YEAR ONE COMPLETE
PHEW. That was exhausting.
Here's my demo reel/a look back at some of the work I did in first year:
It's been one week since I finished school and I already miss it so very much, I want September to arrive already!
What I enjoyed the most of my first year was the people. They made me enjoy every day at school and made me want to go there nearly every single day. With summer break here there's been people that returned to their respective provinces and countries and it was a pretty sad to go to school the other day to clean out my locker and not see people in the studios. Familiar faces you expect to see right around the corner/station weren't there and it was somewhat crushing.
It's only been a week and I already can't bear this 4 month long hiatus, this will be a very long summer and I'm actually not looking forward to it.
Apart from that I enjoyed year 1 immensely. It was everything that I hoped it would be and much much more. I enjoyed all the classes even ones that I didn't like much (electives don't count) because it was always animation related anyway! There were several instances in the middle of any class where I realize, "Geez, I'm drawing cartoons for school. This is going to be my career." It's literally a dream come true. It was such a surreal feeling to experience, learn and apply knowledge gained from the entertainment that I grew up on.
I HAD CLASSES WHERE WE ANALYZED THE LION KING.
Anyone that knows me knows how much of a big deal that is, it's my all time favourite film and to watch it and learn from it is something from my dreams.
Overall I enjoyed it and I most definitely improved A LOT in drawing and I'm proud to be where I'm at skill-wise, even though I'm known for not being confident enough with my work. I have 3 more years of school ahead of me and a lifetime more in improving. This summer I've already got a few film plans with some friends and an idea for my own. Hopefully they get finished and completed and I hope my own idea works out. I'm also taking an animation course starting May so maybe that might make my summer go by quicker, although it's only until June.
Now I must get back to preparing for next year and getting some well deserved sleep and rest.
I finally have solid high speed internet, and been meaning to watch this for ages! Amazing Marco!! What program do you use for your graphic animations btw, flash or toonboom? Or somethign else?
ReplyDeleteJULI!!! I hope you're doing well! And thanks!
ReplyDeleteFor graphics animation I use After Effects. I occasionally make shapes/assets on another program like Photoshop or Illustrator and then import them in, but you can also make shapes and text within AE. I then animate it in AE since it allows you to work in a 3D stage, letting you do some neat movements you wouldn't able to do on a flat one.