This weeks was an introduction to animation. For this topic we had to make 3 animations of a bouncing ball, ping pong ball and a bowling ball. I had to look at reference videos or films for my own reference and timing. I also took a look at Richard Williams book “The Animators Survival Kit” and read chapter 4 “Advance backwards to 1940”.
My First Attempt
For my first attempt I did a rough animation just to get me warmed up. It also helped me see the arcs and what I needed to fix before starting the actual thing.
Bouncing Ball
Ping Pong Ball
Bowling Ball
For this homework I had to use real life reference to create these animations. I looked at different bouncing ball reference videos to see how the weight affects the balls bounce.