Worth 20 points
Rough Animation: strong posing, acting/performance/pathos, timing, overall narrative
Posing: (5pts) Your characters should have clear poses that communicate emotion, personality, character etc. Strong silhouettes! Characters have weight and clearly belong in this world.
Performance/Acting: (5pts) Is your animation making an emotional connection (PATHOS) with the audience? Are your characters convincing in their performance and able to carry the narrative forward in a compelling manner and with conviction?
Staging: (5pts) The scenes should have clear staging and remain true to the story reel. Characters and elements are well integrated into the cinematic visual frame.
Timing: (5pts) Characters are given life and move and act within a convincing and believable manner. Poses are held at the right time and inbetweens connect the poses into a solid performance. Anticipation, Action, and Reaction are clearly executed and timed out to right to convey a solid and clear narrative.
Naming Convention: Title_RoughAnimation_reel.mov
Quicktime, compressed to under 100 mgs. Audio components should be incorporated to help convey your overall narrative.
Put in your production folder…make sure you give us permission to open and download.
