Module Review

This is the first time I've ever experienced this type of learning format and schedule, so at the beginning it was slightly difficult for me to adjust. Even after settling in I found it difficult to do the Blog work required for the module, so I ended up putting it off and focusing on the artwork rather than the writing portion of my learning experience. I was never one for using words to display my ideas, that was the reason I started doing art in the first place. I found that drawing out what I meant was easier than explaining it. Even today I had trouble explaining one of my thought processes for our final animation project for the module, so I ended up showing him my sketchbook and the storyboards of the key frames I drew instead of taking the time to explain it in words. Writing has never been one of my favorite subjects and I don't think that will change any time soon.
Other than the writing, I have found my work to be very fulfilling, emotionally or otherwise. Even when I didn't have a set idea planned out for an animation I was certain I would find one out before time was up. I enjoy coming up with new ideas, usually I'm just struck with an idea that sounds nice so I try to hold onto it for later use.
Our first storyboard project I found was slightly difficult because it had been a while since i drew by pencil, almost 2 months, so I was a little rusty. But after I started I found it refreshing. I've never particularly enjoyed storyboarding as a part of animation but it was nice to try my hand at and I'm hoping i can get better at it in the near future.
For our second project we used flipbooks to create rudimentary ball animations to show our knowledge of how basic movement and reaction work. I tried adding secondary motion for my third fipbook by adding a tail to the ball. It came out rough but I think it was for the most part accurate.
Our third project covered a form of stop motion called pixellation. I had never heard the actual term of the stop motion before but I had seen it. I ended up finishing mine last after the rest of my class so I got to see my classmates work first. It helped me see different techniques that helped me when I was making mine.
Our fourth project was working with pinboards to make a pendulum animation. I'd never used a pinboard before so it was interesting to try it out. I tried to give my best shot on how to make the pendulum react in the most accurate way so I made the frames go by set intervals throughout the animation. It was tasking but I got it done without much of a fuss, which was nice.
Our fifth project as a short 5 second animation based on a certain word. I chose longing and decided to use a character I drew at the start of the year for my inspiration. I used Illustrator to make my animation look more clean cut and finished.
This module helped me get a good start into the world of animation, I'm looking forward to future projects and how I might get them finished.