Lille

This year I have been to Lille for the Projection Mapping workshop. This involved me working with many people from all of the world.
On the first night we got to know everyone with a few drinks and got into pairs and then the next day we our pairs were matched up so there wasn't everyone with the same skill in each group. When in groups we had to create an animation for the theme tv series and was given the audio for roughly 12 different tv shows. The projection was shown on the Opera House in the city center. Our group was very privalaged to be the opening piece so we therefore included characters from the shows that each of the team were using.

Study Task 10: Showreel

Study Task 9: Collective Enterprise

For this project I was in a group with myself being the CEO/Director, Jess being in charge of the social media and keeping the website up to date, Gabbi in charge of finances/paperwork and Rhys as the freelancer consultant.

We called this business 'The hungry Artist' because we feel like a lot of people could relate to that as it is very hard to get your work out there and to get started. This business is aimed to help those people by providing them with skills to make their social media presence better and to get there work out there. Not only that, this is a platform for companies or individuals to put work up that they need doing. To increase publicity of clients work we also have a blog where we can talk about individual freelancers and increase their popularity.

To complete the given task I created a:

Website using wix: https://carajeal.wixsite.com/thehungryartist?fbclid=IwAR2xAqM01UX3pjWcuHmWKpEJVybp2jn3kDwHl2DSmJ8JNmbQBu8qfnqep8Y

Email address: thehungryartiststudio@gmail.com

Instagram (created by Jess): https://www.instagram.com/thehungryartist2/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheHungryArtis2

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Hungry-Artist-Studio-2338372409736798/

Rhys also created a logo for the company.

This is the link to the presentation that we created: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QMKEeen6qABVPnQiRCQOEVXYHd4JJTClqiCtXq_5O2c/edit?usp=sharing


(Please don't copy any of our ideas!)

Study Task 8: Working Freelance/Self Employment

These pieces were both created on the bus in a A5 size sketchbook and I have been selling them for £60 each. I am going to be creating these in a much larger scale and possibly put them in galleries. This is my main aim for the summer.

When it comes to creating short animations and backgrounds, I will do an hourly rate of £10-15 per hour depending on the complexity and materials needed. However, I will increase this with experience.

Study Task 5 - CopyShop

After the copyright presentation I have decided that I would like to use the Creative Commons in my work. With this type of copy right I can still protect my work but allow other artists to be inspired to create more art relating to my work. Also, I can protect some of my artwork more than others depending on how much I deem them as being worth.
I have shown that I feel this way about my work on my social media by asking people to message me if they would like to use my work in any way. I believe there is no need to watermark pictures that were only taken on my phone is bad lighting but will start to watermark any scanned in art or any future animations by adding my logo on it. 

Study Task - 7 - Social Media Pro

https://www.instagram.com/dadaanimations/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/dadaanimations/

https://www.instagram.com/busdoodles/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/busdoodles/

These are the different social media blogs that I use to share my animations and illustrations. The first two blogs are called 'DadaAnimations' and is just for my animations. I have noticed that I don't use these blogs that much, but I am wanting for that to change by producing a post every Sunday. Not only this I need to go through both of my Instagram and Facebook accounts with the name 'DadaAnimations' and to remove posts that are not relating to my animations or backgrounds. This will allow people to see what areas in animation that I would like to focus on and to hopefully get work from this.
My second social media name is 'BusDoodles'. I use this name to publish my illustrations that I have been drawing on the bus. I have been posting on these accounts very regularly as I travel on up to 6 buses a day. I am wanting to go further with the art that I am publishing under this name by creating larger pieces and sending them to galleries. This is my plan for over the summer.

Study Task 6: How much you do you need?

With this exercise I have realized that I need to be better with budgeting and cut back on software's, spotify and phone contract. 

Study Task 3: Who Do I Want To Be?

For this task I needed to look at what I am currently good at and what I need to improve to become better as a person within a work environment and as an artist in the animation industry. I believe I need to become more flexible, increase my knowledge of new software's needed within the industry and to improve my drawing ability.

Study Task 2: Collect, Organise and Research (Mune)

I discovered Mune whilst looking for a film to watch with my daughter. Its such a lovely film about 'an imaginary world, a small Sun and Moon were made by the first Guardians to warm up a small planet inhabited by different marvelous people. The Guardians follow generations after generations and preserve the harmony of the world. The people of the day and those of the night live in relative harmony, even though they are very different from each other. But in the depth of the planet, Necross awaits the opportunity to set darkness over the world.'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUHOgF0O_BA

http://www.skwigly.co.uk/mune-review-and-director-insight/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mune:_Guardian_of_the_Moon

https://www.iamag.co/the-art-of-mune-guardian-of-the-moon/

With a bit more research into Mune, I discovered a webpage full of 'The Art of Mune'. My favorite pieces are the ones above, because the colours and textures  are amazing.

http://www.remisalmon.com/portfolio/mune/

I couldn't find the background or layout artist for this film, but I did manage to find the art director called Remi Salmon.

Cockburn School Animation Workshop

I have been working with Cockburn School for the past year now, but since October I have been running the sessions by myself.

Study Task 4: Networking

• Identify at LEAST 10 Networking opportunities. These could be conferences, festivals, volunteering opportunities, openings, premieres, virtual networks etc. You should list dates and what you would hope to get out of attending.

1. Leeds Young Film Festival (8th - 22nd April 2019):  http://www.animation-festivals.com/festivals/leeds-young-film-festival/
2. D&AD Festival (21st - 23rd May 2019): https://www.dandad.org/en/d-ad-creative-advertising-design-festival/
   
3. Leeds Animation Workshop: You can email them you're showreel and covering letter and you may be able to get some work experience with them https://www.leedsanimation.org.uk/ 
4. Student Ambassador: I have been given lots of opportunities to work with many different people in outreach work. Some of the people that I have been talking to have been willing to help me find some work experience in their old or current job. Also, being an ambassador has given me the opportunity to run my own animation workshop at a local high school.
5. Animation Dingle Film Festival (22nd - 23rd March): I would like to move back over to Ireland at some point so I will need to know what the industry is like over there. http://www.animation-festivals.com/festivals/animation-dingle-film-festival/
6. Annecy International Animated Film Festival (10th - 15th June): http://www.animation-festivals.com/festivals/annecy-international-animated-film-festival/
7. Lille Projection Mapping Workshop (23rd - 30th March): I will be attending this workshop and hopefully I will be able to learn many new skills and gain a lot more contacts in the animation industry. 
8. Thought Bubble (Dates Unknown): It would be a great opportunity to meet lots of different artists as well as animators. https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/
9. Leeds Film Festival Volunteering (19th - 22nd April): I would love to apply for this year but the training session is the same date for when I am in Lille, but I will apply next year. https://www.leedsfilmcity.com/film-festivals/leeds-young-film-festival/lyff-volunteer-applications/
10. Thought Bubble Volunteering (Dates Unknown): https://www.thoughtbubblefestival.com/volunteer

• Set up or a LinkedIn Account.  
  You should develop a full and complete profile, identify a number of animation/creative related individuals or companies and connect with them.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-jeal-15b80362/

Study Task 2: Spider-Man:Into the Spider-Verse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-Verse

I went to go and watch Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse and I am highly surprised on how much I loved the film. The style was absolutely astonishing and I definitely haven't seen anything like this before. After watching the clip below I discovered that to create the neon effects that are used to enhance parts of the background they used chromatic aberration.