Rose's Portfolio
Objectives/Targets
Education
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*I would like to get my animations to industry standard level. By this, I mean learning and getting better at polishing my animations.
*I want to push my animation skills further and feel more comfortable with exaggerating my poses.
*I would like to learn how to animate in a cartoony style.
*Learn how to add emotions and personality to my character performance.
*Get better at recording references and exaggerating my movements.
Personal
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*Learn how to manage my time better.
*Get in the habit of making a schedule and sticking to it.
*Learn how to balance work life with personal life.
*Compete in the 11-second club competition.
Industry
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*I would like to get in contact with some animators.
*Visit exhibitions or studio talks.
*Get connections in animation studious.
Education
In terms of my education objectives, I feel confident in saying I achieved most of them. I feel like I have gotten better at polishing my animations. I have worked on areas in my work that I struggled with before. I feel more confident with my poses. My character performance feels more appealing now. I have been successful in capturing the personality and emotions of the character through the performance. Instead of using my own reference, I tried using reference I found online. This has improved my performance animation too. However, I didn't have time to experiment with different styles of animation. This is something I still want to explore in fmp.
Personal
My schedule this term has been all over the place however I did find that I like working for about 2-3 hours. After working for a few hours I find that I start to get distracted and then I take a short break. This has helped me become more productive. I haven't had time to participate in the 11-second competition but this is something I'm looking forward to doing during the Christmas break.
Industry
I have gone to a few studio visits but I haven't been successful in finding a mentor this term. I have a few names in numerous companies I want to reach out to and I am planning to do that for next term.
FMP Objectives
Personal
-I want to get into the habit of working 9 to 5 like in a studio and having the evening to myself
-Compete in the 11 Secound Club Competiton
Industry
-finding a mentor
-get in touch with a few animators working in different companies
Educational
-For next term, I would like to try and experiment animating in different styles, a cartoony style
-make sure I know the basics, like the animation principles
Education
While working on my FMP I tried exaggerating some of the poses more, to get a cartoony feel. I feel like I didn't quite achieve that. However, when I was in Ritzy I was shown how I can exaggerate my poses better. I would say even though I didn't achieve this objective fully I now have a better understanding of how I can go about and animate in a cartoony style. This is something I will keep working on after I graduate.
Personal
I am disappointed to say that I didn't achieve my objective of working 9 to 5. However, when I worked in Ritzy for 2 days I managed to work all day from 10 to 6. Now knowing that I am capable of doing this I know that it is my environment that is affecting how I work. I find it difficult to work from home. I tend to get distracted and my desk being in my bedroom doesn't help. I can work much better in an office setting. I tried to get myself to sit in a different room of my house or to work in the university building, which has helped.
I did participate in the 11 Second Club Competition in January. Even though I didn't do as well as I hoped I am still proud of the process I have made since the beginning of the year.
Industry
I didn't find a mentor but I did get industry feedback by going to the Bring Your Animation Event. I got feedback on one of my FMP shots. As well I did get industry feedback from Dan Edgley while I was with Ritzy. The feedback I was given was on their project but it was still very helpful non the less. It does inform my personal work as well as theirs. I did get new connections in industry. Now I have a few connections with animators in a few different companies.