{"id":374,"date":"2019-08-28T15:18:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T15:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260-1301-f2019\/?page_id=374"},"modified":"2021-12-03T15:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:44:36","slug":"week-5","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp260\/week-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Assignment: Flour sack<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Subject<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Animators have used the “flour sack” exercise for decades to practice weight, timing, expression and exaggeration. The fact that a flour sack’s design is very simple is key: we cannot rely on facial features or elaborate limbs. We have to get to the essence of animation – the 12 principles – to imbue the character with personality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A page from “The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation” by Ollie Johnston & Frank Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pick one<\/strong> of the following expressions and apply it to a flour sack<\/strong>: <\/span><\/p>\n

sad – happy – proud – shy – anxious – frightened – tired – confused – surprised – excited<\/strong><\/p>\n

Use the principles we covered in our bouncing ball exercises to give your object personality. NO eyes, mouth, or other facials features allowed<\/strong> – the expression must be conveyed through movement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Draw a few key poses<\/strong> \u00a0before starting to animate to get familiar with the sack’s design\u00a0(you can use paper or your favorite drawing app).<\/p>\n

Act out<\/strong> the emotion yourself and take note of your body language – which parts of your body change when you are sad\/shy\/tired etc? Are your movements fast, slow, tentative, assured etc.?<\/p>\n

As usual, apply the 12 principles<\/strong> of animation.<\/p>\n

For inspiration on conveying emotion through motion, look at\u00a0Michael Dudok de Wit’s Father and Daughter<\/em> (2000)<\/a>, Pixar’s Luxo Jr<\/em> (1986)<\/a>, and the Magic Carpet in this sequence from Disney’s Aladdin<\/em> (1992)<\/a><\/p>\n

Format<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Use the following file format: 24fps, width: 1920px | height: 1080px.\u00a0Save your .fla file and export your animation to Quicktime (review exporting instructions on the week 2 page<\/a>). Upload your animation to Vimeo or Youtube<\/p>\n

Submission<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Create a new post on your Open Lab portfolio. Your post should include a link to your Vimeo or Youtube video<\/strong> as well as a short description<\/strong>\u00a0(reflections on your process, challenges, goals etc. are also welcome), and your\u00a0key poses drawing<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This assignment is due next week. Submit the following files on the following platforms:<\/p>\n