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Week 2 :Bouncing Ball with Travel

When producing a bouncing ball, attention should be paid to the rotation, squashing and stretching of the ball. By observing and experiencing physics, it can be noted that the ball will roll back a bit before stopping completely.

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Week 5: Story arc& Characters breakdown& Character timeline

Note: I would like to choose the film Zootopia to analyse story arc analyse: You: Judy has been working hard in the town to become a police officer in Zootopia and has finally graduated at the top of her class to … Continue reading

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Week 4: Mise-en-Scène

Note: What is Mise-en-Scène? A French term meaning what is put into a scene or frame Visual information in front of the camera Communicates essential information to the audience made up of various elements Elements of Mise-en-Scène? Settings & Props … Continue reading

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Week 3: Political in Animation

Note: We are surrounded by a wide range of media, which send us a variety of messages every day. It is easy to see that these messages also include politics. From the games we play to the films we watch, … Continue reading

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Week 2: Q1 answer

Paul Wells suggests that ‘Animation as a form has predominantly been understood as a ‘cartoon’ medium, and largely defined by the presence, and performance of Disney Animation from 1928 to the present day. lt may be argued, therefore, that all … Continue reading

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Week 1: Good and Bad Animation

Good animation. I think good animation follows the 12 principles of animation on the one hand and is impressive on the other. For example, a lot of Japanese animation doesn’t always follow the 12 principles of animation. Audiences often see … Continue reading

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Week 1: the 12 principles of animation

12 priciples of animation is: Squash and stretch: used to emphasizes speed, momentum,weight and mass. Objects undergo deformation during motion and collision, resulting in compression and stretching. By exaggerating these physical phenomena, things become more elastic and dynamic, making animations … Continue reading

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Week1:Timeline and Understanding of the History of Film, Animation and VFX

NOTES: The Timeline of the Early Film 1877-Adweard Muybridge captured motion images of a horse galloping. 1891-the American inventor Thomas Edison had perfected the kinetoscope. 1892-Emile Reynaud projected the first animated film on his praxinoscope. 1895-In England, two pioneers Robert W Paul and … Continue reading

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