Goals for Winter Break

I will be doing job and internship research in depth durning the break. However, I'm concerned about my ability to work over the winter break. I do not own a copy of Toonboom nor do I have the finances to purchase one. The free trial could work for a while but I read online there is a watermark. I'm staying until the school closes to continue to work and will be coming back early for the same reason. I do have Maya and Photoshop though so I can have all backgrounds perfect.
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Final Animatic:
http://vimeo.com/33357464

Animatic Revision 11/17

Color Palette

Calendar Revision

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Animatic Revision 11/15

Calander

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Personal Brand

I want to keep it simple with light fabric textures and hand drawn elements. Green and tan along with Black and White are my primary colors.

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Stills

Animatic Version 1

Dino Animatic-Draft 1 from Krickett King on Vimeo.

Self Critique

Consistency in my hand-drawn has always been a challenge for me. This semester is really forcing me to strengthen this weakness. I am also very happy with my story and comfortable with the characters. This is really letting me focus on my timing and scene selection. I've never had the opportunity to get so much feed back and focus on pre-production. It's helping me get everything clear in my head before I animate the first scene.

Also My backgrounds will be a cell shaded 3D model.

Like this:

Calender Update

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Top 3 Profiles Behanced.com

http://www.behance.net/brownbee

• Character design is clean
• Animation is nice but scarce.
• I appreciate the format of his characters. They each have a little title card and his 

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Royal-Bank-of-Canada/677571 
 http://www.behance.net/fxgoby

• Really professional material and big wig clients, but he's a young guy in england. 
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http://www.behance.net/gallery/Aprs-la-Pluie/787452  http://www.behance.net/emmanuellew

http://www.behance.net/gallery/Go-Wild-Bronx-ZOO-(-2007-08-)-Print-Animation/130504 http://www.behance.net/Leonardo

http://www.behance.net/gallery/AN-EYE-FOR-AN-EYE/298481  http://www.behance.net/ValFonseca

Calendar Update

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Speech Self Critique

Finding a balance with the audience's attention was the hardest thing to do. Too much going on, like playing my demo reel and talk at the same time was too overwhelming. Where people are looking has to be singular and obvious. Staring at one thing to too long eyes get restless and distracted. A slideshow would have added a lot to the presentation as well. Stills of my home town, my first drawing and my mean uncle as I remember him growing up would have made a hug impact. The biggest problem I had was my ending. Going out with a bang makes a huge difference.  

Artist Lecture Jackson Martin

Jackson Martin was very personable. I related well to him probably because he's younger. His art and presentation contained a lot of humor which made the entire experience more interesting. The first slide he presented was of him as a baby living on a hippie commune with his parents. His dad didn't have a shirt on and had a giant beard hanging down. Everyone in the crowd chuckled immediately.

He began as a performance artist and became a fine artist later, which I find strange. He also seemed to be constistant in his materials and subject matter. Most of his pieces contained living plants, glass, and mirrors. His funeral for the two way mirror I think is brilliant and hilarious. Great talk just in general.

Traveling Fellowship

I would like to travel to animation festivals in Spain to get expand my style and experience. Spain in particular is incredibly diverse. Influences range from unexpected magnificent mosques to the classic flamenco dancers. It's diversity makes it the most interesting and ideal destination.

Not only will the festival include works created from multiple countries but the location itself provides a physical example for a well rounded cultural experience.

http://www.festwatch.com/
http://www.animabasauri.com/es/

Demo Reel Revision 2

Calender 2

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Calender

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Demo Reel Version 1

Krickett King Demo Reel from Krickett King on Vimeo.

Jobs

http://www.filterdigital.com/Professionals/Search_Jobs.aspx?m=j&id=1407

This contract job for online ad animation seems to be a short term way to add experience to my resume. I am familiar with the Photoshop and After Effects animation .

http://pocketgems.com/jobs/positions.php?nl=1&jvi=o7VOVfwv,Job&jvs=SimplyHired&jvk=Job

A 2D online game developing job with tight deadlines and fast pace, sounds great! Being based Online gaming is a huge market that I'd like to be a part of. 

Gadsby Creson

In my meeting with Gadsby she reviewed my resume and gave me a list of internships available through the school. A few of her suggestions include:

• Use more bullet points
• Don't use sentence structure
• Focus on clarifying my summary
• Be more specific in my objective
• Use jargon 

Gadsby also advised me to search for internships immediately. I will be meeting with her again soon.

The Hollywood Sell

Howard really emphasized the value of networking and performance as a tool. Whether it be pitching to a big wig studio or waiting tables, there is always a chance to make an impression. Also, the line between making an impression and making a fool of yourself is very clear to me now. 

Visual Aid

The story of a little girl befriending a dinosaur and how her love saves his life. 

Storyboard