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Due to the mock interviews with Aodhan happening, there were no defined classes on and we were also given the opportunity to try out the games the other groups made. except our own. I realised that our game didn’t have a main menu compared to most other games I played. One of the games IContinue reading Week 10- Animation work and Game Testing
Today we stared going over dates for our lessons with the Teachers. My dates for the tutorials are 17h April and 1st of May. I also gave my Essay to Yuan to look over and give me advice for. One of the things she said was that my essay reads more like a story ratherContinue reading Week 9- Essay Feedback
We finally returned to the classroom after our Easter Break. Our teacher told us that we will be having mock interviews next week with Industry Professionals from Screen NI and other studios to prepare us for our placement. Aodhan gave us a tutorial on making a video in AFTER EFFECTS, but due to my laptopContinue reading Week 9
On Monday for our Game development we recieved more feedback on the progress of our work. We were told to have a working prototype of our game by the end of Easter and to work over Trello Board, and also to work on the asset list. On wednessday we looked at how to approach ourContinue reading Week 8- Group Feedback, Essays and Holiday work
Today in Wednesday’s class we looked at different types of horror in animation, including some ones we had watched last year, such as Salad Fingers, and a few new ones such as Lucky Charms, where a bored shop owner unwitting unleashes an eldritch leprechaun that torments him and another called Dog, where a highly impoverishedContinue reading Week 7- Horror in Animation
For Monday’s class we had a go in starting our own CV to get ready with our placement. I looked at differently designed CVs to try and design my own CV, only to find that many of the ones I had picked were placeholders. Rachel gave me some feedback on how to make my CVContinue reading Week 7- Group work for Creative Industries and Industry preparation
Today in Wednesday’s class we looked at Gender in Animation and prominent female animators in history. In the 1930’s, women were largely unable to find work in animation roles, and mostly did colouring line work instead. Retta Scott was one for the first female animators, responsible for being the first female animator at Walt DisneyContinue reading Week 6- Gender Animations
Today we presented the work we’ve done between now and last week. Mike was sick, so Andrew took over for him to review our work with Matthew. They were both happy with the progress we’ve made. Zakk explained that he was trying to make the car feel good to drive and not like it’s from Continue reading Week 6- Group Feedback
In Wednesday’s class we looked at animated documentaries, many which I actually viewed last year. One of the documentaries was about a grandmother recounting her memories of a dog she used to have. The dog was usually shown as a whole model, but when the scens get more emotional, the dog becomes choppier. We alsoContinue reading Week 5- Animated Documentaries and RENDR
Today I focused more on my group work in game development for today’s class. The teacher told us that we were falling behind because we were focusing too much on tests and should start actually making the game, so I pushed to finish texturing the models that I had created for the group, posting themContinue reading Week 5- Group work and Placements