Assignment #1 Grading Criteria

Part 1: Bouncing Balls from Reference

For each bouncing ball...

- Playblast (is it cluttered, hard to see the motion?)
- Maya file (keys on whole frames? 30 fps?)
- Motion Principles:

Squash and Stretch
Timing
Slow-in/Slow-out
Arcs

- Weight
- Rotation
- Settle (does it roll to a stop within reason? does the motion "hit a wall"?)

- Contrast (is there a contrast between the types of bounces between the two balls?)

Part 2: Bouncing Ball with Character

- Playblast
- Maya file
- Motion Principles:

Squash and Stretch
Timing
Slow-in/Slow-out
Arcs

- Anticipation (does this ball look like it's willing itself to bounce?)
- Emotion (how well does it read as sadness, happiness, anger, or fear?)