CCR Question 3 - Researching

     With production wrapping up on our film projects, our final grade for the Cambridge Portfolio Project is drawing closer. But that final grade goes beyond just the blog and the film opening… the CCR (Creative Critical Reflection) makes up a large portion of it. This unique final cap to the project requires that we crate two videos answering questions related to the film opening that we have created, with the “creative” part lying on the kind of video we choose to make. Our answers must be in the form of some kind of interview, podcast, documentary, talk show, or something similar. With such importance placed on this section of the project, we are to dedicate some research to answering these questions. Here, I am going to look at the third question that must be answered:

HOW DID YOUR PRODUCTION SKILLS DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT?

    Throughout this project, my production skills developed a lot as I learned how to plan, create, and refine an animated short film. This was actually my first time animating something this big, and I had to become familiar with the basics of animation, including timing, movement, and how small adjustments can affect the overall flow of a scene. Early on, I spent some time figuring out how to portray my idea with animated visuals and exploring the software. This helped me understand how important pre-production steps like planning shots, STORYBOARDS, and organization are to making the production process so much smoother.

    As the project continued, I became more comfortable with the animation process and more confident in my ability to solve problems that came up during production. I learned how to manage my time better, because I was really struggling with that for a while, break the project into smaller steps when making a schedule, and revise parts of the animation to improve the final result, like cutting out or changing certain shots. By the end of the project, I felt that my production skills had improved not only with animation techniques but also in planning, being patient, and attention to detail, which are all important parts of creating a finished film.