What are the qualifications for a good ANIMATION student in your opinion?

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By YOYU | Wednesday, January 25, 2006 at 11:59pm

Please excuse my poor English :p ~Actually I'm a Chinese student studying in ANIMATION,in my sophomore year.
As students all over the world,sometimes I find myself confused with my working in my major.But I really love animation.
I wonder how you think about that a good student who major in animation should be? There may be some interesting difference between you and the oriental.What do you think is the most important? :rolleyes:

Fri, 02/03/2006 - 1:55am

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Larry L.

The Best Animation Students

Hello.

The best animation students I have had are hungry for the animation (can't get enough of it), love to draw, know how to draw, are great observers, are humble, and are thirsty for knowledge. They alsol happen to be great folks without any "attitude".

The worst students are egotistic, can't draw and want the 3D package to do it for them and are ONLY concerned with grades.

I allow students to redo projects- as long as they are handed in on time.

Thanks.:D

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Sun, 01/29/2006 - 6:22pm

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Ed_Gavin

But my friend and I have enough spare time,and we feel we should do something,but don't know exactly what to do and how to start.
What kind of suggestion will you give to your student in this case?

If you pick up Richard William's Animation Survival Kit you will find enough things to keep you busy for a long time.

Do your students prefer to creating animation with a story?

I perfer them to have a story. Without story it's just another boring exercise. If you are doing a simple 15 second lifting exercise it's so easy to add a little story to it and make it so much more.

And my comment about "being your worst critic" means you have to be able to look at your work with the same critical eye you would pick a part someone else's work or someone would pick a part your work. You have to train your eye to see the flaws in your work before your teacher points them out for you.

Department of Computer Animation
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota Florida

Thu, 01/26/2006 - 4:23pm

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Ed_Gavin

If you are studying animation in 2d or 3d it takes a lot of patience, self motivation and the willingness to do things over and over to get things right. You to have a good eye for movemtent and how the world works around you. You need to learn to be your worst critic and most of all be able to take criticism well and learn from it.

Department of Computer Animation
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota Florida

Thu, 01/26/2006 - 5:16pm

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Ed_Gavin

Let's not forget creative, artistic, a good storyteller and anal retentive

Department of Computer Animation
Ringling College of Art and Design
Sarasota Florida

Fri, 01/27/2006 - 11:46am

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YOYU

You said it yourself:

I've seen some really beautiful Chinese cut-out animation. Unfortunately, it was just a short clip. One of the things I _don't_ like about anime is that it often has Western subjects and Western-looking characters.
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I think the most important thing is to be yourself. This is harder than it sounds.

Laurence Finston

Quite agree with you.In fact all Chinese animators have a dream of making their own animation. There is a problem that the majority are trying to imitate the Westerns. If the majority are doing so, it'll be very hard to be an exception.

Fri, 01/27/2006 - 12:13pm

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YOYU

You need to learn to be your worst critic and most of all be able to take criticism well and learn from it.

ed

That seems to be difficult for me to understand.

Actually,what confused me most isn't failing to catch up with the courses or things like that. But my friend and I have enough spare time,and we feel we should do something,but don't know exactly what to do and how to start.
What kind of suggestion will you give to your student in this case?

I find STORYTELLER is so emphasised here, but not so much in our practices. Do your students prefer to creating animation with a story?

And finially tonight is Chinese New year's Eve.Happy new year to you all.