The Challenge

To deeply understand the foundation of motion graphic animations, we were tasked to create a bouncing ball video incorporates fundamental animation principles. The video requires at least five of the twelve principles of animation and the ball must exhibit realistic bouncing behavior, adhering to the rules of physics.

The Solution

I decided to depict the motion within a single still frame, I visualized the environment as a playground in Illustrator with different elements such as stairs, seesaw, swing and then brought it to After Effects for animation. I roughly sketched out the storyboard, focusing on the key visual elements and composition. After the first pass, I made necessary adjustments to improve clarity, flow and movements, I also incorporated squash & stretch, arcs, eases, timing and follow through in my video.