Cat Walk Cycle

During this and the previous lesson we had to create an animated gif of a cat walking.

It involved tracing an outline of an already exsisting template and editing it to make the cat look different, here is the end result.

Cat Ball Gif

Step By Step Process:

1. Firstly I downloaded the images of the original video.
   
   2. I then Resized the document to fit the images' size. 
   
   3. Next in Adobe Flash Made a layer named "Cat Gif" and then added 71 separate blank keyframes.
   
   
   
   4. After this I placed each image in a separate frame.
   
   
   5. Next I created a new layer named "Design" this is the layer in which I will draw the coloured ball.
   
   
   
   6. After this came the process of colouring in the ball for each frame. I used the paint bucket and brush tool.
   
   
   
   7. Lastly I exported the sequence as an animated gif; I made sure to select the "256 Colours" option to make the sequence smoother.
   
     8. I then decided I wanted to add more to the cat gif so I added a outline to the cat's upper body.
   
    9. Here is version one with the gif in the background.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Facial Expressions

Facial expressions

I used flash to import the actual photo of myself. I then used a blank keyframe and a onion skin layer to trace over the photo.

Surprised

This is the 'surprised' expression I traced from a photo of myself.

Annoyed 

This is the 'annoyed' expression I traced from a photo of myself.

Happy 

This is a 'happy' expression I traced from a photo of myself.

Shape Transformation

For this project I had to create animated sequences of shapes transforming and moving at the same time.

Basic Flash Gif

This project required us to create a number of animated sequences on the program 'Adobe Flash'. We had to draw each drawing of an animated sequence onto a blank keyframe. When that was finished we had to adjust the frame rate of the whole sequence to make it not to fast or slow.

Bionicle Research

1. Construction Toy Research

Bionicle is a subset company of Lego and it became one of Legos biggest selling properties since it launched during 2000 in Europe and Australia while being released in 2001 in North America. It is aimed at 5-16 year olds.

Strengths

• Bionicle has a narrative that keeps fans engaged and sets it apart from other construction sets without stories.
• Bionicle is relatively easy to assemble.
• Bionicle looks unique and has their own collectible pieces such as masks and sets.
• Bionicle is colorful and that helps distinguish characters and sets.
• Toy statistics have revealed that 85% of American boys aged 6–12 have heard of Bionicle while 45% own the sets.

Weaknesses

• Bionicle storyline may leave potential buyers confused and instead buying sets such as Lego.
• Bionicle’s aesthetic appearance may lead audiences to believe it is not suitable for children.
• Bionicle lost a critical amount of sales leading to it’s cancellation.

Manual

Bionicle’s manual is easy to understand and simple. This is due to its catalog of items, for example the box at the top left indicates how much of each piece there are. The steps are also clearly labeled and the steps are numbered.