Blog #3

While working here at ASAP, I have been learning mostly office etiquette. Which, while not relating directly to animation, I am learning to work well with coworkers. Like I said before I am the only animator here at the program which is good and bad. I have complete creative freedom here, and I usually ask what they would like to see in terms of posts. So we have come to the conclusion that I shall make 3 major 3D posters for the programs upcoming 3 events. Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I have about 3 weeks to finish and render each individual post while also working on things for the Fun Committee. So its going to interesting to say the least. The 3 as I have learned have to be interesting enough to get students to attend the actual events. So this comes to my advantage since I keep up on the latest trends and things that would interests people. I usually spend 2 days at the internship doing 12 hours a week. So normally I would come in the morning around 9 Am, and speak to the administrative coordinator who meets with the director frequently. I also usually speak to the other members of the social media group to find out exactly what they are doing themselves. While we work together they post things on the programs Snapchat and Instagram normally that I usually do not see as we sit on opposite sides of the office. While I am here I am doing  a lot of research on what upcoming animators are doing while entering the industry, while also looking at my dreams companies standards. I do this just to be able to look at my work and decide if it is what others consider up to standard. Which is why I had such a hard time making my demo reel completely. I do everything on Maya which is the industry standard for 3D animation. Here I am learning everyday new techniques that would make my work go by much faster and seeing progress.