Review of "Semester 1"

Well the dialogue was alright but the director really needs to re-think his lighting schemes. I jest.

Semester 1 was pretty good i felt that everything progressed at a nice even pace. The idea for my animation grew and changed right up until the last week before holidays. I felt Huni and Neale did a great job at getting us though the creative process and helping us develop our plans. I was relieved when the problems we where having with the computers cleared up after only a few weeks and that they did not trouble us too much after that. The machetes where interesting and i much enjoyed making the model of Machan (which makes me wonder if we're allowed to keep those cause that would be nice). I learned a staggeringly large amount about Maya and i think the 3D lessons where the most intensive. Despite being taught so much in such a short time i feel the lessons where not too overwhelming and the video tutorials are a good thing to have. The work experience i took on may have been a bad idea just because coupled with work it left me no time to recoup before returning but at the same time i seemed to handle it ok and as everyone i know seems to say when you get out into the work place you never have holidays (or at least they are a rarity). booooooooo. what are you going to do though? get used to it i suppose.

I’m pleased I got to hand in a revised version of my storyboard with my bible but disappointed I had no time to hand in an updated anamatic. I also didn’t hand in the ‘proof’ of my file data storage stuff to Jack because I have no proof. Organization has never been a strong point of mine and actually it’s another thing I’m trying to make a concerted effort with this year (and failing just a little bit at). I’m happy with the test animation of Machan I handed in, I do wish I could have done the one of him getting up again but in a way a more emotional end is better (cause I enjoy the emotional expression of characters). There’s not really much else I have to say. I’m happy with the way I didn’t fall too far behind this year with any projects I was working on. That is all.

Next week on C’s animation tv: while I wait for Jack to send me the updated version of Machan and my robot I have started doing a 2D personal animation which I am thus far very happy with. It’s a scene from a story I’m writing, just a moment really but I’m looking forward to finishing it.

Anywho looking forward to the sequel of Semester 1 with anticipation and terror. Yay! Have good holidays everyone!!!

C Out.