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 6
Bouncing Ball
Description
Make a realistic ball bounce around the screen in a designed setting (look up staging in the 12 principles of animation). The ball should pretend to exist somewhat as a real object and either use the sides of the frame as walls or the frame should move with the ball. Motion and physics can be exaggerated.
Requirements
- 1920x1080
- Somewhere between 5 and 15 seconds
- Ball interacts with the edge of the frame or the frame moves with the ball
- Designed setting for the ball to exist in
Things to Keep in Mind
- Exagerated motion is better than subtle motion
- This is complex and takes time
Objectives
- Practice with easing curves
- Make something feel real
Final Submission
- Turned in on time
- All requirements met
- Video file submitted on Canvas
- Video uploaded to Vimeo and added to the class group