I can't believe this year is over! It has gone so quick!
I have learned so much from just this one year animating and has really made me feel that I am on my way to becoming a professional animator.
Although this year has been fun and a big learning curb for me, it hasn't been without its hardships as well. Living away from my home and family has been so hard and I have definitely been homesick a few times, not to mention I'm a country girl coming into a huge city, so I've had a bit of a culture shock as well!
However, overall I have had a wonderful experience meeting new people, learning new skills and even being pushed out of my comfort zone.
I've done things this year that I never thought I would be able to; like give presentations.
Even though I was still quite nervous about giving the presentation, it wasn't nearly as daunting as I had already done this before and just knowing that this would be a much smaller room made things feel a lot easier.
I wrote everything I wanted to say on sheets of A4 paper clipped together so that I would get them muddled around but in the end, it seems that I didn't need them. I don't remember looking down at my notes once and I felt so much more comfortable talking to a room of people, although I did notice that I was giggling a lot which was probably my brain dealing with the nerves.
I felt so much more relaxed about this presentation and even though I think I could have put a few more personal points into it I feel like it won't be so hard to do presentations anymore.
Thursday, 17 May 2018
Disseminate Presentation
The Incredibles 2 Presentation
I choose to do a presentation on "The Incredibles 2" because it is something that I have been looking forward to and following for as long as it had been announced (almost 10 years ago).
The return of one of Pixar's beloved franchises after almost a fifteen-year hiatus is exciting; with updated animation and a returning voice cast and director, let's just hope that the long-awaited film is up to the hype.
Even though I was talking about something I am very passionate about, the utter fear I felt that I would need to get up and talk to a room of almost forty people was almost unbearable. I have a severe social anxiety disorder and I find it difficult to talk to a couple of strangers let alone a whole room of them.
When the day the presentation came, I was so nervous that I kept going over my flashcards even though I had practised it several times before. I had asked to go first so that I could get it over with as quickly as possible, so when it was my turn I was shaking, sweating and my throat was scratchy. When I spoke I could tell that my voice was shaking and it was obvious that I was scared, which in turn made me more anxious. I had messed up the order of my flashcards so I started to just repeat stuff that I had memorised and then before I knew it, I had done it!
After everyone had finished clapping and I had sat down, I got a huge adrenaline rush so I was still shaking; not from the nerves but from the high.
It was nice to talk about something that I was truly passionate about and that I knew people would also enjoy hearing about and even though the whole experience was absolutely terrifying at first, it wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be so the next one should be a lot easier.
I choose to do a presentation on "The Incredibles 2" because it is something that I have been looking forward to and following for as long as it had been announced (almost 10 years ago).
The return of one of Pixar's beloved franchises after almost a fifteen-year hiatus is exciting; with updated animation and a returning voice cast and director, let's just hope that the long-awaited film is up to the hype.
Even though I was talking about something I am very passionate about, the utter fear I felt that I would need to get up and talk to a room of almost forty people was almost unbearable. I have a severe social anxiety disorder and I find it difficult to talk to a couple of strangers let alone a whole room of them.
When the day the presentation came, I was so nervous that I kept going over my flashcards even though I had practised it several times before. I had asked to go first so that I could get it over with as quickly as possible, so when it was my turn I was shaking, sweating and my throat was scratchy. When I spoke I could tell that my voice was shaking and it was obvious that I was scared, which in turn made me more anxious. I had messed up the order of my flashcards so I started to just repeat stuff that I had memorised and then before I knew it, I had done it!
After everyone had finished clapping and I had sat down, I got a huge adrenaline rush so I was still shaking; not from the nerves but from the high.
It was nice to talk about something that I was truly passionate about and that I knew people would also enjoy hearing about and even though the whole experience was absolutely terrifying at first, it wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be so the next one should be a lot easier.
Practitioners who Inspire me
1. Glen Keane
Glen Keane is American animator, best known for his works in Disney animated features like "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Little Mermaid" and many more.
He began working for Disney in 1973 and continued to work there for almost 38 years. He was trained under one of Disney's original "Nine Old Men", Frank Thomas and has become one of the company's most well-known character animators.
He returned to Disney in 2010 to work as head Animation Supervisor and Character Designer on "Tangled" alongside his daughter Claire Keane.
Glen Keane has always been a huge inspiration to me, as he has been for many other animators. The first Disney film I ever watched was "The Little Mermaid" and from a very young age Ariel has always stuck with me and has been one of the main inspirations for most of my own work. Glen Keane has defined the Disney style for the past 30 years and he is the reason I wanted to become an animator.
