Monday was our first day of lectures on history and representation. I had already done a little bit on signs, signifier and signified but understood it a lot better this time. I found it really interesting how the change in colour, shape etc can change how you see an object or character and how they are represented. I also really enjoyed the cartoons that were shown especially the Felix the cat cartoon with the army of sausages which i found very funny and i like how they animated something that you wouldn't normally see fighting. We also watched "Coonskins" which was a very different animation than what i usually watch. The style was very urban and at points there were some random things that happened that left me confused like how there was a green clown like character in the mafia.
Tuesday we started to learn how to animate and used maya for the first time. I enjoyed learning how to use maya and seeing what did what as now i feel more confident to experiment with it myself. I enjoyed the drawn animation as well with the Zoetrope though i thought mine could have been more effective as i drew an eye blinking but should have made it open up wider as you couldn't see it very clearly. The circle animation i think i could have done better as i found mine a little dull and could have added colour to it to make it more exciting.
Thursday was the first lesson on motion studies and as i started drawing i found that i was out of practise. But as i drew more i found it easier and saw that i need to draw more regularly to improve.
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