Project #2 Animation

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Create a 10-20 second long animation from your diptych image.



9/5 - Discuss Reading #1, Project #2 Animation, Principles of Animation, Demo

9/10 - Studio

9/12 - Animation In-Process Critique, Project #3 Audio for Animation and Collaboration, Reading #2 posted
      
9/17 - Animation/Audio Critique, Discuss Project NV install


•FINISHED ANIMATIONS ARE TO BE EXPORTED FROM PHOTOSHOP AND UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE OR VIMEO FOR EMBEDDING INTO YOUR BLOGS! DO THIS BEFORE CLASS!

IMPORTANT SIZE INFORMATION!!!
Everybody, work at the following resolution: 1920 Height x1080 Width at 72 ppi!!!
This is the standard HD 16:9 format although it is rotated for vertical formatting! This is imperative for the next portion of our project. As a class we will decide how to composite your animations for the exhibition. Everything needs to be in the same format, frame rate, and file format so everything is put together smoothly.

After Effects Process

In PhotoShop, resize and save a copy of your .psd file to match the dimensions below. Remember not to overwrite your large montage file. Save a copy as a .psd indicating that this is your animation source document. Ex: 01_project_ani.psd 

Open After Effects and import your montage animation source file.

Make sure to change "Import As:" to "Composition - Retain Layer Sizes"

Double click your newly imported composition file in the project window to bring your layers to the time line.

You can double check that your format is correct by going to composition > composition settings. Make sure your dimensions are right and your frame rate is set to 24 fps.

Use the timeline and keyframes to create your 10-20 second animation. 

Experiment! Experiment! Experiment!

After completing your animation, save your file and export it to Adobe Media Encoder Queue.

Adobe Media Encoder will open. This the program you will use to compress your file and export it as an .mp4 (motion pictures editors guild part 14). Make sure you are using H.264 as your CODEC and you are matching the source material for a high bit rate. Tell Media Encoder where you want to save your file and hit the play button.

Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo and embed it in your blog using the HTML (hypertext markup language) option on your blog. Please do not wait to the last minute to upload your video. 

Remember to write a brief artist statement describe your thought process and ideas.

Good Luck and have fun!!!