2. Rebecca Sugar
Rebecca Sugar is the creator and developer of Cartoon Network's "Steven Universe".
Before her debut, she worked at Cartoon Network as a storyboard artist, story and songwriter for "Adventure Time" and was working on a pilot for "Steven Universe" as she worked on the show.
She is very involved with the production of "Steven Universe", serving as one of the shows storyboard artists and writers, as well as being the head songwriter for the show.
I truly admire Rebecca Sugar's work, both on "Adventure Time" and of course "Steven Universe". She has set the bar for modern-day cartoons with both complex storylines and characters that get you so invested in the show. The show tackles love, same-sex relationship, loss, war, mental illness and so much more. I have never been so invested in a show before this one, I'm always so excited to see what the characters will do next and what challenges might lie ahead for them. Her work made me what to create my own T.V series and tell my own story.
3. Viviene Medrano (aka Vivziepop)
Vivziepop is an illustrator and animator who graduated from New York's School of Visual Arts. Since graduating she has made a name for herself on Youtube after she posted her fan-made animated music video "Die Young" and her webcomic "Zoophobia". She is currently working on her own crowdfunded animation project "The Hazbin Hotel" which due to release at the end of 2018 or at the beginning of 2019.
Viviene Medrano was one of the first internet animators I found on Youtube and made me realise how much someone could learn and achieve after finishing University. Her bright and fluid animations concreated my choice to study animation once I got older and three years after I discovered her that's exactly what I did.
4. Daron Nefcy
Daron Nefcy is the creator and head writer of "Star vs the Forces of Evil". She is the second woman to create a television series for the Disney Channel and the first for Disney XD.
She was born in California, Los Angeles, studied at CalArts and came up with the character Star Butterfly while studying at college.
She also worked on "Wonder over Yonder" and "Robot and Monster" at Disney.
I really adore the characters in Daron Nefcy, Star is a character that I would have definitely looked up to; she's weird and quirky but very real and in the latest season she has been forced to grow up suddenly and very quickly. Daron Nefcy is stellar story writer and character developer, she has inspired me to create more in-depth characters of my own and to give them more interesting backstories.
5. Rebecca Parham
Rebecca Parham is an internet comedian and animator who
has made a name for herself on Youtube creating animated stories and shorts.
Before Youtube, she studied at Ringling Art and Design College in California and majored in 3D Computer Animation and minored in Business in Art and Design.
In 2011, after graduating, Rebecca was convinced by her parents to create her own studio instead of going off to work for big name studios. After a couple of years, she came up with the name "Let Me Explain Studios" and in 2014 she created her Youtube account.
She did a lot of freelance illustrations and animations but worked on Youtube in her spare time. In 2017, she had gathered 500,000 subscribers and was able to work as a full-time.
Rebecca Parham has a unique but simple style, which makes her stories and shorts so entertaining. Even though her animation is very simple, she has a way of conveying emotions into her characters without the need to use mouths and instead, she uses very extreme poses to tell her stories and it's so inspiring to hear how she started from the ground up. She makes me more inspired to be an animator and to work on my own projects.
6. Walt Disney
Walt Disney was a pioneer for modern animation. He was the first man to create the world's first full length animated feature in colour; "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and from there he had made the name Walt Disney Studios a household name.
He created Walt Disney studios in 1923, where he created Mickey Mouse cartoons like "Steamboat Willie" and animated musical shorts called "Silly Symphonies".
In 1934, Walt Disney began work on "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", he was told he was mad to try and create a feature-length animated film that was coloured, voiced and had sound effects. The film was dubbed as "Disney's Folly", as many thought it would be the end of his studios and many try to convince him to pull out of the project, including his wife but he kept at it and just three years later he had created the worlds first full-length animated feature.
Disney went on to create many more animated films in his lifetime "Pinnochio", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella". When he died he left not only a hole in the animation world but a legacy, his studios upkeep his values and standards; to create magical and inspiring works of moving art.
Walt Disney is a legend, there is no animator alive who hasn't been affected by this man. He is the embodiment of a 'rags to riches' story; through his hard work and determination, he created his own empire and his own world.
Even though he had died over 30 years before I was born his work, his name and his story has been a big part of my life and has shown me with a bit of hard work and determination you really can make your dreams come true.
