Final Evaluation

This module, has been one of the most helpful modules for me. It has given encouraged me to spend the time required thinking about all aspects of my online presence and the way in which I can brand myself, to make myself more recognisable and well known. The “Brand Me” brief, was not only massively helpful, but also really exciting, because I was able to brand myself and show myself in a more professional light. Now that I have an updated showreel and a final design for my business card, I feel a lot more prepared to speak to potential employers in person, as well as online, because I feel I now have more to give, where as earlier in the year I didn’t feel very prepared. However, this section of the module has also made me realise the areas that I need to work on, such as gaining work experience, and building my confidence in new software. 

The Creative Strategies brief was a great change to discover some new artists and animators, as well as studios, all of which I have found to be really inspiring. As well as this I have really valued my books this year, especially those based around animation and concept development with in animation. Being able to see examples of other development work and how different artists work, made me feel even more motivated to develop my abilities. The Pitch Perfect brief, was one that I found quite challenging, because I’m not the best at dealing with numbers, however this task on the whole was extremely useful, because I came out of it having a much better understanding of what would be required to set up a studio, and also what not to do. 

Having this opportunity to think more about what I wan to specialize in and where I want to go, has led to me feeling a lot happier in myself as an artist, because I have realised how much I want to specialize in pre-production, and after reflecting on my experience this year, I know exactly what I need to do to improve and develop. I have also realised how inspiring it can be to just simply look through social media when I am having trouble with design work. Instead of dreading seeing other artists’ work, I now see it as a positive and let it be something that drives me to work hard and build my skills. I have realised that my drawing ability is not bad, the problem I have is keeping it up. I have always found once I am in a good place with drawing, I love it. So my main aim is just to keep it all up over summer, as well as animating, and allow myself to always keep improving. I have gradually learnt that sometimes, failure doesn’t have t be a bad thing, it s something that teaches me a lot, and I can use this to my own gain in the long run.