Class Reflection

I am really happy the semester is about to end. I want to let go of my thoughts about Medp160 class during this semester. First I could start up on what I don’t like about the class. I don’t like how it was very disorganize this semester. I didn’t know what blogs were due until like the last moment. During our first project in Medp160 with final cut. I do admit that I was struggling with final cut pro because I was unfamiliar with its mechanism. Directing a movie was hard work for me because I have no experience with it. I enter a different realm of media that I did not know much about. I also struggle because of the time the class start and end. It was very hard for me. There were several things that I like in this class or enjoy. I enjoy the hands of experience in making media. Just going out there and applying on what we learn from class was a fun experience. I get to add new skills such as knowing how to use final cut pro. I like the videos we were watching in class. My favorite one was that clay animation in making a human figure. It was pretty entertaining. I also like to watch what other people made in class for the final cut pro project. The students were very creative with their work. I also like doing the flash project assignments in the class too. Professor Miranda provided good information on how to use adobe flash. I do admit that it was very tough at first. Much more worst than using final cut pro, but eventually I got the hand of it. I believe the number one priority in making this class better is to have it earlier like in the morning. In addition, the lab should be earlier too. I do think that there should be more options on what time starts. Another suggestions I have for class for next semester is the professors should give us more in depth look in using software like final cut pro and adobe flash because it was very confusing in the beginning. Overall, the class was fun.

Animator vs Animation was epic

Animator vs Animation

I came across an interesting animation in youtube called “Animator vs Animation.” I find the animation very humorous because the creator created an animation that is attacking the animator. It works very well for the audience. It brings a sense of feeling on what you created can come and attack you. This is what is being shown in the animation. The character articulation is very lifelike rather than mechanistic. It gives off the feeling that the animation has a mind of its own. The liveliness of the animation makes it work very well. For example, we see a lot of movement in the animation. It’s a battle between the animator and the animation. It is a rebellion. The animation itself is trying to fight to save its own life from the animator that is trying to destroy it. The sense of space is strong within the animation. The timing of the animation, for example, is well time in making the animation. We see the character start moving and the animator have the perception of what is going on with the creator’s work. This animation resonate to the audience on what you create can go against you or something that has a mind of its own. Also, the style of this animation was overall clever. In term of dimensionality, the animation is 2D. It makes sense to put 2D for character articulation as it makes it more direct as in what the creator is trying to say. Rather than showing the animation in a 3D perspective, the creator would rather show it as 2D. The color of the animation itself is flat. The color seems to go well in the animation. There wasn’t anything wild.