"You Deserve a High Five"

Here is my animation of the words "You Deserve a High Five" using five fonts and colors:

I used the following fonts and colors:

You: Purple; Showcard Gothic

Deserve: Blue; Viner Hand ITC

A: Green; Trajan Pro

High: Yellow; Rosewood Std

Five: Red; Matura MT Script Capitals

Identifying Sounds

Sounds I noticed in the Tom and Jerry episode The Cat Concerto, one of the early episodes produced by Fred Quimby:

1. Sound: Piano keys
    Guess about Creation: Someone actually played a piano to produce the music.

2. Sound: Creak of his suit
    Guess about Creation: Someone might have opened a door.

3. Sound: Applause
    Guess about Creation: A recording of people clapping.

4. Sound: The swinging of a key as it hits Jerry.
    Guess about Creation: It sounds like someone swung a golf club and recorded the sound.

5. Sound: Tom's finger hits the mouse trap.
    Guess about Creation: The slamming of something plastic on a table.

The First Principle of Design: Balance

Three reasons why my sketch demonstrates the first principle:

1. It is symmetrical. One of the most important aspects of a drawing with balance is symmetry. Having the same design on one side as the other balances the two sides.

2. The colors are distributed. Another aspect of balance is the coordination of the locations of the colors. My drawing's colors are balanced.

3. My design feels stable. When a viewer looks at the image, it appears right. In other words, it looks like everything is aligned the way it is supposed to be.

My Frog/Toad Animation

Animate Key Frame Frog/Toad Project

What action script did you use?

I used Adobe Flash Professional Action Script 3.0

Why did you choose it?

It is the most upgraded and smoothest version available on my computer.

How did you trace the frog/toad? Can you include examples of your work in the blog post?

I used the brush tool and zoomed into the image I had copied and pasted onto the frames. By zooming in, I was able to focus on finer details and make my animation look smoother and more realistic.


Who is the master animator Richard Williams?

He is an animator who hand drew his creations and played a major role in animating the Pink Panther and other films.

How did you research him?

I used my friend, Google.

How large was your stage when you opened it?

It was 550 by 400 when I opened it.

Which software did you use and why?

It is the only application on my computer that I can use to create a moving animation.

How many layers did you use?

I used three layers.

Why did you choose your background?

I chose my background because I really like warm, sunny days, so I am having my frog enjoy one.

Why did we create a frog/toad? (instead of a ball or entire city)

A frog is a simple but evident example of animation. It requires all the realistic aspects of animation without requiring too many background images that deviate from the focus.

How did you export?

I went to File and the Export to export the animation as a .gif and a .jpeg to have a backup.

How many frames did you create?

I used 18 frames.

10 Questions

1. What kind of characters do you like?

2. Which parts of the animation did you get bored in?

3. If you could remove a scene, what would it be?

4. If you could add a scene, what would it be?

5. What are your favorite genres of cartoons?

6. Do you think girls and boys should have separate cartoons?

7. Do the animations seem realistic to you?

8. If they do, how are they realistic? If not, why are they not realistic?

9. Do you like the plots of the animations?

10. Would you watch this cartoon again?

Suggestions for improvement of animation: It was a good, interesting episode but some of the animation looked choppy. Smoother transitions between frames would help.