6/10/17

This week we were introduced to our new modules.

For DGA 210 we had our client briefing. A volunteer from Shelterbox gave a presentation talking about the organisation, what it does, and what they were looking for in an advert. We then got into groups and started assigning roles. Gabby was made producer in our group and I stepped in for role of director. We created a group chat to keep people organised and arrange meeting times. When we met up our goal was to come up with an initial idea to give at the feedback meeting, and we struggled to find an idea that all of us liked. In the end our initial idea was a personified shelterbox talking to a stray cat while in a truck going towards a disaster zone, with the box telling the cat all about what the organisation does. I'm not sure how happy I am with the idea, although I like the idea of making Shelterbox into a character that kids can relate to.

For DGA 220 we were given a brief introduction to animation technologies and watched an example video about a piece of software developed for Dreamworks. It was fascinating and I was intrigued as to how other pieces of animation technology worked as a result of what I found out. I began thinking about the kind of technology I want to research, and while I know I want to look into some kind of 2D digital software, I'm not sure what just yet.

For DGA 230 I was assigned the artist Ben Nicholson to study in order to replicate his artwork. I found this challenging because his art focuses heavily on traditional painting and an abstract style, things that I struggle with. However, I do think it is something that I should try and gain more experience with and that it will benefit me as it will force me to adapt to art styles, a useful skill for animation.