Animation Overview

The last steps in my animation process involved using iMovie to get sound effects, smoother changes, and title screens. I had to separately download some some music but most of the tools I used were provided by the iMovie program. I added the sounds of sword-fighting, medieval music, and record scratching (for a comedic effect) among others.While it took a lot of adjusting to get it to he right time and speed, I'm happy with how the video turned out.

My Animation

My animation is about a knight who falls in love with a princess and attempts to impress her with a beautiful flower. But, just as she is about to accept his gift, a dark knight rides in on a horse and wins her affections. He drops his flower and challenges the dark knight to a duel (left). The princess watches and, for a time, it seem the dark knight might win. However, the light knight is more crafty than he thought and he ends up winning the love of the princess. Angered, the dark knight goes in for a killing shot but the princess sees and steps in front of the light knight. She saves his life, giving her own. Thankfully, there's a lighter end to this dramatic tale.

Many of the techniques I used were thanks to my last quarter with Mr. Olson in graphic design. I was able to do something that might've taken the whole hour more quickly and efficiently. I used the delay between transitions to my advantage most so I could control the length of each slide and I used the 'wipe' effect so their reactions were timed better. I learned how to group and lock things so it was easier to move them without changing everything up.

I received great critiques from my classmates and took them to heart. I was told to add more background (castle) and to make my transitions easier. They loved the story and thought the sword fight was very cool. I was able to implement what I've learned most during that so I was glad people appreciated it.