He began working for Disney in 1973 and continued to work there for almost 38 years. He was trained under one of Disney's original "Nine Old Men", Frank Thomas and has become one of the company's most well-known character animators.
He returned to Disney in 2010 to work as head Animation Supervisor and Character Designer on "Tangled" alongside his daughter Claire Keane.
Glen Keane has always been a huge inspiration to me, as he has been for many other animators. The first Disney film I ever watched was "The Little Mermaid" and from a very young age Ariel has always stuck with me and has been one of the main inspirations for most of my own work. Glen Keane has defined the Disney style for the past 30 years and he is the reason I wanted to become an animator.
2. Rebecca Sugar
Before her debut, she worked at Cartoon Network as a storyboard artist, story and songwriter for "Adventure Time" and was working on a pilot for "Steven Universe" as she worked on the show.
She is very involved with the production of "Steven Universe", serving as one of the shows storyboard artists and writers, as well as being the head songwriter for the show.
I truly admire Rebecca Sugar's work, both on "Adventure Time" and of course "Steven Universe". She has set the bar for modern-day cartoons with both complex storylines and characters that get you so invested in the show. The show tackles love, same-sex relationship, loss, war, mental illness and so much more. I have never been so invested in a show before this one, I'm always so excited to see what the characters will do next and what challenges might lie ahead for them. Her work made me what to create my own T.V series and tell my own story.
3. Viviene Medrano (aka Vivziepop)
Viviene Medrano was one of the first internet animators I found on Youtube and made me realise how much someone could learn and achieve after finishing University. Her bright and fluid animations concreated my choice to study animation once I got older and three years after I discovered her that's exactly what I did.
4. Daron Nefcy
She was born in California, Los Angeles, studied at CalArts and came up with the character Star Butterfly while studying at college.
She also worked on "Wonder over Yonder" and "Robot and Monster" at Disney.
I really adore the characters in Daron Nefcy, Star is a character that I would have definitely looked up to; she's weird and quirky but very real and in the latest season she has been forced to grow up suddenly and very quickly. Daron Nefcy is stellar story writer and character developer, she has inspired me to create more in-depth characters of my own and to give them more interesting backstories.
5. Rebecca Parham
Rebecca Parham is an internet comedian and animator who
has made a name for herself on Youtube creating animated stories and shorts.
Before Youtube, she studied at Ringling Art and Design College in California and majored in 3D Computer Animation and minored in Business in Art and Design.
In 2011, after graduating, Rebecca was convinced by her parents to create her own studio instead of going off to work for big name studios. After a couple of years, she came up with the name "Let Me Explain Studios" and in 2014 she created her Youtube account.
She did a lot of freelance illustrations and animations but worked on Youtube in her spare time. In 2017, she had gathered 500,000 subscribers and was able to work as a full-time.
Rebecca Parham has a unique but simple style, which makes her stories and shorts so entertaining. Even though her animation is very simple, she has a way of conveying emotions into her characters without the need to use mouths and instead, she uses very extreme poses to tell her stories and it's so inspiring to hear how she started from the ground up. She makes me more inspired to be an animator and to work on my own projects.
6. Walt Disney
He created Walt Disney studios in 1923, where he created Mickey Mouse cartoons like "Steamboat Willie" and animated musical shorts called "Silly Symphonies".
In 1934, Walt Disney began work on "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", he was told he was mad to try and create a feature-length animated film that was coloured, voiced and had sound effects. The film was dubbed as "Disney's Folly", as many thought it would be the end of his studios and many try to convince him to pull out of the project, including his wife but he kept at it and just three years later he had created the worlds first full-length animated feature.
Disney went on to create many more animated films in his lifetime "Pinnochio", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella". When he died he left not only a hole in the animation world but a legacy, his studios upkeep his values and standards; to create magical and inspiring works of moving art.
Walt Disney is a legend, there is no animator alive who hasn't been affected by this man. He is the embodiment of a 'rags to riches' story; through his hard work and determination, he created his own empire and his own world.
Even though he had died over 30 years before I was born his work, his name and his story has been a big part of my life and has shown me with a bit of hard work and determination you really can make your dreams come true.
