Final Animation Rubric

This rubric is based on an in-class discussion on November 13.

Using Alice

In presenting your final animation, we thought that, at the least, your animation should include:

Array(s)
If statements
Functions and procedures
Camera angles
An event listener
EzVid and YouTube

Functions and procedures should be used to avoid copy-pasted code... if you're going to do something more than once, have a function or procedure that takes a parameter (or two) and does that work instead.

We've discussed camera angles at some length and their role in animated/filmed storytelling. You've spent a fair bit of time working with classmates on them as well. So, at least two intentional camera angles (meaning, not just the default) that help tell the story are required.

You should record your video using EzVid, and upload it to YouTube. You are welcome to make it "unlisted" if you want, so that only by having the link can I view your work. You are encouraged to make it public, however.

Storytelling

Your story should have

Developed characters
A plot with a beginning, middle, and end
Some kind of descriptive text or dialog

Your plot should develop over the course of your short story as much as possible. (Vonnegut's list is a good, short list to help inspire you in this way.) Either way, your story should have some structure. In this way, you might just use the classic tragic form (as we have discussed in class) to guide your writing.

Descriptive text or dialog helps set the mood and/or scene.

Conclusion

Your entire animation should be as long or short as it needs to be. I do not expect you to animate your entire story. If you can, and do, that is wonderful. However, some of your stories are much longer than you can probably animate in the time remaining this term, so your goal is to animate one or more scenes from the story itself.

Submission

You will submit a Word document with your final story, a YouTube link to your animation, and a short self-reflection. This is due by the beginning of the final exam slot, where we will share our stories with each-other.

So, to be clear:

A Word document with your story
A link (pasted into Moodle) to your video
A Word document for your self reflection.

Three spots will be created in Moodle for this purpose. Write me if I forget.

Self-Reflection

Your self reflection should, in 4-6 sentences, present: