Ball bounce

In this task we had to create two stop motions using the line tester of a ball bouncing. The first was of a simple ball dropping and bouncing on impact. We focused on squash and stretch to recreate the motion accurately. By distorting the shape of the ball, the motion is slicker and shows the speed of the drop and force of gravity/movement.

Next, we did a second ball bounce but this time it was across the space rather than down.


My first version of this was too slow and I felt that the first bounce looked out of place; the way i distorted the shape of the ball made it look more like an extra force was making the ball move rather than it bouncing on impact.



To fix these errors, I corrected the timing by deleting certain frames.



Then I reshot the first bounce to make it look more natural. When I squished the ball this time, I was more mindful of the shape I was making.
I think that these experiments were successful- I used squash and stretch to create an accurate recreation of the movement I observed. I think this skill will be useful to show speed and also exaggerate movements.
If I had to do it again, I would speed up the first ball bounce experiment. I think it is too slow after editing my second video for the same reason. However, I think that it was through evaluating my second one that I could better reflect on the first.