Bachelor of Arts (HONS)

Digital Media Production & Game Development

PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
XBDP 1073N &
ANIMATION PRINCIPLES XBGA 1034N
Prepared by Loke Mun Joon
Semester May 2024

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Course Title : PRINCIPLES OF ANIMATION
Course Code : XBGA 1034, XBGA 1034N,
XBDP 1073N
Course Lecturer : Loke Mun Joon (Daniel),
[email protected]

BRIEF
Direct, storyboard, and animate a 1-2 minute scene that tells the story of a floursack
that suddenly finds itself in a new environment. This floursack called Jim is clumsy yet
curious. Before you animate this scene, plan out the sequence through the use of a
storyboard.

Requirements
The animated scene you are doing will have the following requirements:

1. It must tell me the story of this clumsy yet curious floursack that finds itself in a
new environment.

2. It must be at least 1 minute long, but no longer than 3 minutes.

a. The floursack must make at least 3 continuous actions.

3. The floursack must not go out of frame.

4. You are to draw every frame of this animation

5. Use 25 frames per seconds to animate this.

I will be judging you based on the following animation principles:

- Squash and Stretch

- Anticipation

- Staging

- Straight Ahead Action and Pose-to-Pose

- Follow Through and Overlapping Action

- Secondary Action

- Ease In, Ease Out

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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
i. Storytelling : 10%
ii. Animation principles : 10%
iii. Finishing : 10%

DUE DATE: 23 July 2024

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MARKS
CRITERIA
9-10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2 0
Animation expresses Animation expresses Animation expresses Animation somewhat Animation does not
the story well. the story clearly. the story with a few expresses the story expresses the story at
Animation also ambiguous elements with a major parts all.
Storytelling
enhances the viewer’s that could confuse that confuse the
experience with the the viewer. viewer.
story.
9-10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2
All the Animation All the Animation Majority the Only half of the 20% of Animation
principles stated are principles stated are Animation principles Animation principles principles stated are
executed excellently: attempted and stated are attempted stated are attempted attempted and
- Squash and Stretch executed: and executed, or all and executed, or executed, or only half
- Anticipation - Squash and Stretch attempted but not majority attempted attempted but not
- Staging - Anticipation executed well: but not executed executed well:
- Straight Ahead - Staging - Squash and Stretch well: - Squash and Stretch
Action and Pose-to- - Straight Ahead - Anticipation - Squash and Stretch - Anticipation
Pose Action and Pose-to- - Staging - Anticipation - Staging
Animation
- Follow Through and Pose - Straight Ahead - Staging - Straight Ahead
Principles Overlapping Action - Follow Through and Action and Pose-to- - Straight Ahead Action and Pose-to-
No submission
- Secondary Action Overlapping Action Pose Action and Pose-to- Pose
- Ease In, Ease Out - Secondary Action - Follow Through and Pose - Follow Through and
- Arcs - Ease In, Ease Out Overlapping Action - Follow Through and Overlapping Action
- Arcs - Secondary Action Overlapping Action - Secondary Action
- Ease In, Ease Out - Secondary Action - Ease In, Ease Out
- Arcs - Ease In, Ease Out - Arcs
- Arcs

9-10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2

Illustrated items are Illustrated items are Illustrated items have Illustrated items are Illustrated items are
drawn and executed drawn just neatly noticeable drawn messily and not consistent
well. Animation is with minor inconsistencies. have major (volume and form
smooth without inconsistencies. Animation is smooth inconsistencies. are out throughout
Finishing unwanted elements Animation is smooth with noticeable Animation has major the animation).
that break the flow. with minor unwanted unwanted elements unwanted elements Animation is is not
elements that break that break the flow. that break the flow. coherent and unable
the flow. to be watched.

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