Safety Animation
 

I was recently delegated by my team to work on the safety animation award for the 2016-2017 season. However, I was the main animator for last year's animation as well (which failed horribly). Does anyone know of any software and/or animation tips that would make this job easier? :confused:

Re: Safety Animation
 

Define "easier". Why did it "fail" last time?

Re: Safety Animation
 

Last time, I made an animation in scratch and screen-recorded the video. Looking back on it, the animation didn't have good motion to it and the graphics were subpar.

Re: Safety Animation
 

Screen recorded? What did you use? Virtually all animation tools have an option to render out the animation properly. As for motion & graphics, are you talking 2D or 3D here?

Re: Safety Animation
 

Last year we used iMovie and we mighty be using some programs from adobe. I would also recommend adobe premier or adobe after effects

Re: Safety Animation
 

Are you trying to make a 2D or 3D animation?

Re: Safety Animation
 

My team tried Maya a while ago, which failed pretty miserably. Don't use high-quality animation programs if you're not familiar with them. This year, a team member with a drawing tablet brought it in and we're trying stop motion, which can be drawn on any program and pieced together on iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. I recommend this, as stop motion doesn't require animation knowledge (only art skills), and can turn out quite well if done properly. :)

Re: Safety Animation
 

Maya is great IMO, but only if you know how to use at least the basic functions. It does have a lot of features, which can be confusing. I don't find it hard to learn, though, especially if you've used other 3D modeling software, such as Unity or any CAD application.