Timing and Spacing

 The goal with this project was to show how less frames would make the ball move quicker over more frames which would make the ball go slower. So for the initial part 4 lines were created which I then added differently spaced lines to help with placing the ball. The frames were labeled for each and I was able to show how they all moved at different speeds with the last part of the video showing a bit of a bounce at the end. If I were to do this project again I would have drawn the balls to be more similar in size and shape and to make the animation less choppy and more smooth. Overall this really showed how spacing and timing in animation changes the movement drastically.

Bouncing Ball Artist Statement

I wanted to do a more abstract concept for my bouncing ball so I sketched out a small course in my notebook and then recreated it in Harmony. Originally the ball was going to bounce into the bucket and that would be it but I decided to have the bucket fall over and the ball to roll out to make it more interesting and to create a sense of weight with the ball. With the slope I originally had more frames of the ball before realizing that the ball moved too slow on the slope so after removing some frames I was able to give the ball more speed and a better sense of weight. The color for the stairs and slope also proved to be difficult when attempting to fill them in with the paint bucket. I hat to connect several points to make the program fill in complete shapes. There were also many places where the ball changed size so using the scale tool I was able to remove any parts where the ball changed size. Several frames were also added to give the ball more squash and stretch and a sense of weight on the slope, stairs, and wall completing the animation of the ball.

About Me

 My name is Ryan Watkins. I am a junior majoring in animation with a minor in film and media arts. I am hoping to improve my art skills and learn new animation techniques.