Final animation

Evaluating the module.

Here is my final animation, sound clips are few of my own and other samples pulled from other clips to create a moving awareness video much like Dorothea Lange's intention was. although her main focus was in documentary photography it did raise awareness of what is going on in the world.

The lectures were very informative, i enjoyed the things that i learnt as it backed up my learning practice also, as well as making me aware of different movements and examples of such.

if i was to revisit the module at a later date there are a few things i would change, firstly i would schedule better to allow more time to be devoted to the actual animation so i can fill the whole 30 seconds with animation.

this brings me to the animation i did, there are things that i liked and things that i didn't, the brief states a 10 to 30 second animation. the final cut was 30 seconds but only 10 of which were pure animation, this is what i would change first, because it seems i just couldn't be bothered doing more, which wasn't the case. also the fade out at the end, it would have been nice to gradually simplify the block colour until the character completely disappeared, along side the script 'ignoring me wont make me disappear' this is what I'm most upset about that i didn't have time to do this. the flickering of the eyes was intentional, it shows the fragile existence of the homeless community, that like an old light bulb on the blink, you never really know how long they have, due to the harsh conditions in which they live.

The actual content of the animation (the script) was derived from a conversation i had with a homeless man that me and my drunken friend talked to for about an hour, the stories he told me were incredible, too much to condense into 30 seconds, so instead of representing those questions i stated i was going to ask, i instead created the animation as a brief conclusion of how he was treated and what he thought.

the essay that i submitted was very different for me, as I've never been taught how to write at such a professional level, so the main aspect that was frustratingly annoying is the referencing system and how challenging it was to put it all together. but as far as content goes i am fairly happy with it, but i have been known to waffle, so i am quite apprehensive as to how it turns out.

overall i am fairly happy with the module, i do think my time management skills only developed nearing the end which could have been too late due to the slight rush that i had, but today on deadline day i am quite relaxed because everything is done! so that is another thing i would do in future: implement my new schedule design!