Your Task
Create a 5- to 10-second rotoscope animation.
You must make the video yourself (or get someone else to while YOU act it out)
Keep it Simple
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what can you do in 10 seconds?
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will you be bold or subtle?​
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when animating, stick with line drawings. Don't worry about shading.
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Stage 1:
From Video to Frame
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Plan what you want to do for your video.
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Since this animation is so short, you do not need a storyboard.
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You may want to use a phone mount to keep it stable while filming.
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Make your video, then edit it down to between 5 and 10 seconds long.
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Transfer it to the computer (eg. share to your cloud storage)
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Move your video into a new 'Rotoscope' folder in your Media Design folder​
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Extract your frames from your video:
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A) Open Photoshop
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Create a new document (size doesn't matter)
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Go to 'Window' - 'Workspace' and select 'Motion.'​
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B) Extract Frames​
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Go to 'File' - 'Import' and click the option 'Import video to layers'​
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Select your video
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In the pop-up, choose 'from beginning to end' and
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check 'Limit to 2 frames'​ (the smallest number PS will allow)
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check 'Make Frame Animation'
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A new file will open:
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All of your frames will be on different layers and on the timeline​
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A 10-second video clip will generate ~159 frames this way.​
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To save you some sanity in the long run, delete all of the even-numbered layers​
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Then delete the frames from the timeline that now have empty thumbnails.
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To delete multiple at once, CTRL+Click to add to your selection
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Organize your Project​​​
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Select your remaining layers and group them into their own folder 'VID'​
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Create another layer folder 'DRAW' for your drawings
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Create a new layer and drag it to the bottom of the layer stack. Fill it with a solid colour (press g for paint bucket) to be your background
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Stage 2:
Start Drawing
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In the timeline/animation panel, click the options button (≡) in the upper right
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disable 'New Layers Visible in All Frames' is checked.
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This means each new layer you make will only be visible in the selected box in the timeline​​
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Click on the first frame in the timeline​
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Click on your DRAW layers folder, and create a new layer.​
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Select the brush tool and start drawing on your video.​
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Once you finish the first frame, click on the second one, and repeat the process until you draw them all.
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Looking for an added challenge?
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Consider adding colour and details to your rotoscope.
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If you go this route, they will need to be added to every frame.
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Choose your details carefully. Rather than the whole face, perhaps one feature.
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If you choose to colour:
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Make a new layer group COLOUR
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You do not want to colour on the same layer as your drawings!
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You want to leave your metaphorical escape hatch open, just in case you get sick of colouring halfway through.
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Hide your VID folder (press the little eye icon to the left of it in the layers panel)
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'File' > 'Export' > 'Render Video'
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Add a title and export it as a GIF. Select 8 frames per second.
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Stage 2.5:
Detail and Colour
Stage 3:
SAVE
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