27/10/2023 Self-Reflection This week is about making a character in Animation. A character ‘is a specialised component of the animation process in which animators bring still character designs to life through expressive movements and relatable personalities, providing viewers with memorable viewing experiences.’ Ref: What is […]
Category: Animation Studio
1st Year
DES131 ( 51550 ) – Animation Studio. 2023-24.
Week 4 – Animation Studio – Character Development
20/10/2023 Self Reflection Then it was time for groups to change places and find their final group. I feel happy to meet other individuals with the same creativity as mine whilst having a positive mindset as it brings positivity and a connection to the group. […]
Week 3 – Animation Studio – Colour
20/10/2023 Self Reflection It’s Week 4 and we are introduced to Colour and Character development. Mainly Colour as it was our main focus. Colour is essential to animation as ‘helps us communicate, both ideas and emotions and can be used across industries to achieve results […]
Week 3 – Animation Studio – Tone and Value
11/10/2023 Self Reflection This week, I focused on tone and value. I practise my shading and tonal configurations by emphasising an entity. Learning the way light contrasts with objects or with other materials. This portion of content upholds an emotional bond with art. The way […]
Week 2 – Animation Studio – Composition and Perspective – Thumbnail Composition
06/10/2023 Self Reflection For this week’s Homework, I had to do a thumbnail composition task for my upcoming animation, Candy, Skeletons and Ghosts. For these thumbnails, I used the cross-geometry technique to capture one of the thumbnails which shows the rats in the sewers. I […]
Week 1 – Animation Studio – 100 Initial Worlds
30/09/2023 Self Reflection The 100 initial worlds where I was placed in group 3 with my group members Katy Allen, Racheal Dolan, Sophie Keers, Aimee Murphy and Victoria Sava-Reyes. The main objective of this task was to start the design thinking of the different types […]
Week 2 – Animation Studio – Composition and Perspective
06/10/2023 Self Reflection Today, however, we are introduced to our new topic which focuses on ‘Composition and Perspective’. In this topic, we learned about Compositions, Perspective, Gold Ratios, the Rule of Thirds, Symmetry, and Geometry in Composition and Cinematography Terminology such as different types of […]
Week 2 – Animation Studio – Group 3 Progress
06/10/2023 Self Reflection This is Week 2 and the 2nd trimester has begun. Last week, group 3 made some developments and so far we have come up with ideas on what our world would be. The whole concept was challenging at first but we resolved […]
Week 1 – Animation Studio – Form & Shape
30/09/2023 Self Reflection This week’s module is about the Form and Shape of Animation along with the 100 Initial Worlds Task with my assigned group, group 3. It’s the beginning of the first lecture and we are introduced to Form and Shape. Form and Shape […]
Week 1 – Animation Studio – 2D Animation – Googly Eye Sequence
19/09/23 Self Reflection My first ever Animation task in 1st year was to take pictures with the group you were assigned to and put paper eyes on objects. Take pictures and make them come ‘alive’, basically turning the object into a real-life being and making […]