Computer Graphic Design

“YouToon” Animation Project – Final Animation – Spring 2025

Objective:

  • Produce a complete HTML5 animation that features the student’s original character.

Topics Discussed:

  • IK Armature
  • Bone Tool
  • Motion Tween
  • For a complete list of Topics Discussed, please see the previous weeks’ lessons.

Assignment:

  • First, Open a new Animate CC HTML5 canvas. Make the size HD, and set the framerate to 30fps.
  • Use File -> Import -> Import to Stage to import your character’s front and side views to separate layers. Your characters should be imported to a single layer, and should appear as a group of symbols (the symbols you created in Illustrator in the previous lesson).
  • Using the Adobe Animate CC techniques studied in class, design an HTML5 animation using bone tweens and embedded animation to have your character “walk” onto the stage, wave to the viewer, then leave the stage.
  • Your animation must be a minimum of 8 seconds long, without titles. (That’s at least 240 frames at 30fps!)
  • Your animation should have an original photograph as a background. You may not use any photographs downloaded from the internet. Alternately, you may draw your own background in Illustrator, Animate, or Photoshop.
  • Your animation should have an audio soundtrack. I will provide music clips to use, but you may import music that you have available as long as you use less than 8 seconds of music. You may create sounds using Garageband if you have experience with this software.
  • You may only use audio, images and text that you have created yourself or that I have provided. This includes music, artwork, photographs and animations. Anything you did not create yourself may not be used (with the sole exception of the music clips I provide).
  • When your animation is complete, export it as a movie. Go to the File Menu –> Export –> Export Video, and click the “Export” button to convert your animation to a Quicktime .mov video.
  • Turn the finished .fla Animation file and the exported .mov movie  to the Google Classroom “Final Animation” assignment post by end of day on Friday, May 16th.
  • All completed movies will be viewed at an in-class film presentation next week. Note: All seniors must take their final exam on the 16th.
  • You must have an 8-second movie to present on Friday, May 16th. Failure to do so will result in an “zero” on your final project grade.

Do your best, and good luck!

Assigned: May 12th, 2025
Due Date: May 16th, 2025