My goal was to create a animation that portrays a paper airplane’s flight. I wanted the planes to look like they were created by two little kids. I also wanted to planes to race around before breaking a ribbon at the end of the animation. I also wanted one of the planes to crash into the tree and crumble into a ball, while the other just floated away.
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I was able to easily create and decorate them so they looked like they were made by little kids. After beginning animation I shortly realized that having the planes break the ribbon at the finish line would be too hard. It also wouldn’t look very real because paper ripping ribbon normally would not happen. So I ended up just creating two flags
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I created a plane with a length of five and a width of five. I then gave the plane the subdivision length of two and width of zero. I then deleted one of the vertices so the plane had a diagonal side. I also deleted one of the other subdivisions to create a scalene triangle. I then extruded one of the sides down. After that I mirrored the object I had created so I had two. I then put the objects together to make the plane. I then repeated that process to create my next plane. After that I decorated the planes with a crayon paint effect with the initials R.A.D and H.H, to give the “created by a child” …show more content…
I created three planes the same length and width as the ground and rotated them 90 degrees. I then positioned them one three sides of the plane. I textured all three with the same sky texture. I also added an ambient light to make the scene a little brighter.
Next I used motion paths to animate my planes. I created two motion paths, one for each plane. After attaching both planes to their motion paths, I edited the vertices to make the movements of the planes more natural. At first I left space between the planes and the willow tree to try and make one of the planes crash and crumble into a ball. But after discovering that wasn’t possible I ended up extending the paths and moving them down so the planes would land on the ground.
After animating my planes I began creating my cameras. In total I had nine cameras that followed my planes around the tree. Two at the beginning were animated followed the planes while they flew and the rest just shoot the airplanes at different
Ever since I was little I was amazed at the ability for a machine to fly. I have always wanted to explore ideas of flight and be able to actually fly. I think I may have found my childhood fantasy in the world of aeronautical engineering. The object of my paper is to give me more insight on my future career as an aeronautical engineer. This paper was also to give me ideas of the physics of flight and be to apply those physics of flight to compete in a high school competition.
World War One was known as the war that would end all wars. At first, airplanes in the war were thought to have just little combat use. An unknown British general even commented, " The airplane is useless for the purpose of war." In the beginning of the First World War, the airplanes were pretty simple and raw. By the end of the war, aircraft had become more advanced and had split off into fighters, bombers and long-range bombers. The specifications of the airplanes were changed to meet the war's requirements. When the War started in August of 1914, British airmen were associated with the British army and their commissioned officers had army ranks. Before the United State’s declaration of war in 1917, American nationals had enlisted in British and French air services including the Lafayette Escadrille. By the time the war ended in November of 1918, the Royal Flying Corps no longer prevailed and was absorbed into the recently developed Royal Air Force. The Royal Air Force now had its own command structure away from the army and provided its own ranks.
The book Flight written by Sherman Alexie is about a 15 year old part Native American
The First World War was monumental in history because of all the new technology that was introduced. One particular area that developed during the Great War was the use of airplanes by the German and Allied militaries. In comparison, they both had different mentalities towards an invention that was only made successful less than a decade before the outbreak of war in 1914 by the Wright Brothers in North Carolina, United States. The German Military welcomed the idea with open arms, investing in its potential for military uses, whereas the Allies remained reserved and hesitant, claiming that aircraft could not be used for anything more offensive than reconnaissance missions. These differences in opinions later affected the development of each air force. The German military kept making consistent improvements to their equipment whereas the allied pilots were slow in their respective air force evolution. However, there was a common progression that both militaries had which was the slow phasing out of the cavalry on either side due to the effectiveness of the aircrafts reconnaissance and battle capabilities. During the World War One, the German military took advantage of the new technology available to them, which gave significant results, whereas the Allies had a more traditional mindset and followed behind at a slower pace.
It is used when Peg finally arrived to Edward’s house and is so amazed with everything in that surrounding. Looking at her expressions she is really shocked that it looks really beautiful, different than what she expected. In the next scene another crane shot is used to show how Edward slowly comes out from his hiding spot. The camera moves from the one person to next going left to right. They significantly chose to use this movement to capture both Edward and Peg’s movement and facial expressions as he stops hiding from her. In the end after Peg observed Edward a bit, she decided to take him home with her. When they’re driving home the director chose to use a dolly shot when they are in the car, because it shows how he is coming into the new environment and you can see his facial expressions from a better angle. As they are driving in slowly, his facial expressions change from before, at first he was scared and step by step he gets a bit happier and feels more
Within in my research, I discovered that flying machines have been used since Ancient Greek times. In Ancient Greek, to differentiate between actors playing mortals and actors playing gods, the god characters would be lowered down into the arena by a “crane like machine”(Theatre 2016). I was not shocked in the fact that actors have been flying since Ancient Greek times. What did shock me is that we have records of such things occurring. Someone in Ancient Greek times thought it prudent to record how actors were flown onstage.
stage to create an image of a forest. I will also have two very tall
“ This is gliding with style.”(buzz) Woody has his magic flight when he and buzz are in the air flying. Once they are back safely in the moving van, they are welcomed by andy’s toys and crosses the return threshold.
Planes have developed immensely through the years. The Wright brothers developed the first plane in 1903.
"The Wright Brothers | The Aerial Age Begins." National Air and Space Museum |, Alcoa, airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/age/. Accessed 30 Nov. 2016.
We created low-poly geometry for truck stops, oil refineries, and more, and then projected landscape shots overtop, painting in details. Very slow virtual camera moves would then fly gently through these spaces, bringing them to life in 3D. These landscape and portrait elements would then be combined in a single comp with more spatial animation, focus effects, and lots of texture.
The trials and tribulations of flight have had their ups and downs over the course of history. From the many who failed to the few that conquered; the thought of flight has always astonished us all. The Wright brothers were the first to sustain flight and therefore are credited with the invention of the airplane. John Allen who wrote Aerodynamics: The Science of Air in Motion says, “The Wright Brothers were the supreme example of their time of men gifted with practical skill, theoretical knowledge and insight” (6). As we all know, the airplane has had thousands of designs since then, but for the most part the physics of flight has remained the same. As you can see, the failures that occurred while trying to fly only prove that flight is truly remarkable.
This is mostly created through the horizon and the gradient from light to dark sand which gives the illusion of space.
The Terminal Velocity of a Paper Helicopter Introduction. Terminal velocity is the resulting occurance when acceleration and resistance forces are equal. As an example, a freefalling parachutist before the parachute opens reaches terminal velocity at about 120mph, but when the parachute is opened, terminal velocity is reached at 15mph, which is a safe speed to hit the ground at. This experiment will be no different, as I will be examining the terminal velocity of a freefalling paper helicopter.
"The Wright Brothers’ Initial Plan and Tactics." NASA. NASA Glenn Research Center, 26 Apr. 2010. Web. 2 Jan. 2014.