Self-reflected Journal: Part 1

Date: 17/02/2025

For my Unit 3 project, I have been assigned to collaborate with second-year students. This presents a great opportunity for me to participate in a group project rather than working solely on my own, and it will also provide me with valuable insights into longer-format animated performances.

I met with second-year students Guanjing (Yoyo) Mu, Mingyu Deng, and Shulei Yin. We had a 20-minute conversation about the project. It was immediately apparent that English was not their first language, as they were from China. I asked them what needed to be done first, and they explained the current status of the animatic. I wanted to fully understand the plot of the film and the message it aims to convey to the audience.

Guanjing, who I believe is the director, sent me a OneDrive link with all the project files, which was very helpful. I was pleased to see that the group was organized, even though they only started the project on January 18. The only challenge I faced was translating the brief file.

My main concern about this project is communication, as I am the only British student involved. However, it’s still early, and I hope this won’t become an issue.

I started animating a scene using fluid animation techniques. I was asked to create the effect of bubbles floating across the screen towards a character. As a rough test shot, I plan to experiment with different methods and styles for animating the bubbles popping.

I hope to receive some feedback from the group this week.

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