Sam Leong

Rube Goldberg Machine (Project 4)

Samuel Leong • November 6, 2025 • CS 417 • Computer Animation

Storyboards & Description

Storyboard 1

Ball falls from plane to plane rolling up slightly before falling down.

Storyboard 2

Ball knocks over dominoes in the shape of a U.

Storyboard 3

Last domino falls and hits sad ball propelling him foward.

Storyboard 4

Ball falls into a funnel eventually falling through the middle.

Storyboard 5

Ball falls out of funnel and hits a wrecking ball.

Storyboard 6

Wrecking ball starts swinging and hits more wrecking balls.

Storyboard 7

Last wrecking ball swings toward a brick wall.

Storyboard 8

Brick wall explosion!

Five Key Objects

Object 1: Angled Planes

Ball rolls off one plane and up the next plane before falling down.

Object 1

Object 2: Dominoes

Object 2

Ball rolls off the last plane and knocks over the first domino causing a chain reaction.

Object 3: Funnel

Last domino hits sad, screaming face knocking him into a funnel.

Object 3

Object 4: Wrecking balls

Object 4

Sad, screaming face falls out of funnel and hits first wrecking ball causing a chain reaction.

Object 5: Brick Wall

Last wrecking hits a brick wall. Boom.

Object 5

Final Animation