You have been hired as video animator by ILM.  They want you to create an animated video advertisement for a beverage company. You are to follow the directions given by the project manager for the target audience to complete the project.  Once complete then you should review the checklist for grading criteria before turning in your work.  Complete and submit the online rubric for this project once it has been completed.

Click on the link and follow the tutorial to create the Dancing Can After Effects project.  You can alter the project any way you like, but must have a can that dances, an animated background, and animated text.  The length of the animation should be 30 seconds long, but can be longer to fit your song if you like.  You choose the song (must be school appropriate) and you choose the can (must be school appropriate).  You will have to edit your song in Audition and make as a MP3 to import into AE.  Make your audio fade up/down in Soundbooth/GarageBand before you export as an MP3.  You must include a catch phrase or original slogan as well that must be animated.  You can use the tutorial to animate the text or use any of the pre-made text effects in AE.

Make a new project in AE, make a new composition with the NTSC DV setting (720×480) and change the duration to the length of your song.  Then follow the steps in the tutorials.

Save the project as a AE file labeled last name + first initial + can.  Export your completed video as a Quicktime MP4 file using H.264 Compression and save it in your video folder.  Add the final video to your Portfolio folder as well.

Grading Criteria Checklist
1 – Used Internet to find high resolution can image online for the project (NO blurry, pixelated, or copyright info)
2 – Can is cut out cleanly using layer mask in Photoshop and saved as PSD to import to AE
3 – Audio edited in Audition with fade up/down to fit the length of the video
4 – Can is animated to dance with the beat of the song using Puppet Pin Tool
5 – Can areas that buckle or tear corrected using Starch Tool
6 – Background behind can animated
7 – Original slogan created with the text animated
8 – Video is edited in a manner that is visually pleasing and creates an interest in the topic
9 – Video file is saved as a AE file and exported as a MP4 format as instructed
10 – Final video file is submitted as a MP4 format with the instructed name for the project