Business card (unfin)

Over the last two year's i have learnt a lot about what i should and should not do when creating and animation or even working on a project and also what are my strengths and weaknesses. here is a list of some of the things i have learnt to do when ever working on something or just as a reminder for myself,

The first things i have learnt to do is make a list. plane and simple is to make a list of whatever needs to be done or what you need, it's one less you thing you have to think about or several as when a list as has been created it can be referred to at any time and it can make as a great checklist just tick off anything you have done or got.

The second thing is don't over complicate things right away, as an example for my last project i set the bar very high it terms of quality and quantity, and when it came down to making these parts that i had set myself it seemed an impossible task. i learnt that when designing something it does not have to be a master piece or even a complete thing as you can always add to it another time.

And something that i am learning today is patience and there is no need to rush things, unless for a deadline then you should be running to finish. patience is something you need when creating an animation especially if you are perusing 2d traditionally hand drawn as that can take a toll on you when you have drawing what seems like an eternity and realise that you have only done 2 seconds of animation of 30. but if you wait and be patient the outcome is mostly always amazing.  

Pre- work really hard in hopes you get everything in on time -Work Day -1;

so can say both Scenes 1 and 2 of my animation are complete all that needs to be done is composting and adding the sound. the rest of my scenes i have planned throughout the week leaving no room for a social life and very little time to eat, i have left time to sleep but it has been known as overrated.

here is a sneak peek at what i have planned for the coming week, p.s don't be intimidated by the level of professionalism involved.

Found this great site for after effects tutorials, http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/

S.W.O.T plain and simple,

Strengths;

Enthusiastic while working,
Always ready to learn more,
Great communication and listening skill,
Work well individually or as a group,
Large knowledge of Photoshop.


Weaknesses;

Proper time management,
Tends to rush things,
Impatient,
3D and Music design.


Opportunities;

Freelance,
Work directly with a company,
Continue highe education.


Threats;

Money,
Unable to find job in correct area of industry,
Social life.

I found this artist Patrick brown who does some illustrations of video games.

 I really like his style as it seems very unique, he adds his own personal touch to his work that also gives some a comical effect both funny and comic style.

                                       Here are some examples of his work that i find the best.

My main priority the week is getting all characters for the stop-motion part of my animation, what needs to be done is the clothing of my main character as well also assembling him together. next is the painting of some background characters that were drawn on cardboard, then making my sheep model will be good as it help improve my model making ability.

i am also currently doing a brief for 11 second club that ends at the end of the month also  i am looking at a few illustration briefs that i think i may be interested in, also recently i have been looking in VFX animation as i think this may be an area i am interested in.