EASE In & Ease Out |
In this lesson students will animate a coin sliding across the frame. During this animated cycle students will learn about the principle of animation Ease In and Ease Out.
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Also Known as Slow in & Slow Out
Eases are a foundational principle of animation. Easing into a move and out of a move are essential to creating interesting animation. Eases add nuisance to your work and help the audience focus on the action which is about to take place.
The scene contains classic examples of eases. Note as Wile E. Coyote begins running he starts off very slow and works his way into a full turbo charged sprint. As he runs off the cliff he does not simply fall, at an even pace. Rather, he continues running mid air, slowly comes to a stop, eases into the fall with subtle moves downward, and then BAM he falls out of frame.
Defining Ease In & Ease Out
Ease-In and Ease Out - The uneven incremental progression of an object as it accelerates from still to motion (E-I) or decelerates from motion to still (E-O. It takes time for humans and moving objects to accelerate and decelerate. Therefore, ease in and ease outs are employed in animation. As the name implies, ease in eases the character or object into the motion, ease out eases the character or object out of the motion.
Creating Ease In & Ease Out - Stop Motion
You will create the animation using a coin and a frame grabbe
- Make two grids, one with even spacing, one with uneven spacing representing the eases. Download the Grid I have attatched and use it for reference.
- Set up camera and frame grabber. This will be a downshooter.
- Set grid underneath the camera and get the coin on the grid.
- Make sure grid is locked down(Glued, taped, etc.)
- Begin animation.
- It is important to save and save often. It is also important for me to see the process and layers you have put into your projects.
- Submit your .MP4 file to the Coin Eases folder in Google Drive
- Due at the end of the lesson
Let's Review our WorK
Create Your own Ease in & Ease Out - BE Creative
After students review model examples, students will then animate their on original Ease In & Ease Out cycle again incorporating the knowledge they have gained during all of the assessments and review of examples.
You will have ____ days to complete this
Submit the Rendered .MP4 to Google Drive in the Ease In & Ease Out Original Folder.
You will have ____ days to complete this
Submit the Rendered .MP4 to Google Drive in the Ease In & Ease Out Original Folder.
Animation Rubric Sample
Assignment : Ease In & Ease Out
EXCELLENT(4)- Animation(s) are of superior quality, timing, eases, spacing, squash, stretch, registration is all excellent!
GOOD(3)- Animation(s) are of good quality. The timing, eases, spacing, squash, stretch, registration is all of good quality!
COMPETENT(2)- Animation(s) are of average quality. The timing, eases, spacing, squash, stretch, registration is all competent in its execution.
BELOW COMPETENCY(1)- Animated sequences below level of competency The timing, eases, spacing, squash, stretch, and registration is all below a competent level.
Assignment : Ease In & Ease Out
EXCELLENT(4)- Animation(s) are of superior quality, timing, eases, spacing, squash, stretch, registration is all excellent!
GOOD(3)- Animation(s) are of good quality. The timing, eases, spacing, squash, stretch, registration is all of good quality!
COMPETENT(2)- Animation(s) are of average quality. The timing, eases, spacing, squash, stretch, registration is all competent in its execution.
BELOW COMPETENCY(1)- Animated sequences below level of competency The timing, eases, spacing, squash, stretch, and registration is all below a competent level.