Unit 5: Animation - Time Management

Hello Everyone,

Just bringing in the beginning of the new Unit - Animation. Tomorrow will consist mostly of researching the idea, trying to find the correct way of bringing a new experience to my portfolio. I have thought ahead by working out frames also which if one was to go by the 25 frame average set my our premiere pro experience a single minute - 60 seconds will consist of 1500 drawn images.

I worked this out from the beginning of the Unit but taking into account that I have the development to consider. The animation itself will be a week 4 - 5 finalisation. I also have to remember the Time Machine presentation which will happen on week 4.

Below is the all new Unit 5 Task Board...

The same breakdown applies as in the last Unit, because I think it sums up the development of each week quite successfully.

Week 1 - Research & Development
Week 2 - Exploration & Justification
Week 3 - Confirmation & Core Development
Week 4 - Finalisation & Completion
Week 5 - Final Touch & Upload

I haven't forgotten that we have a 2 week period for Easter which will bring us a slight extension. The Unit 6 briefing happens mid way and we have some strange thing called a Dragon Briefing at some point. Anyway I wont get too far into it, I'm just taking it as it comes & hoping for the best here...

Lets get this party started...

Over & Out,
xXStItChXx

Unit 4: Story Telling - Time Management - Deadline Complete

Hello All,

Having just completed the last Unit on time I am counting the moments until the next massive leap into the animation project. Slight worries, motivation a little low but I keep telling myself I did my best & there's nothing more I can ask. I guess I was just hoping for that moment of clarity, but I guess mines a little delayed...

I could be trying to fit too many hours into the day, hours that cannot possibly be fit into the day. Still, I think story telling went better then the last unit which was a miscalculation on my part.

Anyway lets sign off Unit 4...

Another Unit is down, I suppose I should be celebrating I personally never thought I'd get this far. University is a huge thing - a mammoth that everyone else always had but never me... Not this late anyway.

I guess we will have to find out how the next Unit goes which rumour has it is a buzz kill. I guess if I survive this I'm surpassing my own expectations. Anyway, I enjoyed Unit 4, even if it totally burnt me out - the finished animated short was what I expected & I'm more wise for having done it. I may even use it for my personal projects to get them further developed...

I hope this next Unit will go even better then the last and even better then the ones before. My goal is to be the best, even if it kills me, which it nearly has ha-ha.

Focus on the task at hand...

Over & Out,
xXStItChXx