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Showcase Presentation

Kelly Lam

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About Me:

  • First Year Animation Student
  • Plan to study Psychology at Foothill College

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  1. Animation Reel

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Walk, Run, Jump

  • First animation I created
    • Guided through process in class

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Motion Capture

  • Recorded our own mocaps

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Lip Sync

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  • Variety of exaggerated facial expressions/movements
  • Had fun

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Reflection:

  • Worked in 3D Space for the first time
  • Learned many new skills in the classroom

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2. Zenith

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First Draft Ideas

(very messy and ambitious)

  • Cut out too complex ideas
  • Trimmed song clip in half

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Finalized Storyboard

  • Ended up still changing more in the final product

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First try animating the character

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  • Satisfying pastel backgrounds

Inspiration

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Background Art

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Coloring Process (tedious)

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Editing In

Premiere Pro

  • Finalizing the end result!

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Reflection:

  • Learned a new skill quick on my feet
  • Independently directed project

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Overall:

  • Developed my ideas into pieces I’m truly satisfied with
  • Expanded my creative thinking/problem solving
  • Gained confidence in my work as an artist

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Thank you!

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Questions for the Panelists:

  • How has being a professional animator in the industry affected your creativity and expression of ideas?
  • How have you found satisfaction in your personal artwork/field of work while fighting perfectionism?