Gabriella Magruder's Blog

What did you learn? We learned how to create a detailed bouncing ball. How did you learn it? We reviewed the bouncing ball animation from last year and were shown different techniques such as adding grass using a grass paint brush instead of a solid green square or using a radial gradient to create the illusion of light. Why did you pick this project? It was interesting to see how much a simply animation could change with just a few changes What are your greatest strengths/what are your weaknesses? I've made a smoother animation using key frames rather than separate frames My greatest strength would be working with photoshop while my greatest weakness is the placement of key frames What are you going to do with what you have learned? I'm going to apply the use of unique brushes and key frames to other animations in the future. Is there anything you would change? Why? I would have changed the height of the arcs to avoid the sudden drop towa

Write a summary of the article, identifying the three key points. A new software makes animation easier through the use of MoCurves. MoCurves allow multiple parts of a model to be accelerated and decelerated in real time. Discuss the author’s argument. The author has come to the conclusion that MoCurves will eventually replace key frames and become the standard for most animation studios. Due to the unique function of MoCurves, which can transform multiple motion cycles at once unlike key frames which, despite their accuracy, can only transform motion cycles separately. What information/evidence and sources does he/she use to support that argument? The author provides a video explaining how key frames work and how MoCurves are superior to them. They also provide a brief summary of a study performed with 5 students without any experience with animation software to prove the superiority of MoCurves over key frames. What are the article’s/author’s strengths and