BALL

This a animation of a ball that we have been tasked to do as a mini project. We created it in photoshop, and as you can see its not half bad.

 Techniques of animation:
Computer animation
Using the computer to animate. We have learnt 2D animation techniques using Photoshop. The assets are created that are to be animated. They are imported or placed in to the programme. We use the Timeline for setting keyframes. The current time indicator is then postioned at a specified time or frame and the asset is moved. This creates another keyframe. When the animation is played the assets move.
When all the animation is finished you can export the file as a MP4 (or other format) to distribute. The example above is an MP4 file.

Rotoscoping 
Rotoscoping is where live actors are filmed and the animation is then created using them as a template. In traditional animation production, the filmed images are traced by hand onto a separate roll of celluloid film. This technique makes the movement of characters more realistic and was used in Walt Disney’sSnow White and the Seven Dwarf (1937).
https://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/Secondary/ICT/BTEC/BTECLevel2FirstIT/Resources/Additionalmaterialforusers/Unit30AnimationTechniques.pdf
We had the experience of creating an animation of a gorilla using the rotoscoping technique. We were given a file and then set up an new layer above the existing video to draw over. We also did this in Photoshop.