Semester B: Week 40
Student: Tai Ser Yeet (22064351)
Programme: BA (Hons) Digital Media Design
Task: Week 40's Class Task
WEEK 40 (Part 1)
I changed my mind again after trying to move the assets frame by frame in Illustrator. It was harder and more tedious hence, I went to my final resort which was to use Adobe Animate.
A few keys that I used throughout the whole process: - F5- select all the vertical sections to make them longer
- Double-click to make the yellow line appear so you can drag
- F7- put keyframes to the duration you want
I am using motion tween to make the objects move from one direction to the other. I did not make the man walk because it was taking too much time and the main point of this project is how the story is told visually. I also split each scene into a few sub-scenes so that it is less confusing and manageable. Besides that, I alternate between frame-by-frame animation and selecting motion tween for different elements. For example, I chose frame-by-frame for animating the man because it felt more natural and less like he was gliding across the surface, especially when the walking cycle animation was absent.
I am doing Scene 2 now where the 3 birds discover the substantial amount of worms on the grass. This meant that they now had food and possible water from the rain to survive.
I added close-up shots to give variety to the film. For this particular scene, I made the background plain because I wanted the audience to direct their focus on the emotion that the bird was portraying.
I added keyframes in 1-second intervals so that the wings would appear to be fluttering.
To create the flying animation, I placed a keyframe every second and flipped the wings horizontally on a fixed point.
Creating the ThumbnailI used Illustrator to design the thumbnail of the film and also referenced the handwritten font from a book cover I found on Pinterest. I thought the bird would be a nice touch to add to the design because, after all, the story was mainly featuring the small bird.
After illustrating the title, I went on to make the thumbnail animation. Also, I decided to name it "Carpe Diem" which means "Seize the Day" because if the small bird did not muster up the courage to chase his dreams of being free and be willing to bear the consequences, he would have died with the other birds in the end. In the animation, I made the text drop and included a spring-like effect towards the end of the fall.
Compiling the Animated Clips
Imported all the clips in chronological order and adjusted the speed of some parts if needed.
- F5- select all the vertical sections to make them longer
- Double-click to make the yellow line appear so you can drag
- F7- put keyframes to the duration you want
I am using motion tween to make the objects move from one direction to the other. I did not make the man walk because it was taking too much time and the main point of this project is how the story is told visually. I also split each scene into a few sub-scenes so that it is less confusing and manageable. Besides that, I alternate between frame-by-frame animation and selecting motion tween for different elements. For example, I chose frame-by-frame for animating the man because it felt more natural and less like he was gliding across the surface, especially when the walking cycle animation was absent.
I am doing Scene 2 now where the 3 birds discover the substantial amount of worms on the grass. This meant that they now had food and possible water from the rain to survive.
I added close-up shots to give variety to the film. For this particular scene, I made the background plain because I wanted the audience to direct their focus on the emotion that the bird was portraying.
I added keyframes in 1-second intervals so that the wings would appear to be fluttering.
To create the flying animation, I placed a keyframe every second and flipped the wings horizontally on a fixed point.
Creating the Thumbnail
I used Illustrator to design the thumbnail of the film and also referenced the handwritten font from a book cover I found on Pinterest. I thought the bird would be a nice touch to add to the design because, after all, the story was mainly featuring the small bird.
After illustrating the title, I went on to make the thumbnail animation. Also, I decided to name it "Carpe Diem" which means "Seize the Day" because if the small bird did not muster up the courage to chase his dreams of being free and be willing to bear the consequences, he would have died with the other birds in the end. In the animation, I made the text drop and included a spring-like effect towards the end of the fall.
Compiling the Animated Clips
Imported all the clips in chronological order and adjusted the speed of some parts if needed.