Professional Practise 3
Study Task 1: Review Your Presence
Study Task 1: Review Your Presence
- This week:
- I considered my online presence, my current skills and what I need to do to improve in the future.
- What I found:
- My specialism in Animation is 2D Animation and Illustration (Concept and Design). I enjoy 2D Animation the most, because I find it the most rewarding when I am able to make something move believably and bring it to life. Also, a lot of my inspirations are 2D Animators.
- Despite having used TVPaint, Adobe Animate and software such as Paint and Windows Movie Maker, in the past, I find that Toom Boom Harmony is the best software for my skills and is also industry-standard software. I understand a lot of the interface for Toon Boom, but I would like to understand more short-cuts and industry skills in the future.
- I use a screen tablet (XP-Pen) for animating, as I find my workflow to be much quicker than using that of a desk graphics tablet.
- I have several things I would like to do, once I finish the course. I would like to travel, or try get a job in a studio. I wouldn't mind taking up freelance animation either, therefore I need to review my online presence a lot more.
- My Online Presence:
- I need to review my online presence. I would like to take a different approach to social media, such as changing my brand name - as it still has ties to older accounts, which aren't as professional. I would like to only use Instagram and YouTube, possibly Twitch. I would need to rebrand my current YouTube account if I were to start posting there again.
- I've considered changing my online brand name to "Alinaydra" from "Faye Scribbles", as it is a less specific name to art, it would fit a particular branding theme and style I'd like to go for. This is something I will consider with my new art account on Instagram.
- I think that my old showreel still reflects the style and genre of 2D Animation I would like to try, however it will need updating with the newest work I have completed, as I have since improved greatly from older work!
- Portfolio:
- After a portfolio review from Head of 2D Animation at Brown Bag Films, Erica Lack, I noticed that she only viewed my showreel on the first page of my portfolio. She also gave me advice on how to improve my showreel, such as only including fully rendered animations, as they stand out.
- Here is the email screenshot of our planned meeting time:
- Here are notes I made during the meeting:
- How will I improve going forwards:
- I need to update my CV and Showreel and start producing business cards.
- I need to update my online social media presence and start posting art and animations more frequently, engaging more with my audience.
- I need to update my portfolio: https://alishafayelittle.wixsite.com/portfolio
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