2004 Team

Winner of the Palmetto Regional 2004 Autodesk Visualization Award
Thank you to all student judges who gave us high scores.
Now we're qualified for the National AVA! Whoo-hoo!

 
Student Animators   Mentor

Michael Conroy (10th grade), Billy Epperson (9th grade), Johnnie Young (10th grade).

 

Kevin Thorp, Robert Bosch Corp
 
Still Images (Click to enlarge)

   
 
Animation

The title of our entry is "Calling All Students".
We tried to keep the animation fun and
plan to use it to help recruit students for our 2005 team.
   
High Resolution Animation - 16 Meg, WMV Format
Medium Resolution Animation - 3 Meg, WMV Format
Left-click to view. Right-click to save to your local drive.
   
Note: This is our "Director's Cut". We added an animated title scene, closing credits and a few of the scenes are a couple seconds longer than the original entry.

 
Goals

1. Learn new skills in 3D animation: storyboarding, modeling, texture mapping, key framing, lighting, cameras and video editing. 

2. Apply our new skills to win the Autodesk Visualization Award (AVA), given the best 30 second animation judged in 3 key areas:

      • Content Communication (35 Points)
      • Compelling Creativity (35 Points)
      • Technical Execution (30 points)
Steps
  1. Review the rules.
  2. Attend animation workshops to learn 3DS Max software.
  3. Discuss various concepts; throw out logical suggestions; keep crazy ideas.
  4. Sketch out storyboard.
  5. Start creating 3D models (wire frame meshes).
  6. Import some 3D models from Design Team files (thank you!)
  7. Add colors & texture maps to the models.
  8. Create key scenes.
  9. Check deadline. Hurry up!
  10. Animate models & cameras using key frames & paths.
  11. Do check renders of individual scenes at low resolution (320 x 240)
  12. Adjust as necessary, then render at high-resolution (640 x 480 resolution, 30 frames per second).
  13. Write, record narration and background music
  14. Assemble the scenes, narration, music and titling in Pinnacle Studio 7.
  15. Create low-resolution video. Review. Make adjustments. Repeat as necessary
  16. Create high-resolution video. Find tiny errors. Repeat.
  17. Fill out paperwork. Double check paperwork. Upload the whole mess.
  18. Sleep!