The document describes experiments conducted in Adobe Photoshop and Beep Box software to prepare for an animation project. It discusses drawing at a small pixel art scale in Photoshop, using layers and the timeline feature to create frames. It also covers using Beep Box to compose 8-bit music and reusable sound effects. The key findings were that the small file size, layers, and timeline would be essential for efficient animation production in Photoshop, and Beep Box could provide matching sound effects and music.

1. Experiments
Laurence Archer

2. Process
● When creating a file in ‘Adobe Photoshop’
I made a extremely small image size, this is
so I can draw at the smallest scale
possible.
○ I chose to draw at this scale so I can
create a pixel art style of animation.
○ I needed the image to be small so
then when I create my animation it
will not take too long too draw the
background.
● I then also had to open the timeline
together so I can create new frames and
begin to create an animation.
○ This is done when you open your file
you select ‘Window<Timeline’.

3. Reflection
● Everything displayed in the previous slide will be used during production of my
animation.
○ This is because all the settings used in the software are essential for saving
time when creating the animation.
○ They will also be essential as I cannot create an animation without having the
settings on photoshop being used.
● These elements of my experiments will be vital for production as they are the
biggest way to save time during production of the animation.

4. Process
● The first part of the process was learning
the timeline feature in ‘Adobe Photoshop’.
○ In the timeline you could add as
many frames of animation as you
like and also decide how much of a
delay you would like in between
each frame.
○ You could also duplicate frames, this
helped save time because if there
were two frames similar to each
other you can duplicate the frame
then adjust the second accordingly.
● You can also use the layers feature when
creating an animation. This is so you can
create as many images as you want and
then choose which images you would like
to be seen in that frame.
○ These layers can also be used in
other frames of animation making
them a useful tool.

5. Reflection
● Once again I will need to keep every element of my experiment in my final
production.
● The timeline feature used in the experiment will be vital when creating an
animation in ‘Adobe Photoshop’.
○ This will allow me to create new frames in the software, making it
possible to create animations in this software.
● The layers tool will also be extremely important as I can create seperate parts of
the image which allows me to not redraw every frame each time.

6. Process
● Finally I began to create music in ‘Beep
Box’.
○ This software allows you to create 8-
bit music which matches the art
style very well.
○ It also allows lots of control when
creating the songs as there are
many different settings/instruments
to choose from when using this
software.
● You can also create your sound effects in
this software.
○ This is done by creating shorter
sounds that can be reused
whenever a character does
something loud in the animation.

7. Reflection
● The main element that must be used in this experiment is the use of sound
effects.
○ This section allows me to create sound effects that match the 8-bit art
style used in the animation.
○ It also allows simple and easy creation of each sound effect in the
animation.
● I may be able to create music in ‘Garage Band’ if the tools in that software
can create a better soundtrack for the animation.