Year 9 Creative Media Animation Project – Term 03: Mr Andrews Animation Unit: Self-reflection and project evaluation:

Discuss your feelings about the production task:

• Are you satisfied with the final result?

Yes, I am happy with my final result, yes I did encounter a few problems but I was able to overcome them and stay on track and have my animation ready and done in the time frame we were given. 

• Did the animation process require more or less time than you originally thought?

My animation actually took less time then I thought. I thought that I would be really pushing it, but I quite easily finished it in time. 

• Would like to change any aspects of your final project (style of animation, the concept etc.)?

No, I am happy with what I have done.  think it is entertaining and has a good story line so I am satisfied. 

• If you could start the project again what would you do differently?

If I were to start the project again I would probably would have put more detail into my back grounds, I didn’t as I thought I wouldn’t have enough time but now I know that I finished it easily then yes I would have done more in my background. 

Respond to each of the following dot points (using complete sentences or paragraphs). You should include as much detail as possible in your responses.

• Discuss whether your final animation has turned out the way you imagined?

Yes, my final animation did turn out the way I planned. There are some little modifications that I made compared to my drawing board to improve it, but other than that it is just the way I planned. 

• Discuss whether you had to modify any elements of your original concept and planning to create your project;

I had to change somethings, as I did not know how to do what I was trying to do so by changing it a little bit it allowed me to create what I was aiming for. 

• Explain how your animation skills developed during the project (i.e. did you become more efficient?; did the quality of your animation improve?; did you have to use a variety of animation techniques? etc);

Throughout the making of my animation I think my skills did improve quite greatly. Each time I would have a problem I would try my best to figure it out myself, and by doing this I was improving and expanding my knowledge in animation. 

• Describe any problems or difficulties you encountered during the animation process. (These may include; technical difficulties, corrupt or missing files, difficulty using the editing software, problems exporting etc.)

A couple of times I thought I had saved it properly, but when I would get there the next lesson I would find out that I hadn’t, so that was annoying, but after those couple of times I was very strict on my self on saving them properly and in multiple places. 

• Explain if you made effective use of storyboards and scene planning/breakdown?

I did make an effective storyboard, and I was able to go off of it quite easily.

• Describe whether your planning assisted or helped you to focus during the animation process;

I think by having my planning and storyboard, it didn’t matter wether I forgot what I was meant to do next as I would just do what I had on the storyboard. I also saved a lot of time by not having to think of what to do next, and getting stuck and what not. 

• Describe any time-management issues you or your group came across during the project and describe the steps you took to improve in this area;

I didn’t really encounter any time management problems. I completed my work in time, and I didn’t have to rush to get it finished or anything. 

• Discuss whether you undertook adequate and detailed reflection throughout your project. Have you provided enough evidence to support your work? (Look back at your blogs/journals and think about whether it looks like a whole term worth of work);

No, I don’t think that I did the best I could have done in my reflections and blog. I do have reflections, but just not as detailed as it probably should be. 

• List any other software skills, animation techniques, tricks or shortcuts you have learned during the project.

I haven’t really learnt any new skills or tricks, but I have improved my knowledge on how to do the things that I already knew. 

Rainbow fish 6

This scene was simple enough because I had already encountered quite a few problems throughout the animation, so I knew what to do. Although it was easy it did take a while to do though because i had to remove the right colour at the right time, and the right colour, all while the rainbow fish was moving through all the fish.

Rainbow fish 5

In this scene i made it three times, because the first time i forgot to add the fish in, and then when i did it wouldn't work how i needed it too, then the second time i put it in the fish would flash on and off and I couldn't figure out why, then finally I got it to work by having the octopus in the back ground and the fish in the fore ground, then i could move them both at the same time and without the fish flashing on and off.

Part 2

attempt 3

attempt 2

attempt 1

I attempted to make this scene multiple times, but couldn't quite get it to work properly, so I made quite a few copies in order to get it all right. I also had to make 2 parts, as i wasn't able to zoom in and move my fish at the same time, the right way.

Rainbowfish 4

In this scene, like the previous one I had to make it in different sections. I also had to have moving parts in both the from and back as there is a lot of movement in this scene. It took me while to think of how i was going to move the ball, but then i figured it out and it was ok.

Rainbowfish 3, part 3

This is the third part of the previous scene.

Rainbow fish 3 part 2

Part 2 of the previous scene. 

Rainbowfish 3

This scene has three parts, because in order for me to be able to do what I wanted with the rainbow fish- have it move in different directions, and not all at once, i couldn't make it all in one file. It took me a few attempts to figure this out but once I did it was easy.

Rainbow fish 2

This is the first scene of my animation and I have just used the simple techniques of the 'truck' to make the fish move up and down, and let the rainbowfish travel across the screen. 

Rainbow fish 1

This is where i drew my rainbow fish, so i could just copy and paste it in the other scene. This means that they would all look the same. I got an image off the internet and traced so that it would look relatively like the real rainbow fish.