UNIT+3

=**UNIT 3 : ANIMATION**=
 * What development and changes do people go through? **

In this unit, year nine students must start to demonstrate their understanding of the design cycle with less guidance in the form of step by step instructions. By the end of this unit students should have demonstrated how well the understand the design cycle by making sure that they have completed all aspects of each stage of the design cycle to a high standard. As this is the first time students are working on the design cycle with very loose guidance.

This unit requires student to understand he problem they are required to solve as the starting point for the project.

TASK:
Students are required to demonstrate how people are changing using an animation. The task can be interpreted in any way the student wants. This could be physical changes like appearance, social changes, behavioral changes emotional changes etc. The problem they write down must be presented in a social setting. In other words their changes must be presented showing how they are related to their society.

**Investigation**:
The investigation must include investigation into animation, animation software, Story boarding and animation skills. The following animations: 1) a stick man figure walking at least 4 steps. Then stopping. This animation must be looped to show a stick man walking and stopping walking and stopping continuously. Better animations will include: arms moving, bobbing of the head and possibly a head turn and jump while stopped.

2) a an animation showing their name or a word that is at least five characters long. The animation should show the following text effects: a) rotating characters b) rotating word c) characters changing size d) characters changing colour

3) An animation showing one picture changing into another for example a kitten changing into a lion.

__**Right Click on the image below and click play.**__ media type="file" key="cat lion.swf" width="360" height="270" The **design specification** must include the following minimum requirements in addition to their own.

My animation must:
 * have a background that moves
 * have at least 5 layers
 * be at least 15 seconds long
 * play at 12 frames per second
 * have a morphing image

DEADLINE 25/1/13


 * Design and Plan:**

DEADLINE 15/2/13


 * Create:**

DEADLINE 8/3/13

DEADLINE 15/3/13
 * Evaluate**