Monday, October 18, 2010

Transformer Exhibition Project (10th grade)

Overview:

The point of this assignment is to harness digital technology to demonstrate the nature of transformation in Literature, Science, or History. Students will create a three-scene, 30-second, 360 frame, Flash animation piece detailing the stages of transformation from Antigone, Species Evolution, or a Political Revolution. Here are the steps:
  1.  Read and complete the brainstorm and animatic sheet
  2. Create a new Flash document and save as name_transformer.
  3. Create the characters. Make sure each part of the character that moves has it's own layer
  4.  Create the backgrounds for each scene
  5. Begin to use keyframes and tweens to create a 360 frame, 30 second Tranformer Movie
  6. When done with a draft submit to Zeb for critique
  7. After critique, revise your movie (due November 19)
  8. When done, export from Flash as Animated GIF movie and upload to blog as image when done
  9. Write reflection and submit to Zeb through email (due December 3)

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