Final Blog Post.

1. In general, what did you like most about this class?
Overall the thing I liked most about the class was the people, which is something I never thought I would say. I was nice to be able to work on projects and have a sense of comradery when everyone's projects were presented to the class. I loved working with flash and doing what I do, but the people made it very enjoyable to work with. I looked forward to coming to class to work by myself and to still be able to chat every now and then. I also had the freedom to ignore them with headphones, which was nice as harsh as it may sound.

2. What was your favorite project and why?
My favorite project to do was the Rotoscoping project. It had good specific in what needed to be done and while it was painstakingly long and hard to do, I also found it was one of the easiest because it was mostly tracing over film. I fell in love with it.
A close second was the 11 second project, since the audio was provided it was very easy to animate to because of it. It was short, sweet, and to the point.
I enjoyed the final music animation video, but oh my it was long.


3. In general, what did you like least about this class?
The deadlines, the rush to get everything done, the projects assigned halfway through doing another one. It drove me slightly more insane. The year has defiantly gone by far too quickly, I don't even believe it's the end of the year. Sometimes other students are loud and obnoxious, but I'm just chalking that up to my low blood sugar making me irritable. The stress made me very reluctant to get back to projects, but that's not something you can ignore if it's a job. So I guess I'll just have to learn how to adapt to it. 


4. What was your least favorite project and why?
3D, if for no other reason than the fact that I was completely unfamiliar with the program and how to work it. It was very beneficial to me, I learned to think of things in a sense of 3D when drawing, but I didn't enjoy it. I prefer 2D animation for sure.

5. What are your future plans upon graduation?
Complete panic. In all seriousness, I really hope to go to college and find a job. I really hope to take a few drawing classes over the summer. It's just very frightening, thinking this is what I'm going to do for the rest of my life, for work, that this is all there is, and it's nerve racking. The years will go by quickly and I will be happy to have a few more hours in the day over the summer, but it's just so much different from what I'm used to. I am hoping for the best.

6. Do you feel that this class will help you achieve your future academic or career goals? Please give specific examples.
Absolutely this class has helped me career wise. It's helped me in every sense of the world. It where I learned camera angles and other cinematic techniques that are required in animation and drawing. I finally got to use and work with Flash Professional and now I have it at home to use whenever I wish, and I plan to. It has provided the opportunity to enter contests and encouraged me to show off my work. It has shown me what it will be like when I go further into the field of animation and an example of the type of working environment I may be in.

7. What advice would you give to incoming students?
Animation and drawing while fun, is still a job. It is not something to be taken lightly or too seriously, but it isn't easier than any other job to do. You have to be able to enjoy and love doing it because you won't make it otherwise. I adore it and I still find it tough to do sometimes. Work on it everyday, even if it's just a little bit, because you will regret it later when you've waited to do it later. Listen to the teacher, she knows what she's doing.

8. Additional comments:
It feels as though the year had gone by too fast, but I have enjoyed my time in class. I enjoyed leaving regular high school to come in everyday and work on things I love doing. I will miss the class dearly, I am hesitant to leave. I give my best wishes to everyone and anyone involved.