week 7 | online | 10.7–10.12

📌 Weekly Structure (applies every week)

Week 7 Links & Notes
(specific to this week)

📹 Watch Now: Week 7 Review (pre-recorded) → [Watch Here] 40m – required

Live Sessions This Week:

👉 Join Live: Wed 10.8 @ noon – Styleframe + Storyboard Critique
→ [Join Here]

📺 Watch: Mon 9.29 Review + Live Styleframe Crit Recording → [Watch Here]

Looking Ahead (Week 8)

Next live (recorded) session: Mon Oct. 13th @ noon (only live session in Week 8)
*non-holiday weeks we will meet on Mondays

This week’s deadlines:
Monday, Oct. 13th @ noon

  • 5. P2 Audio selection – Include a link to your audio choice (or upload) post to the bottom of your P2 Ideation Story on Medium
  • 7. D2L P2 Styleframe + Storyboard Critique Feedback: If you did not participate in this Wednesday’s Zoom critique, you are required to post your feedback to 3 others by Thursday @noon in the class and review their Medium posts before giving feedback. Feedback must be specific (avoid saying only positive remarks without any critical suggestions). You only need to participate in the D2L critique if you do not attend the live Zoom critique.
  • Note: As your storyboard / styleframes develop using feedback, please post changes to your Medium (do not delete earlier versions)
  • 4. 15s of P2 development– Develop in AE. Render. Post to Vimeo + Import to the bottom of your Ideation Story on Medium
  • 7. D2L Critique Post to D2L Discussion “P2: 15s”: IF you do not plan to participate in next Monday’s Zoom critique, you are required to post your 15s to our critique in D2L “P2: Styleframes & Storyboard” by next Monday at noon.

Extended to Monday, October 20th – Exercise 3 Turn in via D2L Assignments Folder (if possible, upload to Vimeo and turn in the link. Otherwise, upload the file).

Next week, for P2, we will work towards our 15s P2 crit on a Zoom or Discussion Board Critique. We will also begin discussing P3 so you can begin considering your topic. No process work will be due for P3 until after we complete P2.

Weekly Content

Week 7 (though not required, it is recommended you move through in sequence. All items need to be complete by the end of the week):

  1. Watch Weekly review recording (above). We will review this week’s content.

    SECTION I – Context
  2. Review of Context Resources

    SECTION II – P2
  3. Continue development of P2: Principles of Design in Motion
  4. Define 3 descriptive words. Post to or share to your 15s critique.
  5. Due Mon 10.13@noon: Audio Selection (post to Medium)
  6. Due Mon 10.13@noon: 15s of P2 development in AE (post to Vimeo – and medium, if possible)
  7. Due Mon 10.13@noon: 15s Critique: P2 Crit #2: IF you do not plan to participate in next Monday’s Zoom critique, you are required to post to our critique (post by Mon @ noon / 3 comments by next Wed @ noon). Post your link to your uploaded Vimeo file (or upload) and describe your audio and how you want it to feel. Make note if you are looking for feedback on anything specific.
  8. Due Thurs 10.9 @noon: P2 Crit #1 – Styleframes+Storyboard -Comment on 3 others by Thursday@noon (if you do not attend Wednesday’s ZOOM). You only need to participate in one or the other.

    SECTION III – AE
  9. Watch Demo AE Videos
  10. Review After Effects Resources
  11. Due Mon 10.20@noon: Exercise 3

SECTION I – Context

2. Context Resources

Following up from last week’s content, let’s revisit the principles of design and animation together here. Watch:

SECTION II – P2

3.

Project 2: Principles of Design in Motion

due: Monday 10.27

Continue development of P2: Principles of Design in Motion. This week, we will continue with ideation and narrowing our ideas in the creation of a storyboard, 3 styleframes, and 2s motion test. This week, we will have a critique on our 3 styleframes and storyboard. Next week, we will have a critique on our first 15s of motion development.

Remember, we are using the principles of design (not animation) as our content for our project.

P2 Process Work

Post/Post to a story called “Principles of Design in Motion: Ideation” on Medium. How to post on Medium.

  • 5. Audio Selection – Include a link to your audio choice (or upload) post to the bottom of your P2 Ideation Story on Medium
  • 7. P2 Styleframe Critique Feedback – add more
  • 4. If you haven’t yet defined how to articulate your concept, clarify 3 Words to Describe your work as we move into development.
  • 6. 15s of Project 1 rendered and uploaded to Vimeo WITH your audio. If necessary, continue revising storyboard or styleframes per the feedback received in crits this past week.
  • 7. 15s Critique: P2 Crit #2 –Participate in Monday Zoom Critique or Post/Comment to Discussion Board on D2L “P2: 15s of Development” (post by Mon @ noon / 3 comments by Wed @ noon. In D2L, go to Communications > Discussions). You only need to participate in the D2L critique if you do attend the Monday Zoom. Post your link to your uploaded Vimeo file and describe your audio and how you want it to feel. Make note if you are looking for feedback on anything specific.

Focus for Critique: 

CONCEPT: What is the overarching idea (thinking, logic, thread) for your design? NARRATIVE: What is happening in each scene? Is each principles of motion graphics clear? Does the movie have a clear beginning/middle/end?

TIMING: Look at speed and feel for "sticky spots." Does everything flow? Do any areas feel too slow/fast?

TRANSITIONS: Do any scenes enter/exit at the wrong time? Are there any transitions that seem out of place or lacking?

FORMAL CHOICES: Then…how are your design choices communicating the above? Type, color, imagery, etc. Is there unity throughout? Color coding? How did the designer use repetition with variation through the sequence?

SECTION III – AE

9. AE Demos

In After Effects, this week we will learn about trim paths, repeaters, and the puppet pin tool. Please watch the video below and review the resources.

  • Download: bird.png (for “3. Puppet Pin Tool” Demo)

10. AE Resources (for review)