Learning aim B: Create and test a digital portfolio
Add Animation

With Once your Portfolio is finished it is important to add something to your Animation page. This is because we will be returning the the animation page once we have completed the project called Life and Health.

The requirements for the Life and Health project are as follows:

You are working as a trainee computer animator for a small studio. A charity, called Life and Health, has commissioned the studio to produce a digital animation. Life and Health promote healthy living to young people. The short animation should be on some aspect of healthy living, such as the importance of taking regular exercise, the dangers of smoking, or the benefits of eating a balanced diet.

  • importance of taking regular exercise
  • the dangers of smoking
  • the benefits of eating a balanced diet.

Your supervisor has asked you to help the charity to:

  • understand the different features and purposes of animations
  • create a short animation, of at least 30 seconds, which promotes an aspect of healthy living to young people.

Activity 1

Add some information about the purpose and requirements of the Life and Health project (see information above).

Activity 2

Download and include the following animation on your page.

Life and Health Flash File

This will be replaced with your own animation at the end of the Life and Health project.

To achieve the criteria covered by this section (Learning aim B: Create and test a digital portfolio), you must show that you are able to:

  • 2B.P3 Prepare portfolio content and save in appropriate file formats, using
    folders, demonstrating awareness of purpose.#
  • 2B.P4 Create a functional digital portfolio, including:
    ● home page and section pages
    ● context pages.
  • 2B.P5 Test the portfolio for purpose and functionality on a different system
    and browser, and take appropriate action.
  • 2B.M2 Select and refine a range of portfolio content and save in appropriate file
    formats, using a logical folder structure and demonstrating awareness of the
    audience.#
  • 2B.M3 Develop the portfolio demonstrating awareness of the audience, using:
    ● a range of suitable assets on the web pages
    ● consistent navigation
    ● commentaries to explain the content.#
  • 2B.M4 Gather feedback from others and use it to improve the portfolio,
    demonstrating awareness of audience and purpose.
  • 2B.D2 Refine the portfolio to improve navigation and include commentaries
    that justify the choice of content.#

If you have not achieved the Level 2 criteria, your work will be assessed to determine if the following Level 1 criteria have been met. To achieve the Level 1 criteria, you must show that you are able to:

  • 1B.3 Prepare portfolio content, with guidance.#
  • 1B.4 Create a functional digital portfolio, with guidance.
  • 1B.5 Test the digital portfolio for functionality, with guidance.