To briefly summarise:
I chose to study animation because I love to tell stories. Storytelling is the aspect of being human that puts us above the rest of the animal kingdom. Whether they be ancient legends, news articles or moving images, stories can change a person's outlook on life, drive political revolutions or simply make someone's day and draw people closer. Animation is an awesome way to tell stories of limitless scope and ingenuity in a captivating format.
While I'm here I hope to learn, firstly, to become a well-rounded animator but I also hope to boldly carve out my own animation style and image to market myself with. Right now, my biggest weakness is that my technical knowledge is extremely limited, especially with computer software. Also, while I can think of odd bits and bobs that would be funny to draw or animate, I doubt I would be much good at writing a concept or characters that would have to stretch out over the course of something like a TV show or full movie, so I look forward to learning how to create well thought out stories that have longevity.
In terms of my strengths, I've become much better at thinking creatively and coming up with genuinely original ideas (well, as original as can be expected. We're all influenced by something.) I'm not keen on drawing parodies or adapting the work of others, so it makes me want to do my own thing. I'm pleased with my art style. I think my characters have a lot of personality to them and they have good weight and dimensions, which I'm proud of.
Over these three years, I'm going to be very critical of my work and keep everything I make as a record of what I should work on and what I've improved at. While I find it very tempting to rip out sketchbook pages that I really don't like, I plan to simply learn from my errors and move on rather than just trying to fix them. NEVER GO BACK.
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