Pong Challenge

2D Animation, Motion Graphics

*After Effects Animation

This is an animation I completed in School of Motion’s Animation Bootcamp course. The artwork was provided by SOM, and I went into After Effects to animate the artwork. The animation focus was on follow through and secondary animation, coming together to create a short, energetic ping pong match. At the end I added in some sound effects as a final touch to push the energy of the piece.

This was definitely an interesting exercise in giving inanimate objects some personality, since the moving parts of this scene are essentially just two very plain rectangles and a small circle. The blue paddle is so geared up to go while the red paddle seems very unsure of itself. I think something like this with some punchy, animated text could work for an online commercial or digital ad, showing how one company “dominates the competition” in the messaging.