2D Vine animation evaluation

On the whole I felt my 6 second animated vine went well, although my production didn’t quite go to plan due to the fact that I had to change the type of animation I used( Rotoscoping to Frame by Frame). As I was making my blog post of the production period I am very aware of what the main strengths and weaknesses of my animation are. The strengths of my animation include: the fluidity, during the production process I was ensuring that my animation flowed and the soundtrack was 100% in sync with the animation and the pace was not too slow or fast; I felt that the soundtrack was successful in representing the college atmosphere as I chose an upbeat, fun tune therefore making sure to attract my target audience to come to the college (the purpose of the animation).The weaknesses of my animation were: My time management skills could have been better. I spent a lot of time planning what I was going to produce so that when I came to doing it I didn't have enough time, as I had less time to produce the animation it meant that the characters were slightly less animated than originally thought. I didn’t animate the feet when the characters were moving however I felt that this actually added to the friendly tone of the animation as the characters pleasantly bounced onto the screen.

In terms of whether or not the finished product was what I set out to do I would say that it was. The themes in the animation are the same as presented in my pitch,For example: Diversity, friendship, freedom, fun and comedy are present and a simplistic tone, however I changed the type of animation half way through the design process so that could be counted as me not achieving what was originally planned for my animation.

If I completed this task again I would manage my time more efficiently and write down a written timetable of tasks that need to be done on certain days to ensure I have time to do everything I set out to do. I would also animate the characters more by moving their limbs when moving and change their facial expressions when they talk to give the animation a more professional feel. When doing the task again I would maybe create my own soundtrack (Record myself playing an instrument with a song I have made) to make the animation more original.

I feel that this animation marks progress with my animation abilities as I really got to grips with all the tools and techniques used to create my animation and it will really help me with my future tasks and projects. In the past when I have tried to portray comedy it hasn't gone well,but because the comedy element in this case was subtle I believe  it worked. 

I performed a focus group of people within my target audience (16-18) where they commented on my animation and the first question that was asked and all 3 candidates thought that my 2D Flowed well. The second question was about the motive (To advertise Esher College). Candidate one stated that ‘Yes it was to represent Esher’s social aspects to show people are friendly at Esher and willing to make friends’ this signifies that I did indeed achieve what I set out to accomplish when starting the task. Another open question I asked the candidates was about what I could improve? Candidate three said ‘More details to the character designs’. Candidate one shared that after seeing the animation ‘she would want to come to Esher as it portrays it as a friendly welcoming place’ From this feedback I can conclude that I did accomplish what I set out to do on my task although there were some bumps in the design process.