Mine and Ben's whiteboard animation.

This type of animation is whiteboard animation. It is done by taking pictures of a image you have drawn on the whiteboard then redrawing the image in a postion making sure they aren't to far apart and taking another picture and so on till you have taken enough picture also known as frames. When these frames are shown quickly they give the illusion of movement. For this sector of animation I worked with Ben. Ben contributed the idea of a guy jumping of a cliff and then I contributed the idea of the guy jumping off a cliff then landing on the same cliff again after falling through the sky. Ben drawed the background and the character, he was also the one who redrawed the character as he moved and I took the pictures on the camera of the character as he jumped of the cliff then returned. The aim of this animation was to make to broad our knowledge of the animation sector and the different mediums that can be used. It was also the aim that we make a succesful whiteboard animation what me and Ben did quite well I believe. The tecniques we where trying to develop where thinking skills e.g generating ideas, camera skills e.g such as shots, focusing the lense e.t.c.. Also we had to work on computer skills on Preimere Element to develop the animation and put are shots together so the played smoothly and quickly and gave the illusion of movement. I believe we did develop these skills. The skill I most developed upon was using the computer to finish of the animation and make sure it was smooth and ran well and of course that it gave the illsuion of movement.

Compared to other animations I have created I believe this one was better. it is longer then the others and also Ben has more artistic skill then me. The smoothness and illusion of movement is when excuted but it could of done with more character develop and story line. I have learnt how to do whiteboard animations which I could use in futer projects and I have developed my skills on Preimere Elements so I can use this for future projects. If I where to do this again I would add more storyline so you actually knew what had driving the character to jump of a cliff and I would develop the way he looks e.g clothes ect to bring out personality. I would also add music for added depth and effect.