Motion Graphics — Project 1

16.05.2024 — 30.05.2024
Rachel Madeline / 0356994
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Project 1—Technical and Motion Graphics Sensibilities


INSTRUCTIONS 


TASK 

For this task, we were instructed to create and animate another 4 animations based on the template given for the basic principles of form and design so we are to work on symmetry, focus, rhythm and scale. 


1. PART 1 — PRECOMP
A. SYMMETRY 
The first principle I worked on is symmetry, and decided to use a square and 2 circles. For the square, I mainly used scale and rotation keyframes and for the circle, I used rotation, position and scale keyframes and ease eased the rotation keyframes. 


B. FOCUS
For focus, I wanted to make a focus effect but just using circles and explored scale keyframes as well as other animations I could do with the circle shape. 

I added a bunch of circles being enlarged out of the screen using scale keyframes, then duplicated it and adjusted the timing of the layers. Then, to make the focus effect, I made a circle only with the stroke of it and added the trim paths effect and adjusted the start and the end keyframes from 0 to 100. For the circle pops, I created 2 eclipses in one shape layer then adjusted the scale keyframes for both of them from 0 to 100% then added merge path to have that effect of the circle fading out at the end. I added another circle with dotted strokes rotating as well to add variation. 

C. RHYTHM
I duplicated the circle burst effects and adjusted the sizes for each of the shapes, making sure the most inner circle is smaller than the ones surrounding it then I tweaked their shapes for them to be an oval. so it looks like ripples on the a flat surface. I wanted to make it look like there are water droplets dropping on beat in a consistent pattern so for the droplets, I added circle shapes with position keyframes as well as opacity keyframes then duplicated the circles and adjusted the timing as well as the size of them to add depth meaning the furthest ripple from the screen is the smallest.

D. SCALE
First I added a circle in the center of the composition and added 6 smaller circles surrounding it. I then added position keyframes and tweaked the anchor points for them to curve into the circle in the middle and added scale keyframes for the circle in the middle and adjusted them so that when all the smaller circles go to the center of the circle, the size of the circle increases. On top of all the layers, I added an adjustment layer with gaussian blur of 30 and simple choker of 50 to get that liquid slimy effect to enhance the animation.


Fig ... Composition Part 1 Final

For the remix, I tried to make all the elements connect such as the circle turning into the raindrop to showcase rhythm.

Fig ... Composition Part 2 Remix Final


FEEDBACK 



REFLECTION 

I found this project pretty fun to do especially focus which was my favourite to work on though it was pretty time consuming to animate all of them one by one as well as the process of executing ideas.

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