Weekly Blog Post 1

9/10/2020

This week I researched ideas for my senior portfolio, worked on the "Who am I?" summary for my resume, and sought out companies I would like to apply for.

My ideas for my demo reel include 3D and 2D animation, traditional art, figure drawings, storyboards, and character designs. I mostly want to focus on the pre-production process. I want to create multiple storyboards. Starting with the script and character concept, then storyboards, leading into animatics, and wash and repeat. I took inspiration from Erin Humiston and The Fisherman animatic.

 

 I have taken inspiration from the 2016 demo reel of Alvise Zennaro.

I want the introduction of my demo reel to engage the viewer right from the beginning by incorporating animation into my name or leading to it.The last few months will be 3D animation of body mechanics and lip-syncing.

My dream is to be a part of an animation team that creates a film that inspires the world. Not many have achieved this so I know it's a long shot. I want to use this medium to reach out to families and the next generation to motivate them to make a change in the world. Letting them know that kindness, no matter how small, can make a difference.

The companies I would like to apply for are:

Japan

1. A-1 Pictures

Canada

1. Animal Logic
2. Atomic Cartoons
3. Creamy Animation
4. MPC
5. Bardel
6. Sony Pictures Imageworks
7. Rainmaker
8. Titmouse

USA

CA

1. Doodad
2. DreamWorks
3. Pixar
4. Frederator
5. LucasFilm
6. Cartoon Network
7. Nickelodeon
8. Warner Bros

OR

1. Laika
2. Americanfox
3. Xtrentical
4. Pixel Fort
5. Bent Image Lab
6. Very True Story
7. Meister
8. Animation Dynamics Inc.

CT

1. Blue Sky Studios

I hope to move to Oregon or Canada to begin my animation career, but I will go anywhere that would hire me. If I can't find a job at an animation company for film and television, I will try ones that are toward video games such as Ready at Dawn or Naughty Dog.

I know that I have a low chance of success in getting hired at a large, well-known company so I would like to start my career in Oregon or Canada and work my way into bigger and bigger projects.