My animation!

1) So today, I am learning how to animate using a platform called 'Flipanim'.

2) I am going to be using the following:

- Pen (colour = black and red)

- Layers

- Move

3) So, I clicked on the tool 'pen' , and drew the base of the head first. As I clicked onto the icon which said 'layer', it duplicated, which means I can go over the same picture I did for the first layer, so I can make the character look like it's already moving. I did add a few extra details to the hair etc. In order for me to draw this properly, I used the 'zoom' tool, which was located at the 'clog' icon.

4) In this lesson, I have learnt how to animate drawings, how to use the tools.

I feel like the more I practice this, the more I will enjoy it, then I can do whatever animation I choose and it will be a lot more easier.

5) I am actually really surprised to how my animation turned out, since I never really animated before. I feel like I have learnt a new skill in this lesson. Although, to make it better I could have added more layers to make my character move further. I could have added a background to get rid of the blue squares. I also could have added colour for my character's hair to make it more interesting.

My animation story!

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/566525_de886c99a6a749c584426361c28d1970/480p/mp4/file.mp4

My animation is a non-linear narrative. This is about the robots who came from space, starts to invade earth. The pencil comes across them and starts sprinting away from them. Until he starts to realize that it was a flashback. He hopes that one day it won't actually happen.

In the beginning of the video, I used close-ups for the character zooming, to make it look more like a dramatic scenery.

I also used long shots in some scenes, to explain to the audience what is about to happen and what he's running away from.

Continuity Editing!

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/566525_d7521d1900c24f15a4d8a11b6a1e4e56/480p/mp4/file.mp4