Above image from animation by Zhou Sicheng, Arch 5420: Computer Animation & Storytelling, University of Virginia, Fall 2018.

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EXERCISE 1: CHAIN REACTION [1]

EXERCISE 2: WHAT TIME IS THIS PLACE [2]

EXERCISE 3: LIGHT, GROWTH AND FORM [3]

EXERCISE 4: PREVIEW AND FINAL ANIMATION

Footnotes
1. inspired by Rube Goldberg’s whimsical animations of his imaginary devices for automating everyday tasks.
2. Inspired by the book by Kevin Lynch, What Time Is This Place.
3. Inspired by the time lapse flowering plant studies by Disney animator John Ott and the book by D’Arcy Thompson, On Growth And Form.