art 257 :: motion graphic design

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• art 257 motion graphic design

week 1 b
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in-class example

• Kleeman and Mike
• Randall Christopher (writer/director) and Hugo
  Giraud(animator)www.kleemanandmike.com/

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todays agenda

• in-class demonstration
• the homework
• go over some basic flash techniques
• in-class activity
• work on the black square problem in class
• work on sketches first (rough storyboards)
• work digitally in Flash

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homework
due next tuesday 8.30.05

• 10 second black square problem flash animation
• purpose/objective To solve a time-based design
  problem using simple geometric shapes in order to
  communicate a thematic visual message.
• assignment Using only black squares create a 10
  second flash animation that conveys one of the
  following themes order, increase, bold,
  congested, tension, or playful. Pick one and.
• format 320x240, 30 frames per second, rendered
  in two different formats
• flash .swf
• quicktime .mov
• assignment adapted from Visual Literacy A
  Conceptual Approach to Graphic Problem Solving by
  Judith Wilde, Richard Wilde

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in-class activity

• Demonstration
• Setting up your document (size fps)
• go over some basic screen sizes proportions
• go over some basic frame rate issues
• make a universal graphic in the library
• nesting graphics
• layers
• motion tween
• shape tween
• motion guide (time permitting)
• Work on the black square problem in class
• Sketch first

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post mortem

• How smoothly did todays class run?
• What slowed us down?
• What did we skip over?
• How can we be more efficient in the future?

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