Notes from Wednesday, March 21st

ANIMATING IN THREE DIMENSIONS!

• components we work with:
• GRAPH EDITOR - Allows us to set keyframes, change easing, and edit specific parts of our object!
• Learning how to read the graph editor is important!
• TIMELINE:
• set start and stop times
• understand the difference between realtime keyframes and playing all keyframes regardless of speed
• To find this: Right Click your Timeline ——> Playback Speed
• setting keyframes
• setting keyframes for specific NODES in your channel box!
• To do it: Right click the node in your channel box and select “KEY SELECTED”
• UNDERSTANDING TANGENTS!
• there are different types of tangents that affect the speed of our animation!
• Every tangent functions as a keyframe!
• Tangents also affect timing!
• Animating from a camera helps us act towards the audience!
• helps us know what we need to show, and what we don’t need to show!
• We will need to use “LOCK SELECTED” to lock parameters from time to time!
• AUTO KEY FRAMING: located in the bottom right corner of your menu!
• When you make a keyframe (clicking key selected), your frame will always changed based on the nodes you select, and ONLY the nodes you select.

ABOUT THE GRAPH EDITOR:

• 2 main categories to read:
• 1) Frame Number
• 2) Node Value
• The name of the node appears as well.

TYPES OF TANGENTS:

• spline and linear
• spline: has gradual acceleration/deceleration
• linear: moves at a constant rate
• Tangents look like the little black squares on the graph editor!

Selecting Keyframes:

• hold shift, click and drag: You can select multiple keyframes.
• double click: select every visible keyframe

HOMEWORK:

Make 2 ball bounces!

• 1) an average ball bounce.
• 2) a ball of greater or less weight! (example: bowling ball, tennis ball, etc.)
• Your ball must bounce at least 4 times!
• Make you ball bounces in the same file. Put them in layers!
• Make a playblast of each ball bounce.
• Keep your animation under 144 frames!