Student Story Challenge

While I love posting about good news and good stuff happening-- things don't always work out for the best. I spent over half a semester working on my Promaxbda Student Story Challenge submission and ... [drumroll]... didn't win! yay!

Although it sucks to work hard on something and show nothing for it-- I feel good for how much I was able to accomplish. This is the longest piece of animation I have ever created and the longest time I have ever spent working on a piece, while also handling a full load of classes.

There are a million details I feel like I need to fix, motion I need to better ease, and masking I should clean up-- but it is done, and is what it is. I usually dislike personal pieces and work that is about a specific person (I prefer universal stories with specific details), but much against my feelings on it I decided I should share this animation that took as much time and effort as this did to make.


here is a link to it on my website

I feel like I focused on what makes me unique as an individual, while showing my skills and delivering the story as an artist. Where as it seems that other entries chose to focus their story / script on their personal feelings about being an artist. The brief was incredibly vague, so I find it interesting how different people chose to interpret it.

While there are some things I dislike about the winning video, I can see how it better fit the brief. If she were ever to stumble upon my blog I would like to congratulate her on winning, and say good job to all the other hard working contestants who entered.

Winning video:

Mini Music Video

Made this music video for my animation class! It was a really good excuse to push myself to use nuke more/ at all. Nuke is definitely much less intimidating now, but still need more practice!

I didn't have much direction when I started this piece... but I do like the way it turned out. :) yay! 

Here is a link to this project on my website! I've been trying to spiff up my projects + website-- I think/hope it looks good. 

Best of Ringling

I was very fortunate to be awarded the Junior Award at the Best of Ringling friday night. :) 

After the ceremony our major had a cute little mixer where everyone received their Addy awards, so I got a trophy for winning Judge's Choice with Julia Dunn for our piece PSA: Art is Offensive! 

It was an amazing night: other great artists won awesome awards, gewd beer was drank, and everyone was all dressed up! haha Congrats to all and thank you to everyone who has pushed me to do better. 

Here are some random type studies I had done for "Best of Motion." It was a part of a possible theme for the Best of Ringling category slates, but wasn't selected. I had a lot of playing with this type though, so I thought I'd share. 

 

 

GIF

Fun little gif I mades fer concept class.
Inspired by my Snicks & Dudes. :)
Made using animdessin in photoshop.

(It should be infinitely looping...

it is on my computer but idk if it is in this post)