Digital animation

Optimisation​

Essentially, optimisation means making the product look the best it possibly can. You’ll need to consider the purpose of the animation, and how the colour, size, frame, compression and exported file fit the purpose.

Exporting the Animation​

The file format must correlate with the requirements of the brief. As this unit is concerned with producing an animation for online distribution – specifically, a phone app – you need to consider the correct export option.​

For this, you will need to compress the file you have created in Final Cut.​

Test Plan and Debugging​

Once an animation has been created, it needs to be tested and debugged.​

The test plan allows you to check that the animation runs as expected. ​

A screen test could be created in order to ascertain whether what is in the animation marries with the desired outcomes (for example, if a zombie dog attacks a zombie cat, does it actually look like this on screen?)​Screen Test​

A screen test would typically be played to an audience in order to ascertain whether it is fit for purpose.​