Intro to Animatron (Animation)

Intro to

Animatron

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• Is an online animation software that uses HTML5
• Have ready made templates and images for easy animation
• Can create from simple cartoons to complex infographics presentation
• Good for beginners who want to focus more on the animation part of a production

What kind of animations are there?

1. 2D (traditional/computer)

2. 3D (computer)

3. Stop-motion

4. Claymation

5. Sandmation

Where do you come across animation

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Other than movies/cartoons? Discuss.

Common animation softwares

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2D: Adobe Flash (now known as Adobe Animate), ToonBoom, Scratch (more for coding based)

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3D: Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3DsMax

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Others: Flipbook, Cinema4D

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Animatron Interface

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Basics: Timing in Animation

• Timing in animation is important!
• 24 FRAMES PER SECOND = 12 drawings
• 1 drawing per 2 frames
• A one hour movie at 24 fps = 43200 drawings
• Keyframes are when your object of animation goes through a change.
• Basically, the more keyframes you have, the slower your animation
• Less keyframes: faster animation
• Luckily with Animatron, there are some animation templates we can edit from straightaway

Activity 1: Let's start

• Create a circle, drag it to the workspace
• Choose a background
• Using the timeline, make the shape BOUNCE 2 times in 3 secs.
• You have 20 mins!

Activity 2: Conversation

• Set up two characters in a background of your choice.
• Have the characters say the dialogue as follows, in speech bubbles:

Person A: Good morning! How are you today? Person B: Hello, I'm doing well, thank you for asking. Person A: Good to hear!

• The animation should be 10 seconds long.
• When done, export it out as a video.
• You have 15 mins!