Monday, 29 October 2018

Study Task 1 - Who Am I Now?

5 things I have learned so far on the programme:

  • How to animate using traditional, 2D digital, 3D CGI and stop motion techniques.
  • How to build a stop motion puppet 
  • Different fields of work involved in the animating process and of which would interest me.
  • How to use Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and basics in Maya.
  • How to produce an animation over 30 seconds on my own; completing  the script, storyboards, animatic, sound and editing the composition on Premiere Pro.

5 things I want to know more about:

  • The uses of Maya in Animation and 3D modelling of characters and backgrounds.
  • CGI animation and the software involved.
  • filming process and how to operate a camera for the use of capturing stop motion animation.
  • The different job roles I could possibly specialise in.
  • How to promote myself online and attract professionals to collaborate with, or do work for.


5 Skills I think are my strengths:

  • Photoshop digital drawing using a Wacom
  • 2D digital animation
  • detailed drawings 
  • premiere pro video editing
  • Team working skills


 5 things I want to improve:

  • Become more advanced at using Maya and possibly other 3D CGI software, such as; 4D Cinema, ZBrush, Modo or Blender.
  • Become more confident in , and experiment with other techniques in, building stop motion puppets.
  • Be able to build a stop motion set.
  • Understand the process of shooting a stop motion animation including camera work, lighting and movement of characters between frames.



 5 practitioners that demonstrate my interest in Animation:




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