Introduction to the Brief

This blog documents the progress of my college course work for the unit "Industry Exercises 3".

The rough outline of this brief is highly correlated to another project which I am involved in named "Post Production and Visual Effects", of which the objective is to create and integrate 3D effects into live action footage.

The objective of "Industry Exercises 3" however is to

a)  Have a critical understanding of the range of techniques and skills underpinning animation workflows as they apply to broadcast media.

b) The ability to initiate a team animation project, and realise it independently, to broadcast standards.

c) Critically locate their work in terms of its creative and artistic merits in relation to contemporary animation practice and the broadcast media.

d) Consistently apply animation skills and techniques appropriate to the standard expected for an entrant to professional animation or visualization

e) The ability to analyse, evaluate, and improve team performance while working within that team.

This in its context is an exercise in building and developing a systematic approach to tackling 3D problems within a project. With the appropriate level in documentation, we are building up the skills that one needs in order to develop and reflect upon development.

By choosing a subject within "Post Production and Visual Effects" I will be able to focus on this subject alone and build my skills in this area.

I would then be able to use the small aspect of what I have done within a production team to communicate my ideas and then implement them within a pipeline.

Then, collectively and individually, we would be able to reflect on our approach and then find out methods in which we can improve ourselves for future projects.

Using industry as a benchmark- we could effectively critique our work relative to industry, highlighting the requirements that we need to fulfill in order to eventually be effective practitioners with a CG pipeline.

The exact details of what part I will be involved in will be clearly stated in the next posting.