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easier to identify the aspects of the animation that are poor and that can be
improved by amendments; it is far less easy to identify those good qualities.
We are far more apt to accept that something is successful and then quickly
move on to the next task at hand. This is a serious mistake. If we are unable to
identify and state why a piece of animation is successful, we are far less likely
to be able to replicate our successes. We will simply be depending on chance.
This is not good enough. It is therefore necessary to assert the reasons that the
animation either works or doesn't work.
The analysis and reflective process is a cyclical one:
1. Establish the aims.
2. Gain a general impression of the work.
3. Undertake more detailed analysis of the work.
4. Reflect on the findings.
5. Identify problems.
6. Establish solutions to the problems.
7. Implement the changes.
8. Begin the analytical process again.
A systematic approach should be taken to the analysis of your work and
undertaken in several separate stages:
1. You will need to establish exactly what you are trying to achieve with
any given piece of animation. This goal can be identified in a storyboard
or an animatic, and you may have clear instructions from the director.
If you are unclear as to your aims or what you are trying achieve before
you commence the animation, how will it be possible for you make an
assessment of the success (or otherwise) of your work once you have
completed it?
2. Don't be in too much of a rush to make a judgment about your work. It is
natural that you will make an assessment of the work as you make it, but
you should avoid making a decision regarding the animation's success
until you have fully analyzed the shot. You should wait until you have com-
pleted a shot or sequence before you even attempt to make a thorough
assessment of the work.
3. You will find that using a notebook to identify the good and bad points of
the work will help you in your objective analysis. Do not try to remember
the good or bad aspects of your work; write them down, making a note of
when they occur within the sequence. At this stage do not be in a hurry to
write down the solutions to the problems; simply identify the problems.
You need to give yourself time for reflection before you attempt to create
solutions to problems.
4.
If you date the comments on the work you are analyzing in your note-
book, you may find it useful to look back on and identify the progress, or
otherwise, you have made over an extended period.
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