Be sure to read this entire post. Below is the itinerary for the final two weeks of school:
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Theme: Dealer's Choice 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Minimum time duration: 5 seconds.
Requirements: Clean. Professional. Demonstrates the skills you've learned in class thus far.
Description: You are to create a professional 5-second piece that demonstrates the skills you have learned in class. This project is the most flexible one we have had, due to the nature of our individual levels of progress. Each student falls into one of two categories:
Category A: 10-second project is complete.
Category B: 10-second project is NOT complete.
If you are in category A, you are free to choose a new focus for your final, or enhance the project you have turned in. If you do choose to enhance the project, by adding in extra frames of animation, or extra effects or extra story content, I am expecting an even higher level of polish for your final versus what was turned in today.
If you are in category B, you are free to choose a new focus for your final as well. However! If you decide to do something new for your final, the 10-second content that you needed to turn in today still must be completed in addition to the new 5 seconds you plan to do for your other project.
This gives everyone in class some interesting choices to make: Do you expand on the project you have already completed, or do you complete the animation you planned to turn in today and then create something brand new? For those of us that had ideas for much longer-format cartoons, this may be the opportunity to expand on the ten seconds that was due.
Remember that, even if we do have Thanksgiving break, you are getting this assignment today. You can do preliminary work on it ahead of time. It would be THE BEST idea, especially if anyone has plans to visit family over the holiday.
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BE READY TO PRESENT YOUR FINAL IDEA. ALSO, START WORK ON YOUR FINAL THIS WEEKEND!
FOR CLASS ON TUESDAY: I will meet with each of you in a one-on-one fashion to discuss your final. You will pitch your idea. I need to know the following:
- What is your idea for you final?
- What is your schedule for completing your final? How long will it take? How do you plan to get it completed?
- Of the skills we've covered in class, what do you need to improve the most to produce a high-quality animated piece? What do you feel you can do best in your work?
- This will help me make sure that everyone learns and masters any skills he or she may feel is lacking before the end of the semester.
- You will also be tasked with finding one other student in the class to learn a technique from as well. WE all have different strengths and weaknesses, and a trick of this will be making sure we all refine our skills together.
- What content have you already created for it?
- How much of your final can you have complete between now and December 3rd? The more you can complete, the better.
- As a bar of measurement, it's a good idea to have about 90% complete on December 3rd, so you can refine the last 10% in class, and not stress between Tuesday and Thursday to complete the rest. Design your final project in a way that maximizes success!
*******Remember that you have FIVE DAYS BETWEEN THIS CLASS AND THE NEXT TO GET STARTED ON YOUR FINAL! We know everything we need to know about time management for animation now. SPEND THIS WEEKEND WORKING ON YOUR IDEA! The more you show me on Tuesday, the better.
For those of you that have not finished your 10 seconds, finish it! We've learned some hard lessons today, and there is even more to learn before the semester is over. Bring your A game to the last three classes so we can finish the semester strong!
DEADLINES:
NOV 26th: Present idea for final. You will have the entire break to work on your animation, and between eating delicious turkey and spending time with family, produce amazing work! Don't waste your break! Your grade depends on it! =D
DEC 3rd: Milestone check. 90% of your final should be complete by this day.
DEC 5th: All projects are due at 1PM! NO EXCEPTIONS!
I will produce some video tutorials you can keep on person as reminders for everything we've covered in class. Email me if you have any questions!
As a final note: Remember the reasons you signed up in this class! We've taken ideas that were intangible, and created solid animated works! No matter the level of completion, once you hit that milestone, IT EXISTS!
Remember that.
As a final note: Remember the reasons you signed up in this class! We've taken ideas that were intangible, and created solid animated works! No matter the level of completion, once you hit that milestone, IT EXISTS!
Remember that.
