Lip-Sync Animation | WIP | GIF | Character Outline | Flash | Animation

My chosen quote for the lip-sync animation is "No, no! Don't do that. If you shoot him you'll just make him mad."

This is the basic character movement for the animation. This is before the facial features are added and the movements cleaned up. For me, stage 1 (the outlines) was more of a movement test of animating two separate characters at once. I think at this stage I've done pretty well to get the movements clear although the character on the left doesn't seem to have such a clear movement as the character on the right.

Showreel | Animation | Flash

Showreel | Animation from Beckie Ryan on Vimeo.

The Dancer | Poses animation | Flash | Animation

This is my 'poses' animation. This is a ballet dancer doing a spilt leap. I chose to draw the body in white and add a skirt in red to add depth and character to her leap.

Abstract Taste Animation | Flash | Animation

This is my abstract representation of pizza.

Abstract Smell Animation | Flash | Animation

We were asked to create an abstract representation of a smell like food, perfume, flowers etc. I chose to base my animation on the aromatic smell of lavender.

The Sporty Blimp | Flash | Animation

In Meg's lesson we had to pick 2 sets of words out of a hat. I chose 'sporty' and 'blimp'. 

My design was based around steampunk colours and racing. This allowed me to give the blimp some goggles and racing strips while keeping the colours to a minimal. I also attempted a basic animation with the blimp flying on and off screen. This was a test to see if this shape worked visually.

Jake the Giraffe and Friends | Animation | Flash

Its a windy day in the Savannah....

Jake the Giraffe | Progress | Animation | Flash

I've been tweaking my little Giraffe in Flash. This time I've flung his neck forwards a bit when he hits the ground. I've also added a background although this might just be temporary at the moment as I''m not such that the pixelated effect suits Jake as much as I first thought it would.

I've also just noticed that his tail is not as animated and seems to hover in mid air when he hits the ground. Time to edit it some more!

Bouncing Giraffe | Animation | Flash

After my bouncing ball animation, I felt that it wasn't conclusive and had something slightly off about the piece. For the next stage, I manipulated the bouncing ball into the body of the giraffe and the smaller ball into his tail. I think this was a huge success as I still don't feel 100% confident when using Flash.

Bouncing Ball | Animation | Flash

Realised I hadn't posted this. It's my attempt at a bouncing ball. My timings are slightly off as I know that the first decent should be a lot quicker. I might retry this soon just to improve on timings and apply the squash and stretch animation principle.

Morphing Animation | Animation | Flash | Video

In animation we were given the task of creating a self-portrait which could be morphed into a food of our choice and then into an animal of our choice. I chose a burger and an otter.