S | 11 | Motion Graphics Package

Today you assemble and finish what 11.1 through 11.4 built: an animated intro, a lower third, and a title card, one consistent package.

Project Briefing (~10 min)

This isn’t a new build. Review your requirements together: all three elements need to share a color palette, font, and motion style, so the package reads as one designer’s work, not three separate exercises stapled together.

Project Work Time (~23 min)

  1. Review each element (intro loop, lower third, title card) and adjust colors, fonts, or timing so all three feel consistent.
  2. Refine the weakest element first, the one that feels least connected to the others.
  3. Plus/Delta peer review on the set of three elements together:

1. Prepare

  • The Draft: Ensure your work is exported or ready to view. It doesn’t have to be perfect. Placeholders for missing pieces are okay!
  • The Plus/Delta Chart: Create a simple T-chart on a piece of paper or a digital document:
  • Plus (+): What is working well? (Strengths, clear storytelling, strong technique).
  • Delta (Δ): What should be changed or improved? (The Greek symbol for “change”).

2. The Review Process

  • Silent First Pass: Experience the work all the way through once without speaking. This allows the reviewer to experience the “flow” of the piece.
  • Second Pass: Go through it again, but this time, the reviewer should jot down specific notes in the Plus and Delta columns.
  • The Golden Rule: Feedback should be Specific, Objective, and Kind.
  • Bad: “I didn’t like the ending.”
  • Good: “The ending felt abrupt because the music cut off before the reporter finished speaking.”

3. Giving Feedback (The Reviewer)

  • Identify the “Pluses”: Start with what is successful.
  • Suggest the “Deltas”: Instead of just pointing out a mistake, offer a solution.
  • Example: “The transition at 0:45 is a bit slow; maybe try a simple cut instead of a dissolve.”

4. Receiving Feedback (The Creator)

  • Listen Without Defending: It’s tempting to explain why you made a choice, but for now, just listen and take notes. If a peer is confused, a general audience likely will be too.
  • Ask Clarifying Questions: If a note is vague, ask for the exact timestamp or location: “Can you show me exactly where the audio got too loud?”

5. The Revision Plan

After the session, look at your Delta column and prioritize your edits:

  1. Level 1 (Critical): Technical errors (missing audio, black frames, typos).
  2. Level 2 (Message): Pacing issues or confusing sequences.
  3. Level 3 (Polishing): Color tweaks, fancy transitions, or extra effects.

Which single design choice, color, font, or motion style, did the most to make your package feel cohesive?

Studio/Project Work Time (~30 min)

Assemble your final master composition (11.4) and add it to the Render Queue.

Deliver, Export & Submit (~5 min)

Confirm your render completed successfully, then submit it to your portfolio with a one-sentence description of its intended use.

Publish your work to your Google Sites Portfolio

  1. Create a new page on your Google Sites Portfolio to catalog your work.
    • Your work should be exported in a web-safe format in a manner that allows for the work to be embedded without requiring Google Drive permissions
  2. Your work should be accompanied by a detailed project description
  3. Submit the published portfolio page to your LMS (Schoology)

🗂 Organize: Save your final rendered graphics package in the Exports folder of your Digital Design project folder on Google Drive.

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