Study Task 8 - SQUASH & STRETCH

Squash is the phyisical manipulation on an object, either by gravity or an external force. stretch is the activity of an object being made longer without tearing or breaking. It can be used in conjunction with squash to create a realistic sense of movement, or together with exaggeration, it can be used to an artistic effect such as in rubber hose animation. 

In this task we had to create a simple bouncing ball to demonstrate out knowledge of squash and stretch. We had to create two animations one where the ball was to be dropped straight down and another where the ball was required to have some lateral motion as it dropped. 

 What went well?

• I planned this task better than previous tasks, this improved the outcome. The inital design was more completely realised in the final product than in previous tasks. 
• The objective of the task was clearly depicted in the animations. In addition to this it was the main foucus point of the finished products. 

What could be improved?

• In my second animation, the ball gets slightly smaller as it moves foward. This could be corrected by keeping the bush size consistant thoughout the animation process. 
• In the seconnd animation, the ball moves slightly too fast for the decline of the hill and it rolls off too quickly when it comes to a stop. This could be improved by taking more time to concider the timing of the bounce and the spacing of the frames as the ball rolls off.