Note-Taking Guide

103.02 Describe digital animation production methods, software

and hardware.

Pre-Production

Pre-Production is the determination of the main purpose of the

project. It define the intended target audience. To determine
sequence of events, pre-production use a storyboard and it provide
client with a visual representation of ideas.
*Select hardware and software

Animation
Software

Animation Software:
2D Animation: it animates relatively simple drawings/graphics on a
2D canvas
*examples such as Adobe Flash or Animate
3D Animation: it animates complex, life-like 3D models that interact
with an artificial environment.
*examples such as Cinema4D, 3D Studio Max, or Maya

Production

Production is importing existing graphics, audio and/or video into

animation projects library. Its a process to draw/create original
graphics and place them on independent layers. Production
animates objects according to the storyboard.

Post-Production

Post-Production is a process to optimize the animation output file

for specific client needs.
Client needs that includes primary use of animation, file size
requirements, and file format requirements.

Frame

Frame is the still image that creates animation.

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Keyframe

Keyframe is the specified place in the animation where change

occur.

Frames Per
Second

FPS is the measurement of playback speed of the animation.

Tween

Tween is an animation process that occurs between the keyframes.

Motion Tween

Motion Tween make an object smoothly transition from a defined

starting position to a defined ending position.

Shape Tween

Shape Tween make an object gradually morph/change shape.

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103.02 Describe digital animation production methods, software

and hardware.

Library

Library is the collection of graphics, audio, and video files utilized in

a specific animation project.

Symbol

Symbol is an object that is stored in the library that can be quickly

accessed and used repeatedly throughout the animation.

Shape

Shape is a simple object drawn on the animations stage.

Alpha

Alpha is the transparency value of object in animation.

*it makes an object gradually fade in/out

Anchor Point

Anchor Point is the rotation axis of an animated spinning object.

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Scene

Scene is a division of frames.

*it makes editing and playback easier to organize by separating the
different parts of an animation

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