So I have fell behind just a bit with my up to date progress. So here comes the goods.
Week 1 Review Got a great reaction from my instructor loved the layout out, the characters, the audio, and the background. DID NOT EXPECT that! Honestly was a big surprise.
I haven't felt the thrill of getting a good response from a shot in about 2 years, took me right back to the walls of Reel FX when the room would be filled by your peers and each would compete to get the best reaction. Laughs were a plus, and since comedy is something that I have been taking care to learn it has also been on my hit list of things I need to include in my work.
I was informed that these were good ingredients to make a great shot. Recieving something that just works is like a shot in the arm of adrenaline. It will be hard to sleep tonight.
I would say week one accomplished! But I will take this as humbly as possible because my next stage is to take this into spline... OH Shit... NOW??? As much of a shock as it felt to get a positive reaction it was suceeded by the surprise that this will now be heading to spline mode.
I'm starting to see Marlan's point in when something works why the hell wait? push forward!
In a work environment my feature experience has shown me that an animator is given quota through the week. This can be up to 4 to 5 seconds of footage with up to 3 shots depending on your speed and skill. INsane Right ?? But this class is taking me back to those good ol' days of quanity and quality!
As the more meaningful notes are coming. I feel that this class will teach me speed and Consistency.
You're just one week in son, here's the ball now lets get running! the next week will be the beast
WEEK 2 Review is done and in the books
big big surprise again this week my shot still got a laugh still feels fresh and is working fine.
I'm shocked and Humbled and almost a loss of words for this because I'm so used to getting No's and changes things not working.
but I'm very surprised yet I still live in suck ville. I will remain careful and humble through this course. If I keep up the pace and do this job right who knows.
So the start of class was a little different today, we went in reverse order. And since I carry the F bomb of my last name this saved me for last. I could use that time to animate my shot as Marlan goes through everybody else's work but I actually sat down to watch these reviews of my classmates it taught me a lot about what I can do to improve my own shot. You can easily learn from other peoples work and not just your own. the nature of the beast anything that you in animation can always be plused. It's an ongoing effort to learn new things and tricks.
One big thing I think people forget or don't utilize to there advantage is watching other classes or reviews that are made available to you. Figuring if it's not my shot how is this going to benefit me? I was on of those idiots. had my first job I would always miss meetings and dailies due to the fact that my quota need to be filled and I use that extra hour to help me finish as fast as I could I made the rookie mistake of not taking the time to use to my advantage with other animators. I wasted a lot of time a lot grinding and burning oil instead of growing as an artist to get better. Hard F'n lesson and one that always bites my ass on bad days. but you can only go forward and learn from it. Take time to study and learn from your peers. Our director on Free Birds Jimmy Hayward would say, " We learn faster from each others mistakes, than from our own " Our team always needed to be on the same page with the film and our science had to be tight!
So as I gathered my notes for the week. The reaction was still positive and the energy was still high. Dam just makes me want to try harder for next week! The second half of the shot splining is next followed by much long needed rest after this week has been constant grinding. I look forward to see how this shot will play out in it's entirety and the next lesson that will be learned.
Keep your game Tight!
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