Rationale for Animation
As part of my first term's module specification I was required to design a 30 second ident through using Auto desk 3D max software. Throughout the three weeks we were given guides to which would help us understand the basics of animation.
Once I had created my ident on Auto 3D max I then had to render it and once that stage was completed I then uploaded my ident onto Vimeo to finalise it. Upon completion the animation would be uploaded and then embedded into my own personal blog which is also linked to the reflective journals website.
The process which went into creating my own 30second ident was challenging yet interesting, my ident is called "My happy teapot", through using the guidelines given to me I was able to make my teapot jump whilst the title on the floor also moved so they would be in sync. In addition to attending classes I also looked at you tube tutorials which helped me understand the animation process a bit more, I then made notes which I would use in class for my work.
Finally as I saved my work as a QuickTime video rather than a still (which I originally did) when it came to exporting my ident I had to re-render my work on Premier Pro and use a higher quality format due to the size of my ident as it did not comply with the Vimeo compression guidelines and therefore would not load and as a result, my ident is now H.246 and is set to Youtube widescreen SD.
I am pleased with the outcome of my work as I have learnt a lot in a small amount of time and despite initially finding it difficult in the beginning I now feel I understand the basics of animation and its design process.
