Study Task 3 - Who do I want to be?

SWOT

Strengths

-  Artistic
- Caring
- Empathetic
- Patient
- Polite

Weakness

- Socially Awkward
- Mentally Ill
- Limited Software Knowledge
- Un-organised

Opportunities

- Learn more about new software.

- Enter drawing and animation challenges & competions.

- Gain more experience in animation by applying for internships at studios.

- Upload and increase my social media presence.

Threats

- Finance.

- Constant change in the industry.

- Software barriers in 3D software.

- Lack of Interest in 2D animation.

-Other 2D artist and animators

Year 2: Study Task 1 - Who am I Now?

Who am I Now?

What have I learned so far on this course?

1. How to animate professionally and efficiently.

2. How to give an effective presentation.

3. I am more confident in talking about my own ideas and opinions.

4. How to create professional concept art and character designs.

5. What parts of the animation industry I would like to go into.


Identify 5 things that you want to know more about?

1. Learn how to use ToonBoom and TV Paint.

2. Practice getting better at talking to a room of people.

3. Individuals who pitched TV show ideas to big-name companies and how they did it.

4. Learn how to write for animation.

5. Learn more about storyboarding and get better at it.


Identify 5 skills that are your strengths: 

1. Character Design and creation.

2. Story-writing.

3. Story-boarding.

4. Basic Photoshop skills

5. Drawing expressions.


Identify 5 things that you want to improve:

1. Improve my variety in character design.

2. Improve my knowledge and skills with Photoshop.

3. Improve my social skills in professional environments. 

4. Improve my character animation.

5. Improve my overall drawing skills.


5 Animation Practitioners that inspire me:

1. Rebecca Sugar: The Creator of Steven Universe.

2. Glen Keane: Creator of Ariel (and God of Modern Disney Art Style).

3. Henry Selick: Director, Producer and Screenwriter Of Coraline.

4. Vivienne Medrano (aka VivziePop): Freelance Illustrator, Comic Book Artist and Animator and creator of Zoophobia and the Hazbin Hotel.

5. Thomas Astruc: Director, Writer and creator of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir.