My Journey on the NextGen Games, Animation & VFX Course

  Final Major Project (Pre-Production) Our teacher has given us our final brief of this year. This will cover all of the skills in, 3D tools, animation & VFX as it is a test on what we've learnt so far in the whole year. In the brief, it asks us to make a short VFX sequence where you interact with a CG Character of your own design.  Like before we have to make some pre-production documents such as a Treatment Plan, Storyboard, shot lists etc., before filming. Since we're also including a CG character into the film, we also have to do some concept art for the CG Character. Firstly, I've planned my weeks so, I've a general idea of what I'll be doing using a Gantt Chart; I've given myself two weeks to do the Pre-Production documents because, I think the storyboard, the location scouting, the risk assessment for said location & the concept art will all take a while. I also need to give myself time to travel to said location and risk assess the area.     ...

NextGen 2022 Sustainability Work Experience Week    Last week, we received a Work Experience (WE) brief from the Board who's running this course, NextGen. The theme for this work experience was about sustainability on Earth, and we had two briefs that we could choose; Option A) Make a game to inspire Positive Behaviour Change for Sustainability Option B) Make an Animation to Educate & Inform People about a Sustainability Issue After choosing the brief we wanted to follow, we had 4 days to produce our work to NextGen, as well as to 4wardfutures. On the 5th day, the chosen teams would come forward & present their work to NextGen & to 4wardfutures.  Day 1) Founding of our Team & Research The majority of our class chose the Games brief however there were 4 of us that chose the animation brief and this is how we formed our group. The Animation brief stated that we could focus on any of the following Sustainability issue; Diet Fashion Energy Pollution Activism O...