This unit has definitely been one of my favourites. Whilst is has proven to be a little stressful with deadlines and group tasks, I really enjoyed creating a full length short film. I also found that given the fact that I was so invested and interested in our animation, it made it much easier for me to stay focused and complete my work. Whilst I faced several minor issues throughout this unit, I was able to find a variety of solutions that helped me in completing the tasks.

That said, there were still several issues that came up with a solution that was less than ideal. In the future, I would definitely try to be much stricter with deadlines in my group, as we fell short here, and as a result of this I had to animate an extra segment, creating the entire opening scene on top of my own designated scene. In the future I would try find a way to talk to group members in person to ensure that everyone is on task and whilst I did constantly remind my group that if they needed help the should reach out to me and I’d be more than happy to reach out, I feel as though I perhaps wasn’t persistent enough about this as I ultimately did way more than my equal portion for our final animation.

Whilst I didn’t mind the extra workload and actually really enjoyed working on two animation scenes, it did make everything considerably more stressful and trying to complete two animations within the deadline wasn’t the easiest task. Next time, I wouldn’t try taking on someone else’s scene for the sake of making our animation run smoother. If they do not complete their segment of animation within a deadline set amongst the group, I will not do it for them for editing. A lecturer had advised to merely let them complete their part and edit it onto the rest of the animation themselves, and this is advice I have truly taken to heart.

Overall, my first year in animation has exceeded all my expectations. I came into this course fearful that I wouldn’t measure up to everyone else, however I actually feel comfortable in the course.