Claymation Examples

Klay World-
Rubber Ducky of Death
klay world

Mamshmam-
Break Dance
Several Shorts
Green with Envy
How to make Mamshmam's clay men

Tutorial
Abstract Green

How to create an Animated gif

Adding Text and Titles to your Animation

You need a title and credit(s) for your animation to finish it off.

Start a new scene so that you don't have to move your whole animation along to fit your title in the beginning and rename it scene 1, your main animation scene 2, and the final credits in scene 3.

Here is a Tutorial for a text effect in Flash- Glint Text Effect

Animation Feedback/Reflections

1. Create a  new Word Document, save it with "Your Name_ Animation Comments" 
2. Do not write anything in the document.
3. Close the Word Document
4. View an animation in the "Flash Background Project" folder.
5. Give constructive feedback in the Word document titled with their Name.
6. Save & close.
7. View another and repeat step 4-6 until you have viewed them all.

Make sure you finish your own animation self evaluation and reflection.

Animation Reflection

Background First Animation

	Your Mark	Out of	Comments
Background(s) establishes animation sets the stage for events happening in the piece.		10
Characters are well developed		10
Strong narrative, includes introduction, conflict and resolution:		10
There are 3 perspectives/ viewpoints		10
There is a cut-away included		5
Overall animation is thoughtful, creative and eye catching		5
Total		50

Reflect on your animation:

1. Describe your background
2. Describe your character(s)
3. How does the character interact with the background?
4. What is your animation about, what is the story?
5. Is your animation interesting and eye catching?
6. Did you have to adapt your story from the original ideas? Why or why not?
7. What challenges did you have while producing this animation? What would you do next time? Or what would you want to work on to improve?

Bone Tool Frustrations

Hi guys,
I'm sorry I'm not there today. Some of you are getting frustrated with the "Bone Tool". Here is a blog that discusses some of the problems and offeres a solution or two:
http://blog.labwire.ca/?p=3

Try adding scenes if you are finding your animation is getting too long:
Scene to scene tutorial

Also you can group your layers if you are finding there are too many layers:
I haven't found a tutorial yet, sorry

Try using filters and the blur tool:
Using filters
Blur Drop Shadow
Blur Filter- not a very good tutorial, but explains it.
Filters- Better tutorial

Here is a good tutorial site:
Incredible Tutorials

Monday & More Flash- Oct. 25

** Note- Everyone should have handed in their storyboard for the Background inspired animation project. If you haven't, please bring it Tuesday.**

Today you are going to continue working on your Background first animation and develop your characters. I have found a few tutorials for you to look at to help you as you go:
Adobe TV
try -
06 Object and Merge Drawing Modes
07 Understanding Symbols
11 Understanding Tweens
13 Creating Motion Tweens
Creating Motion Tweens Part1
Creating Motion Tweens Part2