Riya+Manek+Unit+4

=__**Unit 4: Animation**__= = __Unit Question: How can animation be used to inform and educate others?__ =

** Skills 1: **
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** Skills 2: **
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** Investigation: **
__Unit Question: How Can I Use Animation To Inform And Educate Others?__

Our aim is to make an animation involving a stickman in school making a bad decision and the result being either good or bad.
Any sort of entertainment has more influence over a person than just a normal human being telling you what to do. One of these is animation. It is highly effective over children in general but less effective to adults, but that doesn’t mean that adults are not influenced at all!

Animation can be used to portray good and poor choices. For the poor choices (which is most common in most Disney animations), you can create a character that makes a bad choice and at the end they can solve that problem. It is very hard to make an animation that shows a good choice and it is rare in any animation I have seen (so far!).

If you think your animation is not getting the message out, make your character say something or display your message or moral of the story at the end of your animation. It is absolutely essential that your animation has a message (if you are portraying good and bad choices) otherwise it just looks silly and it won’t be as effective.
 * I have not used any sources for this information. These are all my own words. **

__**Design Brief **__

An animation about stick man in our school environment making a good or bad decision.

__**Design Specifications **__

Must follow the story board

Must have 6 scenes

Must be at least 150 frames long

Must have some writing i.e. to introduce a scene or some talking

Must have different layers for scene, you will probably end up with over 10 layers

Must be in school and Must have a description of the situation at some stage of the animation

Must be able to be seen on other computers/internet (explorer, firefox, chrome)/ by a friend or two

__**Test Plan **__

__** Designs: **__
__** Design 1 **__

__** Design 2: **__

__** Design 3: **__



** Plan: **

 * **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">DONE ** || **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">TASK ** || **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">DATE ** || **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">WHAT RECOURCE IS USED FOR ** || **<span style="color: #ffffff; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">COMMENTS ** ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Open Google Chrome. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Internet **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">- to go on Google Chrome.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Google Chrome **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">- to start using the internet for looking at
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Computer- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to use the internet.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Mouse- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to click on inter net icon and address box. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Good thing internet is working! ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Open Wikispaces, (Riya’s) unit 4 page. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Keyboard- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to type in the address box on internet.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Internet **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">- to go on Google Chrome.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Google Chrome **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">- to start using the internet for looking at
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Computer- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to use the internet.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Mouse- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to click on inter net icon and address box.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Wiki page address- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">www.bmisclass2010.wikispaces.com <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> – Riya Manek Unit 4 || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">This is just the easy bit to the actual task. ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Look at chosen design and design specifications. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Internet **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">- to go on Google Chrome.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Computer- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to use the internet.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Mouse- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to click on inter net icon and address box.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Unit 4 Wiki Homepage- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to look at the design specifications and design brief and test plan. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">I have to think about this carefully but quickly as there are a lot of stages in this animation. ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Open plan for creation (this document). ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Unit 4 Wiki Homepage- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to view my plan so I can follow it and also because it is already on the wiki.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Microsoft Word- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">this is just a backup in case my plan doesn’t show on the wiki. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Now I know what to do, I just simply follow the plan! ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Open Flash MX 2004, new document. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Mouse- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> to click on flash MX 2004 shortcut, new document.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Flash MX 2004 Shortcut- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to start my flash animation || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">I am hoping to get a start on this animation today. ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New Layer (1): __****<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> Create text layer and name it for first scene, type “IN SCHOOL…” ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Mouse- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to click on text tool and type in text box.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Text Tool- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to make a text box and type inside “IN SCHOOL…” || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">This was easy and I bet the rest of it will be too! ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New Layer (2): __****<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> this layer will be named ‘floor’ ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Mouse- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to click on line tool and make a straight line
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Line tool- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to create the floor of the class room || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">I have only made a few so far and still need to do a bit more. ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New Layer (3): __**
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Make the main student, who makes bad decision (name layer student). ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Mouse- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to make a new layer and name it student.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Shape tool (circle) - **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to create students head.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Line tool- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to create students body.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Pen tool- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to create facial expression. || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">OK! Working with more than one layer can be difficult; I had to undo some stuff just to get it right. ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New layer (4): __**
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">(Name layer chairs) this is where I will make the chairs for the students to sit on. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Mouse- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to make a new layer and name it chairs. Also to create chairs after clicking on the pen tool.
 * <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Pen tool- **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">to create the chairs || <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">This is quite complicated because by this stage I have only got him to touch the obstacle! ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New layer (5-10): __** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New Layer (4): __****<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> for text animation. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Blank Key Frame: __****<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> white background with text. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Text Animation: 5 minutes later… typed in text box with blank background for at least 5 seconds. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Blank Key Frame: __****<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> Copy and paste layer 1, 2 and 3. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Create new obstacles (including a high billboard) on layer 2. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New Layer (5): __****<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;"> Make billboard sign (in stickman’s perspective). ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New Layer (6): __****<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">(if needed) other obstacles for stickman to avoid (stickman perspective). ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **__<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New Layer (6/7): __****<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">create stickman running towards obstacles and avoiding them. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Make stickman jump, then slam into the sign (make things look bigger as they come closer to stickman). ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">Using selection tool, make stickman slide off sign to reveal a message. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">At the same time make __New Layer (7/8):__ text on sign which says “Watch where UR going”. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">As stick man slides off sign, make text reveal slowly according ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||
 * ü || **<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">New layer (8/9): insert blank key frame. Immediate black background to end the scene using bucket tool. ** || <span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 16px;">02/06/2013 ||  ||   ||

** Creation: **
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=__** Moral of the story **__=

__<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Investigation __
==<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the investigation stage, I stated the problem and described the solution to it and answered the question. I explained why animation has an affect on poeple in general and how they are easily influenced. I added a few things to the design specifications and made my own test plan in relation to the design specifications. I have tested this with my friend and it can be seen on the internet and other computers (although we only tested it on internet explorer). I should have tested it on a computer which had all the different types of internet access.==

__Design__
==In this stage I made three designs of the same topic, which was a stickman who wasn't looking where he was going and a BAD thing will happen. I chose design 2 and the justification is described in the DESIGN section. But later I decided to change my design because it did not follow this instruction: <span style="color: #ff00e1; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Stick man is in school and he is going to make a bad decision and something will happen. It can be good or bad? That's up to you, and only had time to make one as there was no time. I have tested this on other computers and on the internet with my friend.==

__Plan:__
==The plan was very hard to make because I had to do it before I made the create. What was difficult was that I had to include every step that I was going to do while making this animation, and that was hard. I had to start my plan again in the end because I made a different animation and I made sure that my plan was very detailed. To get some ideas on how to do that, I looked at other student's work in year 8 and made sure mine was as detailed as theirs.==

__Create:__
==At first I started to make my create, later on I showed it to my parents and they said it was wrong because I had not followed the task, therfore I had to start again with a new design and I did it in only one day.==