Evaluation Plan

What have I learnt?

• The process of rotoscoping

• Human animation

• Stop-frame animation

• Creating and attempting to animate my own armature

• Illustrator basics

• Flash basics

Why did I want to learn it?

• Very interested – to widen knowledge

• Better future platform for illustration

• As a challenge

• Wanted to learn from animations I already admire

How did I learn it?

• Animation workshop

• Emailed production team

• Emailed illustrator

• Emailed animator

• Illustrator tutorial with Simon

• Online Flash tutorials

• Online resource for rotoscoping

• Used camera frame for stop-frame.

Who helped me?

• Frater

• Ashley Dean

• Peer advice

• Crits

Where did I go for help?

• Frater

• Ashley Dean

• Tutors (advice)

Where and why did I struggle?

• Prioritising time and knowing when to finish something

• Moving background (waste of time)

• Being too much of a perfectionist.

• Struggling to find suitable online Flash tutorials

• Arrange to have official permission when filming human animation.

• I need to ask for help more.

Given more time, what could I have changed in my learning journey?

• Approach more people

• Gain a wider knowledge of the regional animation industry

• Gain more contacts from industry knowledge

• Challenging myself to learn Flash from the start of the module

• Learn Flash to a higher level

• Don’t focus on producing pretty work, be fast and brief on techniques

What have I learnt about how I learn?

• I’ am naturally a perfectionist and like intricacy, but for my own benefit I know I’ am capable of escaping this rut

• I’ am patient and prefer to spend time focussed on just one thing

• I’ am shy with technology, but after my introduction with Illustrator my confidence has been restored.

• I’ am an introvert learner, I’ve really enjoyed the independence of my learning journey.

• I’ am naturally ambitious

• I needed to approach this module as a learning journey, not a series of briefs.