pencil envy

[ginasketch]

Sigh. I'm so tired. I've just coloured loads of animation and it looks really wobbly. I'm not about to give up, but I'm near close to screaming and throwing my lightdesk against the wall. I wish I could animate as solidly as Glen Keane does (I realize that's asking alot.) I really need to practice, but due to NEWI's unreasonable deadlines I hardly have time.

I mean, look at how solid his drawings of Pocahontas are. I know the film isn't great and certainly not historically accurate, but I could watch the way her hair moves forever. Its animated so exquisitely.

As opposed to my crud: Cleaned up frame. Sigh...back to colouring.

Comments

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Yeah, true.:)

I'm concerned though, that my uni doesn't give us enough time to practice. They are always giving us worthless briefs that mean nothing to the animation industry, like writing reports and making crappy public information films.

If there were less of them I could work on OHG confidently and more carefully.

[firefira.livejournal.com]

I've been told it's the Unis way of finding out who is passionate enough for the topic to work alot more in their own time out of lectures. Although I know nothing of Uni (*fingers crossed for next year when I can join as a mature student*)

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

don't believe a word of it dude. Its because they don't care/know enough to teach animation. My tutor can't even explain a dope sheet to me.
Are you in america or the UK? If you are in the UK I can tell you where to avoid. I don't know much about american schools, but i expect they're better.

[firefira.livejournal.com]

Really? That's shite :(

Yep, I'm in the UK. Advice would be lovely :)

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

Okay. Apparently the industry likes it when you graduate from a course will Skillset accreditation. (I wish I'd picked such a course)

The courses listed are here:

http://www.skillset.org/animation/article_3611_1.asp

I don't know what the portfolio requirements are for these places, but they will probably say on their websites. I'd say most places look for portfolios with lots of life drawing in though.

Regarding other uni's...I think its the same with any art course, they are after your money and nothing else. Be careful. There are people on my course that can't even draw. Why did the Uni accept them? Because they could pocket their student loans of course.

Unfortunately because we are not taught anything, these students struggle immensely, and who does the tutor blame? Them. Not fair at all on them.

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

with* :P

[firefira.livejournal.com]

Cheers me dears, that's ace :)

Yeah, these days I'm wondering if I should just build up a portfolio and big some big computer game companies to see if they'll hire me at low level and I can build my way up - less debt that way!

[ginasketch.livejournal.com]

If its computer animation you want to learn, there are a few short multimedia courses out there that teach it. That is, if you went the option of not getting a BA.