Final Post

Well, here it is, the finish line. This was one of the hardest projects of my high school career, and they are going to get harder. This project tested me mentally and phisically, but I made it through. My dad's friend with cancer only has around a day left to live, and is currently not conscience or eating, he was the real push for me with this project. In the begining, I was working really hard on my project for that initial cause, then in the middle I kind of forgot what I was initially doing the project for, which was when the frustration and sloppiness was bothering me the most. It wasn't until the end that I remembered what I was really doing this for, not to place at eMagine, not to win a Pixel (but that would be nice) but for my dad's friend, to show him, that he is not alone, that everyone is with him.

 

Drawing has never been my greatest skill, and I know what you're thinking right now, "she's an animator, but she can't draw!?" Yes I am currently working on my drawing skills, and they will improve over time, but the skills I have now are the only skills I had for that project. The begining part with the sun coming up, was one of my older Photoshop portraits I had done last year, and I drew the heaven scene in class one day, these were the prettiest scenes in the whole animation according to some, and I am really proud of that since my drawing skills are not all the way up to par. (Below is a picture of my storyboard, even though you may not understand what is going on in it, I do and I followed it pretty well for how many times it needed to be changed.) 

The only negative to how the project turned out was how I incorporated optical flares for a full minute of the animation instead of the classic hand drawn I had started with. Both my parents and my teacher said the same thing, but it was too late for me to change that much in my animation. 

I have shown my final animation to a lot of people, and have gotten nothing but positive comments towards it. This is the hardest animation project I have ever done, and I hope they keep getting harder and harder. 

Here is the link to my final animation: 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=93TDgjgMkC4