Assignment #6 - CHARACTER ANIMATION

Due: In lab Week 9. Late assignments will not be accepted.

Two-person teams will create a stick-figure animation to demonstrate how two particular
characters would move (in contrast to the opposing character) – choosing one Hero, and the
corresponding Villain from Project One. Each person in the team will be responsible for ONE of
the characters. Both characters should appear on screen at the same time. Each character
must demonstrate emotion and motivation through color and movement. The background
audio for this assignment should be a song from Project Five. Teams must present their
work in lab, followed by a 5-minute Powerpoint explaining their creative process.

First: Gather one Hero and one Villain from Project #1. Make sure to use their shape and color
design as a base for your stick-figure characters.
A) Utilize TWO elements of color: Hue, Brightness or Saturation to create emotion
B) Utilize light/shadow to create Mood;

Second: In PENCIL, prepare a 60-90 second animation, demonstrating how the characters
move. The animation can be simple stick figures, but must contain color and shape
that differentiates the characters from one another. Animations should contain:
A) A demonstration of HOW your character moves in contrast to the other character
B) Contrast of Color and Shape to differentiate the Hero from the Villain
C) An element of “weight” or “squash and stretch”

Finally: Prepare a 5-minute Powerpoint presentation that a) introduces your animations to the
audience, b) explains how you used color light and movement to differentiate the
characters from each other and c) explains how your animations attempted to address
the concept of “weight” and/or “squash and stretch”.

GROUP Criteria
Animation was 60-90 seconds and contained both characters 5
Utilized TWO elements of color: Hue, Brightness or Saturation to create emotion 10
Character drawing contained details that denoted Character Mood 10
Animations contrasted one character’s movement with the other character 10
Animations contrasted one character’s color and shape with the other character 10
Animation attempted to create “weight” and/or “squash & stretch” 10
Powerpoint was easy to understand. The students obviously practiced their
presentation and understood the concepts they were discussing.10
Did not use a song from Project #5 as background music -50