Motion Design
- Semester: Fall 2026
- Instructor: Michael McDermott
- Location: Art and Design Building, Room 1020
- Timing: Mondays from 1:30–4:10pm
- Office Hours: Scheduled here
Exercise 5
Type in Motion
Description
Find a short bit of spoken audio. The audio could be from a movie, tv show, speech, etc. but should not have much background noise (so no music). Make a short animation that has the words come on and off screen timed to the audio track.
Requirements
- 1920x1080
- Between 5 and 15 seconds long
- Uses audio
- Spoken words appear as text on the screen at the time they are spoken
Things to Keep in Mind
- Timing!
- Easing!
- Does the motion need to mirror the word?
Objectives
- Focus being precise with timing
- Thinking about scenes
Final Submission
- Turned in on time
- All requirements met
- Video file submitted on Canvas
- Video uploaded to Vimeo and added to the class group