Friday, 2 March 2018

Research

10 online sources - eg website, news, magazine, tutorial, forums, journals, support networks etc
  1. https://vimeo.com/
  2. https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB&hl=en-GB
  3. http://www.wikia.com/fandom
  4. https://mubi.com/
  5. http://www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk/
  6. http://www.11secondclub.com/
  7. https://www.awn.com/
  8. https://www.cartoonbrew.com/
  9. http://www.cgsociety.org/
  10. http://sevencamels.blogspot.co.uk/

5 print based magazines or journals that will support your knowledge and understanding of contemporary animation or related practices
  1. 3D World Magazine
  2. Animation Magazine
  3. AnimationWorld Magazine
  4. animation Artist
  5. Anatomy Essentials

5 books that will help to give you a broad understanding of the potential of animation
  1. The animation Survival Kit
  2. The Illusion of Life
  3. Force: Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators by Michael d. Mattesi 
  4. The Animator’s Sketchbook by Pixar
  5. Stop-motion Animation: Frame by Frame Film-making with Puppets and Models by Barry JC Purves

5 places you may visit to find out more about animation
  1. Bradford Media Museum 
  2. Manchester Animation Festival
  3. The Cartoon Muesum - London
  4. Museum in the Park - London
  5. Art Ludique - Paris

Study Task 1- Who am I? Why am I here? What do I want to learn?

Why you chose to study on this programme?
I have chosen to study on this course because I love how you can make your drawings and stories come to life.
What do you want to learn during your time on the programme?
While on this course I want to develop my skills using computer software's to create animations and to discover more amazing artwork that I can gain inspiration on.
What skills do you think are your strengths?
I believe that by doing an art foundation I have more experience using different materials which could make animations interesting .
What things that you want to improve?
I want to improve my cartoon drawing skills as my background is more fine art. 
What ways you will evaluate your progress?
I will evaluate my progress by keeping a blog so I can have a record my progress.