Abstract Project

Facilitator: Sara Mcclanahan (Graduate Student)

Semester: Spring 2021

Description: A short multimedia abstract animation linked through sound using a square shape.

Guidelines/Instructions:

  • The lab participants will create a short abstract animation linked through sound. Sound clip provided for inspiration.
  • Do not animate to the beats, all audio will be removed and an overlapping audio will be applied.
  • MUST use a square shape in some way
  • Materials-Anything you want-Get Creative!
  • Size: 1280 x 720 (HD)
  • Format: mp4
  • Naming: LastNameFirstName_Abstract.mp4
  • Length: 5 seconds (120 frames) Less is fine More is better!
  • Frame rate: Up to you
  • Create the animation on your time

Facilitator’s Message: Thank you for participating in the Abstract Project this last week! I know 120 frames can seem like a daunting task at first but everyone went above and beyond with this and absolutely exceeded my expectations. I hope you enjoyed the final edit. I had a lot of fun working with the various mediums and design choices you all submitted. As I mentioned in the lab today, I spent a lot of time carefully choosing which animations should be paired and fade into one another as well as considering which beats should be hit in line with the sound. I am incredibly happy with the way y’all animated to these guidelines and were inspired by the music. I hope you all enjoyed this experiment, and if not please provide feedback during our meetings so we can improve our future projects!

Participants: Emily Banditrat, Martin Cho, Gina Rattanakone, Naznin Sultana, Elham Doust-Haghighi, Philip Martin, Zack Nguyen, Sara McClanahan, Jacob Reeder, Dr. Christine Veras.

Start Date: Feb. 22
Due Date: Feb. 28 by 5:00 pm (Dallas Time)