NOTES ON FEEDBACK FROM SEMESTER 1:
Below are written notes I took while reading through my most recent critiques of last semester for both of my Courseworks in the Animation Studio Module + Assignment 2 of 3D Digital Literacy Module (I have notes on elsewhere on 3DDL Assignment 1 in my Semester 1 blog).
I have compiled these notes to help pinpoint both my strengths and weaknesses in various areas of design, planning, and animation. I intend to use these to inform my work in both of my modules this semester: Animated Narratives & The World of Animation. However, I have placed them here in only the Animated Narratives section of my blog so that I’m not duplicating the same post and wasting my tutors time. These were made digitally on my IPad.
ANIMATION STUDIO (COURSEWORK 1)
LINK TO FEEDBACK: https://learning.ulster.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_366036_1/grades/student-submission-view?contentId=_8287759_1&gradeId=_4529328_1&attemptId=_4958821_1
STRENGTHS:
- Form Studies – Good
- Colour Studies – Good
WEAKNESSES:
- Tonal Studies – Unclear, could use more defined shadows & values
- Need to understand how light interacts with environment better
ANIMATION STUDIO (COURSEWORK 2)
LINK TO FEEDBACK: https://learning.ulster.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_366036_1/grades/student-submission-view?contentId=_8287968_1&gradeId=_4544379_1&attemptId=_4959718_1
STRENGTHS:
- Not many, blog was probably best part
WEAKNESSES:
- Blog was sparse
- Needs far more animation – “simply not enough” (Aodhan)
- Very little shown about development or research
- Personal Reflection is not in-depth enough, seems like I’m just repeating lecture information rather than giving my own insights into my process, strengths, and weakness
Sidenote: I completely agree that the work in this coursework was not up to standard and could have been far far better. I am very very interested in doing a far better job in the coming semester and plant to take all these points on board.
3D DIGITAL LITERACY (ASSIGNMENT 2)
LINK TO FEEDBACK: https://learning.ulster.ac.uk/ultra/courses/_366037_1/grades/student-submission-view?contentId=_8363155_1&gradeId=_4510896_1&attemptId=_4926597_1
STRENGTHS:
- 2D Design was good
- Research for blog was well done
- Model had nice detailing and was overall presentable
WEAKNESSES:
- Flaws with 3D model’s design – too extreme, harsh, or janky at time.
- At times the mesh was overcomplicated, too many faces. It was suggested that much of the detail on the clothing could have been done on a normal map rather than through sculpting. I am unsure of what this means and endeavour to find out.
- At times the mesh “ate into itself” – overlapping parts of mesh
- Overall, 3D design could have been improved by more deeply and closely studying the geometry of real life skeletons