Creating an image sequence

I used Media Encoder to convert video footage into an image sequence.  This converts every frame into an image file.

It is very simple to do and should you wish, you can change the size and frame rate of your file.  This is particularly useful if you are wanting to rotoscope for a simple animation, as 24 fps can be labourious.

So, firstly, I opened Media encoder and added my footage.

I then selected the 'custom' preset, checked the 'export as sequence' box and selected the frame rate that I wanted 15fps then hit OK.

I chose the location for the new file sequence under 'Output File' and hit the play symbol.

This has now created a file of images, one JPEG per frame.

New assignment - Animation

Brief is yet to be approved but essentially our next project is building upon what we learned in Animation Principles.

We have to create a 30 sec animation, about anything we want, but need to make it realistic. This means demonstrating that we understand how things move, arcs, how speed changes upon acceleration and deceleration and how momentum affects an object when it is stopped.

We are able to use Flash, After Effects, flick books, paper cuts, hand drawn frames, stop motion, in fact any medium we want so long as our animation is realistic looking.

I saw this film of aeroplanes taking off from an airport, condensed into 25 secs. It got my thoughts sparking off about my animation.

Twitmas comes early!

Decorated my twitter already... coming soon to facebook, blog and house!

Portfolio Pitch

Here is the video that I produced for the proposal section of the Digital Communication brief

For the complete assignment I was awarded 73 points.

Digital Communication Brief

Here is the brief for this years' Digital Communication assignment.