Animation Competitions
Deviantart
Artstation - Contests
Inktober
MerMay
D&AD New Blood Contests
Animation Portfolio Contest
Animation for Information
NSPCC: Preventing Child Sexual Abuse - 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbtSJCw_lqw
The Terrence Higgins Trust "Nobs in Space" - 1995
The Birds and the Bees NS - Sexual Violence with the Birds and the Bees - 2016
Superman - Never Say Yes to a Cigarette - Richard William & Eric Goldberg - 1980
Metro Trains Melbourne - "Dumb Ways to Die" - 2012
ABC - "Computer Critters" -1980
Russian PSA "You Can't Buy a Brain - Vandalism" - 2016
Les Sauvtuers en Mer "The Mermaid" - 2016
COI "Joe and Petunia British Public Announcement Films" - 1960-1970
"Think! Hedgehog Road Safety" - 1998
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Animation in Documentaries
Animated Documentaries
"Le Clitoris" by Lori Malepart - France 2017
"The Chaperone" by Fraser Munden - Canada 2016
"Hanging" by Nick LeDonne - Philidelphia, USA 2016
"White Lines" by Jessie Posthumus and Hanna Jovin - USA 2016
"The Lego Story" by the Lego Group - 2012
"The Story of Ebola" by the Global Health Media Project - 2015
"Red Thread" by Hsuan Lee - Taiwan 2016
"Mend and Make Do" by Bexie Bush - United Kingdom 2013
"Father" by Bonobo Studios - Bulgaria 2010
"Flawed" by Andrea Dorfman - Canada
"She was the One" by Storycorps - USA 2011
Wednesday, 9 May 2018
Animation in Advertising
John Lewis Christmas Advert - The Bear and the Hare (2013) ( United Kingdom)
Wear the Rose - England Rugby Association - United Kingdom (2015)
Audi - The Doll who choose to drive - Barcelona, Catalan (2016)
Triumph - Find the One - France (2015)
DZA - DZA Advert for 2016 - Russia (2016)
The Power of TSB Partnership - United Kingdom (2017)
World of Warcraft - Wrath of the Lich King - Expansion Cinematic Commercial (2008)
Disneyland Tokyo Anime Advert - Japan (2016)
BBC One Christmas Advert - The Supporting Act - United Kingdom (2017)
Virgin Cola - Home of Hedonism - United Kingdom (1999)
Animation Resources
Ten Online Sources for Animation
Deviantart - Animation Section]
Living Lines Library
Animation Magazine
Cartoon Network Studios
Youtube
Its Nice That
Framestore
Animator Resource Kit Blog
Animation Resource
Animation Apprentice Blog
Five print Magazines/Journals
Animation Magazine
STASH Magazine
Animation Artist
3D World Magazine
2dArtist Magazine
Five Books
The Illusion of Life by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
The Animator Survival Kit - Richard Williams
The Moving Image Workshop - Heather D. Freeman
Timing for Animation - Harold Whitaker
Cartoon Animation - Preston Blair
Three Places I may visit to find out more about Animation
Bradford National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
Manchester Animation Festival
The Cartoon Museum, Little Russell Street, London
Deviantart - Animation Section]
Living Lines Library
Animation Magazine
Cartoon Network Studios
Youtube
Its Nice That
Framestore
Animator Resource Kit Blog
Animation Resource
Animation Apprentice Blog
Five print Magazines/Journals
Animation Magazine
STASH Magazine
Animation Artist
3D World Magazine
2dArtist Magazine
Five Books
The Illusion of Life by Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas
The Animator Survival Kit - Richard Williams
The Moving Image Workshop - Heather D. Freeman
Timing for Animation - Harold Whitaker
Cartoon Animation - Preston Blair
Three Places I may visit to find out more about Animation
Bradford National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
Manchester Animation Festival
The Cartoon Museum, Little Russell Street, London
Friday, 4 May 2018
Animators from around the World
12 Animations from Around the World
Beth David and Esteban Bravo - "In a Heartbeat" - Mexico City, South America
Joanna Davidovich - "Monkey Rag" - Florida, United States of America
SamBakZa - "There she is!" - South Korea
Viviene Medrano - "Die Young" United States of America
Erica Wester - "Welcome to Hell"- United States of America
Fernanda Frick - "Here's the Plan" - Chile, South America
Simon Tofield -"Simon's Cat - Off to the Vet" - England, United Kingdom
Brandon Small - "Metalocalypse" - Canadian/Scandanavian
Merel van den Broek & Nicole Derksen - "Cursed" - Holland
Sexual Lobster - "Bruce Wizard - Magic Trick" - Australia
Gritty Sugar- "Crystal Gems Rag" - Chicago, United States of America
Jaltoid- "I'm Ugly" - California, United States of America
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