Animation step-by-step

Within this blog post, I am going to explain the step by step process for my animation work, which is seen frequently throughout my video. By using only flash animate, I would map out my animations from simple sketches, as shown below:



I would draw all frames required in this basic skeleton form. I would also draw certain things on different layers and draw them on separate layers, as I wish to focus on these elements in detail. For animations where feathers are thrown, this is the technique I used. All lip-syncing was drawn on a different layer also, so it was easy to move around with the animation.





Many of the animations I drew, I followed frameworks found online. For example, the running animation was followed from an animation chart. For other animations, I used my own movement by copying myself in a mirror to see how the animation should behave in certain angles. For lip syncing I also followed an animation chart, but drew my own in-between frames to make it flow much smoother.



Overall, I am happy with how most of the animation turned out. Whilst I may have liked more time to tween my results, I still am very satisfied with the end result and feel they work well within my video. 

Working alone vs. Group work

This audio clip features me talking about the positives and negatives of working alone. Overall, I found the experience of working alone to be positive and easily manageable, but there were complications that I encountered whilst making the project.

Original ideas and how they changed

Original ideas and how they changed from maddieh1

This is a PowerPoint I made showing the original ideas that didn't work, and what I did to change them. I felt that this blog post was a good idea as it shows a constant development throughout my music video to make the best end result possible.