Feedback 1 I had a lot of positive feed back a lot of people enjoyed the fluid movement of the ball. i ‘m also really happy with how successfully the background moves. To improve open the animation i would like to increase the saturation of the background i think it looks a little dull compared to how it looked on my drawing tablet. Due to the way i rendered the background without any outlines that animation doesn’t follow the same stylistic language so i need to get rid of the outline on the rectangle and maybe the ball.

I talked about how I was struggling to get the animation to stand out from the back ground and Jess Mountfield recommended using a value approach, when she put it into black and white the box and the background were essentially the same color so I’m going to make the box darker and the ball slightly lighter maybe even white. I attempted to add shadow to the animation, even thought it was positively received by most I think it is a little distracting and takes away from the actual animation because of how inaccurate it is. Someone did recommend making a light source in blender and also making sure the shadow is attached to the rectangle.

It was also pointed out to me that the movement on the rectangle at the beginning is a little off. It looks like it is pulling back on the ball but then is rigid for the rest of the animation. I would like to create 2 versions of this where the box pulls back as well a completely firm one. I do prefer the rigid on as i want the focus to be on ball. Towards the end of the animation it was pointed out to that the string breaks its own rules of physics so I’m going to change it so it can lay flat similarly i don’t think the ball moves fast enough to warrant the small splash is makes so i think i could exonerate the movement or make the ball hold it shape and bounce a little towards the end. I would like to add sound

Feedback 2

Devontay – This animation did a good job on showing weight in this case the rectangle. Great use of squash and stretch and timing the achieve the believable performance. and the ease out which looks like the ball in the string is almost giving up

Nosa – Really good use of follow through/overlapping action and squash and stretch. feeling I get from the animation is s sense of restraint and impatience(?). the colour palette is very unique and contrasts well with the main focus of the animation.

Anonymous – I love the colour palette however I think the green of the rectangle is too opaque but I think it adds into the lack of action that the rectangle has compared to the energetic ball. The way the ball and string move is very smooth and well done, the background moving it gives a sense of life to your animation. I think that the ball turning off when it gets exhausted would of emphasised the emotion vbetter but overall the emotions shown are clearly shown.

Kate – Absolutely fantastic animation that has lots of clear, interesting motion, and a great environment that the objects feel grounded within. Clear feeling of excitement from the ball, which then dithers out as it becomes exhausted. A really good job of creating weight with the green rectangle, and there is a clear struggle from the ball, and its’ tiredness is very apparent. I think the difference in visual style between the background, ball, string and rectangle is a little distracting – more cohesion in line weight and colour palettes would truly make this animation perfect. Additionally, taking more care in ensuring the string does not lose length would help make it feel more believable – there are points where it is longer / shorter. That being said, the smears, squash and stretch, arcs, easing and anticipation all work well to make a cohesive piece.

Young – I really love that I could feel the heavy weight of the rectangle! Also, the comparison between slow chilling cloud and struggling lightening ball (I would name it tinker bell) is interesting. I love the combination of colours too.

Daffa – I like how dynamic the animation of the circle with the rope is. I feel like the timing of the rope moving creates a sense of physics/inertia as it physically interacts with the rope. I also feel the secondary animation of the box it is pulling helps to emphasize the main animation with its limited movement contrasting the ball’s energetic movement. The elements of the background moving further helps to engage the audience while not being too distracting from the main shape. The only thing I would change is perhaps the texture of the box as it feels too opaque/flat in contrast to the rest of the environment.

Shania – I loved the character you showed with such limited shapes. I also really like the panning of the background I think it gives it a nice subtle movement in the foreground while the main action is happening. I feel like you made really good use of the principles, with many being used it definitely looks like you payed attention to that. I feel sorry for the poor little light ball though I hope it can tow that rectangle one day.

Blessing – Nice use of squash and stretch. it has a nice colour palette that clashes well with the main action and the emotion come clear as well

Nicole – the emotion is very clear, I really like the squash and stretch used for the black line, it really shows the physics of it trying to pull a heavy object, I think its very realistic.

Tiana – This is really good! I like the use of the secondary action of the clouds moving in the background, the it moves brings more life the animation. I love how smoothly the string with the balls move as if it’s trying to move forward but then gives up as it’s being held back so great story. Good job!

Jingwen – The line movement looks so realistic using ease in and ease out. Nice background and cool palette. The emotion of exhaustion is well captured.

Ryan – Amazingly drawn backdrop, assists the motion of the scene nicely, as well as the colour palette. The follow through on the string is fluid and realistic – on top of that, the emotion of struggle is clearly portrayed in the scene. Maybe work on refining the smaller details such as where the string is attached (I noticed it changed position as it swings every time) and maybe try adding in the shadows again but hand drawn next time.