3rd Year, Semester 1, Overview

Jan 21, 2018
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Animation can be hard. I knew that when I signed up for it (kind of) but nothing could prepare me for, a lack of drawing, nightmares about spreadsheets, constantly attached to my phone organising people, handing out work to others, and having to quit/ firing people. I never thought I’d be cut out for it... but if I’ve proven anything to myself this year, its that, I never cease to surprise myself.

I used my powers of persuasion to boring people onto the project I was working on, I learnt new skills to fill the gaps in projects. I enticed the group members to work with the promise of the Animators 3 most wanted treats: Coffee, Alcohol, and Yummy Treats.

I think the multi-coloured post-it notes I always seemed to have on me also helped with production, but who knows. This semester, working on these project, the year really has banded together. You have producers from different friendship circles making friends and giving each other tips - I think they Should have made it mandatory for lead roles to have meetings to get other opinions, but that's just mine I guess. We had a lot of break downs in our year. Tomas wore his comfort blanket in uni far more than both previous years put together and others began opting for similar coping techniques for the rigorous hours. With 14 films in the making and only 6 3rd years per team we are all a little spread thin, and most of us working on more than the allowed 2 film maximum to extend our show reels. It’s causing stress, and alcoholism, but it is Uni after all and I guess, even with all the distress this semester has caused, we are all looking forward to the next semester. At least, I truest am. The films are going to be amazing, they have to be in order to make up for the depressing fact that none of us will probably ever see each other again after graduation. It’s a sad thought but Uni has been amazing, and I’m glad 3rd year, semester 1 has really brought everyone together, even if it was in joint despair.