Today I met with Ben at his office to discuss my animated short. He said it was alright and that some things were confusing to him and that it can use a lot of revising. I realized that my short-film didn't exactly have any "life" to it as it does not portray many well done animation principles. My short film frustrated me and I'm pretty sure I bit off much more than I can chew. For example, my perspectives were weird, my timing was off, and there was hardly any squash and stretch or anticipation of any sort. The tiptoe also does not look like it was done very well.
This led us to the point where we will create a new short-film. Ben suggested me to do something much shorter and simpler, one that shows the animation principles more than a detailed storyline. It will be good if I just come up with a small scene with an anticipation. A small short that's done very well is much better and rewarding than a longer film that was not executed well.
Ben also suggested that since I have the basic animation principles set in stone, that I should start coming up with my own style of art in my animations. This is very true, the fact that my clips have had almost no unique style to them whatsoever has bothered me. One of the greatest factors in animation is the artist's sense of style, which is something I am lacking. It seems that I was too caught up with the motion and getting it to look good and realistic that I had not paid enough attention to create the "magic" in the animation.
When I left Ben's office, I felt really good and refreshed. This short has been bothering me and I knew it wasn't going very well, and it feels really good to be refreshed in my mind. I will have to come up with new ideas for this short.
Ben will be going on Winter Break soon, so the next Tuesday will be the last time I meet with him, which should conclude my physical project. I will do all of the work I possibly can to finish this animated short by the time I see Ben next week.
Time logged for this session: 0.5 Hours
Total Time Logged: 41.75 Hours
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