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FINAL PORTFOLIO

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Portfolio website ad image. SOURCE Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Complete Lucas Films Screening Feedback - Prepare the Final Portfolio  TASK 1 Lucas Films Screening Feedback Watch the 15-minute film then provide feedback in the Google Survey.  *Link provided via Schoology. TASK 2 FINAL PORTFOLIO UPDATE -- In Portfolium 1. Update your PORTFOLIUM with  A.) Senior Defense artifacts & SD Reflections  Update your Portfolium digital portfolio to include your SVAH Senior Defense artifacts, and description. In your reflection, address the following: - What was your experience like presenting your Senior Defense to a panel?  Describe with details. - Which portions of your presentation did you expect would do well, and what were some "Glows" you received from the panelists? - Looking back on your Senior Defense, what have you learned about yourself, and areas of self-improvement you should be aware of when preparing for significant mome

Week 16 - Flipbook Traditional Animation Project

  Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Produce a physical portfolio artifact in the form of a 100+ frame flipbook animation, with dynamic action, color, and generally appealing imagery. * Although you will be completing the tasks below with one scratch pad, you will earn credit for each production task as though it is a separate assignment. FOR CREDIT YOU WILL HAND IN YOUR COMPLETED FLIP BOOK SCRATCHPAD, AND DIGITAL SCANNED VERSION BY FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2023 TASK 1.  ANIMATION PLANNING On a plain sheet of 8.5-inch x 11-inch paper, show evidence of brainstorming imagery, actions, transitions, and story with sketches and notes.  Your note sheet should have your name clearly printed on the front and back of each side, and visually communicate all of the relevant information to appear in your actual flipbook animation. TASK 2. FLIPBOOK ROUGH DRAFT Rough sketches of animation frames approximate the shapes, movement, and story on pages of the scratchpad, a

Week 15

  Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Create animation products that can be composited into large film projects - Develop techniques for the refinement of the capstone animation portfolio. - Translating presentation skills from one stylistic format (live stage presentation) to another (metaverse and virtual presentation format) TASK 1 - Animation Compositing   Do all of the steps listed below to complete the animation draw over assignment that began in class last Friday, April 17th. *Add 4 seconds/96 frames of animation or more to compliment the action in one of the video clips. Submit your Krita file for credit. Set up your documents  1.) Download the folder of video clips provided in Schoology Course Updates 2.) Extract the folder, then select one video to import to Shotcut.  3.) Once imported, convert the video into an image sequence by selecting EXPORT>STILLS>JPEG.  Be sure to make a new folder in which to save all of the JPEGS! 4.) Nex

WEEK 14 AME Fest Shorts

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MidJourney render from Angry Birds! - SOURCE  The Robots are Now Hiring! - WSJ Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Exploration and practice for use in animation credit recovery - Create animation products that can be composited into large film projects - Develop techniques for the refinement of personal portfolios. ***IMPORTANT NOTE*** ALL TASKS DURING THIS WEEK HAVE A STRICT DEADLINE OF COMPLETION BY FRIDAY, APRIL 21st. TASK 1. READ, REMIX, AND STORYBOARD Read one of the stories below.   i. The Scroll , ii. Laced , iii. The Last Job Fair , iv. The Resilient 1a. On a Google doc, copy the original story, then add comments for how you might alter elements of it to make the story more interesting, or otherwise appealing and attention-getting. 1b. Draw a storyboard for the story, as you have redesigned it to add greater appeal. Please submit your written document, and storyboards as JPG images or a PDF document via Schoology for credit. ADDITIONAL RE

Week 13-Friday April 14

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  SOURCE Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Exploration and practice for use in animation credit recovery - Create animation products that can be composited into large film projects - Develop techniques for refinement of personal portfolios. TASK - Produce a short Animation (4seconds/96frames, up to 10seconds/240frames) of a character moving from one part of the screen to another, using their own power  (100 points credited per completed work submitted) (ie. Walking, running, jogging, jumping, skipping, electric sliding, etc.) Use whatever software resources you need to in order to produce this animation today (in one class period). *For credit please submit your animations via Schoology no later than Monday, April 17, 5pm.

Week 11 - Democracy Project - Animation Prototypes

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  Mr. Webb's in-class development process notes from Week 10   Please complete Mr. Webb's Daily Check-In >>> HERE OBJECTIVE - Refine the concept of your Democracy project by considering elements of movement within the piece that will constitute animation. - Developing ANIMATED loops of 4-8 seconds, based upon your preliminary artwork - Consult with peers to anticipate challenges, and consider solutions. DEMOCRACY ANIMATION CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Warm Up:  (A) Sample 3D process Sign up for Vectary.com   Intro to interface  Build simple layouts (position camera, lights, objects) Refine shot with higher resolution models  *How to retrieve models from Sketchfab  Refining lights, colors, and RENDERING  *Rendering keyframes, exporting frames for animation  (B) Color & Emphasis  Adobe color tools, palettes   & color harmony  - Finding patterns that match the emotional tone - Using the colors on objects, and lights to create the final feeling of the animation  Submit your