Final Evaluation!

During this brief, I feel I have really pushed myself and achieved something that I am genuinely proud of. I have become familiar with a variation of new skills, which I know I will keep with me and use with development in the future. The tasks we were set to complete using Maya, have really helped me because it has made me realise that once I understand what I am doing, I can produce models and animations with a variation of software. However, I did find myself struggling at times, so I often had to ask other students for advice and help. I have also been introduced to model making, which I found so interesting because I have always been so curious about the ways in which stop motion models are created. It was more difficult than imagined because it entailed a lot of intricate work with the wire to make the armatures, however the whole experience was extremely beneficial and enjoyable.

Through out the process of producing my Title sequence for Studio Brief 2, I encountered a lot of dilemmas, however some of them actually worked out for the best. One of the aspects of my animation that dragged out a lot of time was not only rotoscoping each clip, but also applying the colour and shading to each frame. My first rotoscoping clip was quite shaky however I decided to keep this up because it made it look quite edgy which is what I wanted. Also when other students watched it back they said that they thought it worked really well. Although the process of rotoscoping and shading took a long time, I honestly think it paid off! I did however have to do a lot of playing around and cutting out of certain scenes because I think I misinterpreted how short 30 seconds was! However after a lot of playing around I think I have incorporated just the right amount of scenes.  Up until the last minuet, all of my scenes were all on separate documents, so the process of bringing them together familiarised further on using After Effects, because I often shy away from the software. This brief really helped me in a positive way because it made me realise that if I put in the time and dedication, as well as have patience with myself, it allows me to produce some really good work! I found the pre production work to be really enjoyable because I have a love for all things scary and psychological, so the research itself was something I really took a lot from. This is the first animation this year that I can safely say the end result matches the vision that I had in the first place. It has also confirmed to me that producing animations of a more sinister nature is something I want to develop further. This animation didn’t have much focus on character design, it was more focused on environmental surroundings and the way in which this alone can set the scene for a story, and this was quite refreshing for me, because I often focus mainly on characters.