Reflect - Storyboarding

It took some time to get this in order (I was rewriting the script over and over since I kept thinking up of new scenes and rearranging them in a better order or more accurate timeline) but here is the storyboard for my first idea, I tried my best answering all the questions that were listed in the brief, hopefully I didn't miss out anything.

1. It was definitely a huge decision to travel so far out to continue my studies.
2. My parents thankfully kept me company for the first part… though of course in the due time they had to go back.
3. Being on my own wasn't as frightening as I thought it would be, soon enough I did get the hang of things. (Extra Scene after about homesickness)
4. And the weather didn't take too long getting use to… really
5. I was definitely worried about how I came off to my teachers and classmates…
6. Nearly every day (And I'm not exaggerating), I would work away on my laptop.
7. I did try to do other things, but I would be too exhausted by the time I had some time to myself.
8. I especially need to travel around this country more (Otherwise it would really be a waste!)
9-11. Still, putting it simply, school has been fun.

12-16. Despite the struggles I faced at times.
17. I have learnt so much in such a short period of time.
18. Oh? Have I achieved what I wanted?
19. Yeah… I did, I can do better though.

And there are some extra scenes I thought can also add in if I have any time left (I'm sure I will):

What else I want to learn Scenes

1. I look forward to when we start learning about 3D animating.
2. And goofin- I mean learning about video games mo-cap and design.

Stressed out Scenes

1. I did get stressed out pretty easily, since I wanted to do my very best here…

2. It's a miracle that my laptop has not yet completely died on me.

Reflect - Brainstorming

For our final PPP project, we are to do one last presentation reflecting on our experiences for the first academic year as it draws to a close, extracting a few highlights from the past year and critically reflect about our progress (Strengths and needs). This presentation can take the form of a storyboard, animatic or of course, an animation.

Points that should be focused on in the presentation are: 

• What was learnt and I do want to learn
• What I enjoyed and disliked throughout the experience
• Mistakes made and how I learnt from them
• Strengths and weaknesses
• Have I achieved what I want this year

The presentation must also be formal, critical and reflective and should be between 5 to 10 minutes (This does not mean that the animation must last for that duration, the rest of the duration after all requires us to also vocally present to the audience).

As this is my final project for the year, I thought I'd try something different from my previous animations (That especially  includes all the silhouette animations I have been doing), and perhaps showcase most of the techniques I have learnt and put them all together. 

Music is not necessary (Though I'm still considering it and hoping to pick out something suitable if I do), I should try to keep things simple due to time constraints (I after all also need time to practice presenting it) and avoid making my animation text heavy.

Overview

Brainstorming

A little of Both

Ideas:

1. I'm considering doing a series of animated illustrations (A little something like this http://nicefucking.graphics/ilustraciones-animadas-rebecca-mock/, only less detailed I suppose, and I miiiiight have to add in a little more animation for some pieces, I will write in some text for each piece, so it's like a little animated journal. (I have roughly 5 weeks left, so I still think its possible, as long as I narrow it down to the main points)

2. A simple little supporting animation (Like just a animated character presenting my thoughts) to go along with a showcase of some of my old works. Though I don't really like that idea since it seems like I will require to put in a lot more text to explain myself.

3. Or an animation (Probably done in a rough sketchy look and with limited colors, I was sort of thinking of making them look like chalk drawings) that just highlights a few outstanding events in the past year, though this might require the most animating.