April Blocking

So I have finished my blocking pass for Aprils animation. Still rough obviously but it shows where things are and what will happen. I'm just wondering how hard it will be to tie things down in flash rather than on actual paper.

Animation Essentials Class

I have been working on a number of things in class lately. The first is of a Dog and a Duck. This was done using modern methods of rotoscoping. I downloaded a clip and then traced the images in flash. Then printed out each from which I edited by hand making each frame different from the last. It was meant to be random and even though I think its a little weird it was educational.

I had another one that is done with cut paper and though it took a long time to put together it doesn't take up much time at all when played back. I will have to work on the timing in Final Cut to make it last longer and highlight certain parts. It won't load at the moment so I will probably fix the timing and then upload the updated version when I get a chance.

We are also working on Lip Syncing in class. I have chose to work on part of 11 Second club's April competition. So far I have worked on two previous months competitions doing all the planning and thinking up characters but haven't ever finished anything worth posting. I am hoping that I will be able to get out this months animation or at least some form of clip. This is roughly what I have so far, it just being a focus on lip sync and using symbols. When I actually do the animation for April I want to break it down into poses and what not.