- I’m glad I did it but I’m questioning if this is the path I want to take
- I still enjoy animation, but I’m thinking about things like prop making and set dressing
- Motivation was hard – I work best in a team than on a project at home by myself
- I’m proud of my final film, and it worked best to follow my instinct than make something that I thought was appropriate
I’m proud of my final film. I had originally planned out a little movement sequence, a classic slapstick comedy thing, and even did the blocking for it, but I just couldn’t find the motivation to make it. So instead, I took my Jamie the armature to the stage and just played. I had ideas in my head but I really just wanted to do some silly things and see what happened. This meant I made something that felt like me, rather than something that felt like what I thought I was meant to make to prove I’m a good animator.
I still want to get better at animation, and I’m going to try to go back to the tasks we were set while I still have access to them. I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t throw myself into this course as much as I had planned to. I think this was due to the fact that I just find it much less motivating to make things at home by myself. I think working with and being around likeminded people is what energises me.
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