This assignment was tough, especially toward the end. But the entire way through I knew I was enjoying it a lot, and I do enjoy the pipeline of creating an animation. Working with a group for 3D animation compared to the 2D is much more difficult, I felt there was a bigger chance to hold others back in your group if you didn’t manage to keep up. Thankfully, Jasmin and I were both pretty much on schedule with our work, so we somewhat became c0-leaders/organisers within the group. It was a lot of making sure our other team mates were coping ok, trying to help when there was issues, doing extra tasks so we didn’t fall behind while others tried to catch up etc. I realised it’s a trait that I do have trying to take on too much. It’s a negative habit, but one out of good intention. Mid-way through this assignment I tried to stop myself from taking everything on when someone asked, I found it hard because I don’t want to disappoint my group or seem lazy, but in reality its normal to share a work load. Because of taking on too much sometimes I felt spread thin, stressed and doubtful of my work. As a whole I really enjoyed this assignment, even though it tested my sanity, and I am thankful for those in my team who worked hard and gave each other support and company.

Looking back at the year I know I gave it everything I had, and I am proud of what I have accomplished on my own and within a group setting. I’m really thankful for the tutorials and how-to’s that are uploaded to blackboard, it helped out a lot along with doing my own research. For the next year I want to add more depth to my research and references for animation, during this year I really felt the importance of using it and taking inspiration from everything and anything I can find. I’m really looking forward to the next year, what assignments will push our new skills and experimenting with my own projects I already have planned over the summer to help me narrow down where in the creative pipeline I want to be. This has been a great year of learning new things and meeting new people who are as hard working and passionate as I feel about creating art.