The Classical Elements: Refelction

Overall, I have found this module to be very challenging yet satisfying, as I have learnt a lot about animation and its processes following on from the previous project. I feel that I have been challenged enough to help me improve on my skills and to learn new ones in the process. I also think that this module has helped me to improve greatly from the previous module and I also feel that this module has helped me to continue to push myself out of my comfort zone.

 

Reflecting upon the task I was giving for this module, I feel that I have managed to successfully explore all aspects of the animation process and the production of animation through the work that I have produced. I feel that the biggest strength I have found throughout this module is my capability to deal with stress and pressure, as I have been under a lot of pressure throughout this module due to being behind schedule at some points throughout the task. Despite this, I have managed to stay calm and finish the work to meet the deadline.

 

Another thing that I feel I have developed over this project is my digital drawings. They have improved greatly since the last project despite the fact that it has only been a short period of time.

 

However, although this module has pushed me beyond my limits and helped me to develop my professional skills as an animator there are still things I need to improve on that could help me to be more organised and to meet deadlines better with less pressure and stress. I feel that the main problem I had within this module was my time management. Although I have improved greatly on my time management from the previous project, it still wasn’t enough to help relieve some of that pressure that comes from working on a project. In order to improve on this I should take into considerations inconveniences such as illness, which will put me behind schedule and I should plan for such things in order to ensure I have enough time to complete the work even if such things do occur.

 

Idea generation is another thing that I could benefit from improving on. Throughout this project I spent a lot of time trying to come up with an idea I could run with, which put me behind from the beginning of the project, as I couldn’t find an idea to run with or to begin experimenting with. I feel that Visual Language could really help me here, as I have to produce quick responses to the tasks given. However, I feel that I could also create a sketchbook with storyline ideas that I create in my own free time that I could use to help kick start idea generation in future projects.

 

Altogether, this module has been a very big learning curve for me and I feel that it has helped me to find key improvements I need to make in order to help myself as an animator.