is just there for the children to enjoy and for the adults to be relieved of the fact there children are watching safe and friendly shows. That is also a good message to put put there that my target isn't just for the children its also for the adults to have that comfort in knowing there children are watching safe and good tv. Sometimes there can be mistakes that children may geta hold of the remote and watch something not safe for their eyes and so this is there to tell the parents that they are still watching the same show and that the children are in safe hands, well... eyes. In this case i think that both animations are friendly, comforting and safe that they are good for the children watching and that it is good for the adults watching too. I'm happy with this outcome and positive it matches for the target audience.
Improvements are always needed to be made. When it comes to everything and anything its not always going to be perfect. Now looking back on the animation a few changes could have been made. I think that maybe when it comes to the quality that the last few shots ended up coming out blurry, this was not the image I had taken this is what happened after I had edited everything and exported it. This means I need to next time ensure that I have a better quality software to export my work and make sure it doesn't come out blurry when its completed. I also think that next time if I was able to make it a longer animation and maybe give it more of a story line. My animation was simple but effective but in the future I wish to make it longer and give my bunny more personality. I really liked my animation and the sound effects/ music was fine for me I was happy with the levels it came out with and how perfect matched the animation. I think my overall, only concern would be the quality of the images that were zoomed in and towards the end of the animation. It does ruin my animation a bit and I was unhappy that they came out blurry but like I said this only happened after I had exported it and so that's why it was disappointing. That is what I would be careful with and change next time.
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