The Bouncing Balls
   
The Mechanical Crane
The Crane Critique
 
   
Adding the Upper Body, Walking with Character
 
Class Outline
IK Character Walk
Character Crit teams and forms
 
SNAFU
   

 

Group 1

 

Check items listed below that have been successfully demonstrated by the student’s work being critiqued. Do nothing if an item has not been addressed at all in the student’s work.

1. Fails to Meet= F grade

  • Failed to demonstrate the following animation techniques: Anticipation, Follow through, Overlapping Action, Appropriate timing, and Exaggeration.
  • The crane and/or balls do not move in reaction to physical world physics.

2. Inadequate= D grade

  • Met all of category #1 from above.
  • Inadequate or poor demonstration of the following animation techniques: Anticipation, Follow through, Overlapping Action, Appropriate timing, and Exaggeration.
  • Your crane and ball movement is barely believable and still needs a lot of work.

3. Meets = C grade

  • Met all of category #2 from above.
  • Successfully demonstrating the minimum use following animating techniques: Anticipation, Follow through, Overlapping Action, Appropriate timing, and Exaggeration.
  • Your crane and balls movement is somewhat believable and starting to become consistent.

4. Exceeds = B grade

  • Met all of category #3 from above.
  • A fairly successful demonstration of the animation principles Anticipation, Follow through, Overlapping Action, Appropriate timing, and Exaggeration.
  • Your crane and balls are believable based on real world observations and move in a consistent and believable manner.

5. Exemplary = A grade

  • Met all of category #4 from above.
  • A high level of mastery of the animation where little or no improvement is needed.
  • Clearly successful and concise animated sequence showing a high level of control & purposeful direction of your crane and balls movements and performances.
Group 2

 

Group 3

 

Group 4

 

Group 5

 

 
 

 

     
 
Group Critique Form: (Crane Crit Sheet as a Word .doc)