This was a very eventful senior year in communication animation. I worked on and completed multiple projects, got nominated for an award at Emagine, and showcased my many projects at the 2017 senior show. The two main projects I worked on this year were Bagman and my park. First Bagman was a group project that I Alan Seidl and Zac Schuh. It was a parody style animation of a "superhero" named Bagman whose is delusional and thinks he is a superhero. The second was a project that I did by myself and it was my park. It was a 3d environment of a park with playground equipment, basketball courts, and much more. I think both projects turned out very well even though they grew in scope and size from the original conceptions to the final versions. The first project, Bagman, was nominated for best character animation and it controversially got fifth place but that was still out of dozens of nominations and it was an honor to just be nominated.
At the end of the year we showcased our many works at the 2017 senior show. I made a demo reel of my many projects to be shown at the senior show. It included Bagman, The park, and some of my projects from previous years as well. Overall the senior show went pretty well. I got to meet with lots of people and show off what I've accomplished over my four years in E-communications. It was also cool to see my fellow Ecommunication members works and see how far they have come over their tim in Ecomm.
Overall my time in Ecomm has taught me many invaluable things that will help me in college and during my eventual search for employment. It gave me a substantial background knowledge of many applications that are industry standards like Maya and Aftereffects. I learned about the process of finding an idea for a project and going through the steps to make that idea a reality. It taught me how to work well in a group with other people and how to balance the work between everyone on the group and how to hold everyone in the group accountable for their own work. I also learned that appearance matters and that you must act professional when showcasing your works and talents if you want to be successful in this industry. Overall Ecomm helped me figure out what I want to do with my life by introducing me to the field and I believe it has given me a valuable advantage over people who didn't have a program like this in their high school. The demo real I made for the senior show is only a small glimpse at what I got from being involved in the Animation part of E-communiacations.
My Demo Reel:https://youtu.be/9XLzraMXFIo
