Animation Reel w/ Paragraph

I picked this Animation Reel by Mark DeRidder because the animations were very clever and well thought out. The "Super Dumb" animation was funny and the other "Various Animations" seemed to have a good story to them. It looks like he took his time to make them look and sound the best that could possibly do. I also like how the "Various Animations" characters looked. They looked very cool and almost human like. I also like this reel because Mark also helped animate a Ghostbusters game which i've played before, which shows that he does a very professional job. I've also seen the commercial that he animated for the Jeep Rubicon on TV and at the time I saw it, it looked that it took a long time to complete and he did an excellent job on it.

Toy Mation PSA(Drunk Driving)

Frame by Frame Animation

Frame by Frame Movie

A short frame by frame video telling a story. The story of this animation is Hello and Goodbye as described by the music. My hands wave hello when i appear and goodbye when i start to disappear again. I have about 110 pictures in the whole video and some of them are a little out of order but you can still get the gist of the video.

Thaumatrope Video

Flash Video

Playground Claymation

                                                            Playground Claymation

Elements and Principles of Design

Line-the linear marks made with a pen or brush or the edge created when 2 shapes meet

Shape-is a self contained defined area of geometric or organic form

Direction-all lines have direction-horizantal, vertical, or oblique

Size-is simply the relationship of the area occupied by one shape to that of another










Texture-is the surface quality of a shape-rough,smooth,soft hard glossy etc.

Color-also known as hue(visual perpetual property)

Value-lightness or darkness of a color

Balance-in design is similar to balance in physics

Gradation-is size and direction produce linear perspective

Repetition-the same image repeated over and over agin

Contrast-is the juxtaposition of opposing elements

Harmony-is the visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements

Dominance-gives a painting interest, counteracting confusion and monotony

Unity-relating the design elements to the idea being expressed in a painting reinforces that principle of unity