The goal of this project is for the students to produce a 2D or 3D animation, the subject and medium of which is the their choice. This project may be the result of the skills they developed on the 3D sculpture project (if they created a digital sculpt), from the After Effects animation homework in the clinical appearance, the Animate CC interactive poster homework, the blender instrument homework, or from the interactive presentation project. Or it could be based on an entirely new skill set the student wishes to develop whilst on the course. The students will need to think carefully about the audience the animation will be aimed at to pitch the detail and scientific information correctly. Not all technologies can be taught on the course, so the student will need to research beyond the MAET online tutorials.

• Learn to analyse real examples of 2D and 3D animations that will assist in your research
• Students will discuss strengths and weakness in a round table discussion to gain a firm understanding on animation design.
• Gain a working knowledge of the animation production process, including, outline and script, storyboarding, audio and image production.
• Gain awareness of the technical considerations of animations such as frame rate, rendering and file types, file size, and final media output, all of which will affect playback.
• Learn the skills in computer programs to assist in this project
• Storyboard the animation
• Create an 2D/ 3D animation
• Write a short document (150 words) describing the scientific/anatomical/medical background for the animation, and what audience it is aimed at. Describe the program/platform used and why it is the best way to implement this animation. Create a moodboard of inspiration, layout ideas, colour schemes, important text etc.
• Produce original pencil sketches of the medical/scientific subject to ensure proper form and observational skills are maintained
• Add sound to the animation – such as voice overs or music.
• Rendered and publish on to the web.

• A 2D or 3D animation published on the web
• The ability to critique your own and others animations
• The ability to interpret and present information for an intended audience
• Acquired skills in computer programs
• Understanding of the technical considerations of animations such as frame rate, rendering and file types, file size, and final media output.

Jeff Day – spinal cord and you

How Mendel’s pea plants helped us understand genetics – Hortensia Jiménez Díaz

Jeff Day – Brennan library run

Suture Tying by Catherine Sulzmann

Infertility Treatment by Amanda Behr and Michael Jensen

Rotator cuff repair by Catherine Sulzmann

Lauren Huff – Adoptive Cell Transfer: A New Type of Cancer Immunotherapy
Award of Merit

Clavicle dislocations by Catherine Sulzmann

Cinematic summary of injuries – gun shot by High Impact Inc.

Alisa Brandt How a bruise forms

Rotating shoulder muscles by Catherine Sulzmann

1. First step in initial seminars: An interactive student-lead discussion focusing on animation will occur in the initial seminar. This will help focus your proposal, initial sketches, research material and story board.
   1. Homework
      1. Form: Regardless of the technologies used to create this interactive experience, each student must produce original pencil sketches of the medical/scientific subject to ensure proper form and observational skills are maintained.
      2. Exploration: Write in the region of 150 – 500 words describing the scientific/anatomical/medical background for this interactive experience, and which audience this is aimed at. Describe the program/platform used and why it is the best way to implement this animation. Create a mood-board of inspiration, layout ideas, colour schemes, important text etc.
      3. Medium development: Storyboard the animation in Photoshop, Toon Boom Storyboard pro, or in any program that the student wishes to use. Watch and follow along with the online tutorials for creating sculpts in Zbrush, creating and exporting a turntable animation in Zbrush, the basics of 3D animation in Blender, exporting frames into Adobe After Effects for post editing, creating 2D animation in Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Edge Animate.
      4. Coursework draft: Produce a work-in-progress of the animation for feedback at the seminar.
2. Second step is the interim design presentation: You present your draft storyboard and homework which shows a developed design and is in response ideas generated in initial seminar.
   1. Homework
      1. Incorporate any feedback received on the ‘form’ homework into your final artworks. Prepare them for your portfolio. Print your written work and mood-board for your portfolio. This work will not be marked independently at assessment, but will form part of the anatomical/scientific accuracy or exploration and graphic originality section of the marking criteria.
      2. Finalise the animation incorporating any feedback at the seminar. Bring to the next seminar for final sign off in its final file type.

Final step is the final presentation: Before submitting to assessment you must have it checked by the supervisor at seminars or on a designated tutoring day via email and telephone. In assessment your work will be marked according to the marking criteria of that project. You will receive a detailed feedback form after assessment.

You must bring:

• The animation published on a web platform such as Youtube or vimeo
• Initial artworks which include sketches, mood-board, and research material
• A short reflective report on how your project met the objectives and how you tackled layout, colour, rhythm etc.

A4-landscape-6-storyboard-template

2D tutorials

Create a 2D animation in Animate CC with an adobe tutorial

Introduction to Animate CC

After Effect tutorials

After Effects character animation workflow

Animating in Photoshop

3D tutorials

Blender animation intro 

Blender guru has many free blender tutorials for you to learn from

Femur or humerus – continuous tone pencil

Scapula – continuous tone watercolour

Pelvis – continuous tone carbon dust or conte

Anatomical dissection – line work pen and ink

3D Sculpture

Pathological specimen – colour watercolour

Life drawing – independent study

Clinical appearance

Patient positioning

Surgical sequence – colour

Surgical instrument in situ – line work

Digital conceptual illustration – presented as front cover

Scientific poster

Health education information leaflet

Electronic interactive presentation

2D/3D animation

Other – candidates choice

Dissertation

Website

Business cards