Summary
The objective of this assignment was to create and animate a virtual diorama. This involved storyboarding our ideas, creating assets, and finally animating the finished piece embellished with audio. the task of this assignment was to animate a diorama lasting 15 seconds long.
Tools used
Danny Phantom Background
For those who don’t know the show, Danny Phantom was an animated show created by Butch Hartman that premiered on Nickelodeon from 2004-2007. The show is about a 14 year old boy named Danny Fenton who gains ghost powers in a lab accident when he steps into and activates his parents’ Ghost Portal from which he is transformed half a ghost. He chooses to use his powers to fight against malevolent ghosts who have begun to regularly escape the mysterious Ghost Zone and plague his hometown of Amity Park.
Storyboard Sketch
I chose to create a diorama based on the tv show Danny Phantom. I had the idea for the Fenton portal open up the path way to the ghost zone. In the ghost zone, Danny is seen chasing after a ghost blasting his ghost ray as seen in the tv show.
Digital Illustration
I had begun illustrating the fenton portal doors and entrance way to the ghost zone in Adobe Illustrator. I wanted the art style to be as similar as it is on the show.
Animation Process
After I had finished illustrating my illustrations for my Diorama, I had begun animating my piece based on the 15 seconds given to create this diorama. I honestly tried my best since this was my first animation piece.
Final Diorama
After days and hours of putting my heart into this animation piece, I finally managed to animate something that I can be considered proud. In the end, the biggest challenge I faced with was coming up with assets and placing them where I would like them, along with creating different transitions through the Diorama. But other than that, I thought it came out pretty decent.