EDTC+5113+Assignment+5+Animation+Project

​My kids often ask to give the new dog a bath, but their methods are, well, those of kids. I made a photo story (animation) on animoto to show them some of the things we need to do to give him a bath like checking the water temperature (the yellow duck), starting with his face when we pour the water, soaping up, basic dry, shaking off (yes, on command), and combing him out.

This is actually my second project for this assignment, but the first involved replicating a logo of a trademarked product, so I thought I'd better not post that one online.

With each of the projects, like many of you, gifup was taking forever. It stalled attempting to upload the first image, so after a second go at it, I jumped to animoto. I used the basic background for the first project, but since Spike was getting a bath, I chose the water theme for this one. I am encouraged that the site will continue to improve and offer more options based on theme that are "coming soon".

We did "photo stories" waaaay back in the day, when I was in 4-H. I did one on a hot air balloon being rolled out, aired up, and taking off. I thought how fun that would be for an animation project like this. I can just imagine seeing the rapid progression of the balloon until it rights itself. I am also bitter because three days ago my twelve-year-old son brought in a cicada that had just emerged from the ground. We watched it for over three hours waiting for it to latch and begin its hatching process. No dice. We found its shell the next morning -- attached to a cinder block less than six inches from where we released it. That would have been a fun one to watch too.

Here's Spike's [|bath]: