Final Blog (6/1/14)

1. Why did you take this class?

I took this class because I was looking to get out of the same routine of going to school, sitting in boring classes all day, feeling like there was no purpose for me learning anything I was learning. To get some different trades under my belt.

2. In general, what did you like most about this class?

What I liked most was how free and creative and individual was able to let their mind be.

3. In general, what did you like least about this class?

I didn't enjoy the amount of guinea pig training my class was. I didn't like how we didn't have any group projects where one person could focus on only one thing.

4. What was your most favorite project and why?

My favorite project, huh? I didn't have a favorite project, my favorite assignments were the training animations we had to make for flash. I'm someone who likes many but small projects.

5. What was your least favorite project and why?

3D Project.... Too long and I hated using maya....

6. Discuss the overall effectiveness of the instructor (for example: preparation, availability, interest, content knowledge, expectations, etc.).

I personally couldn't handle how many different things we had to multitask, others could but to me it wasn't effective..

7. What are the most valuable things you learned in the class?

Preparation and not to procrastinate.

8. Do you feel that this class will help you achieve your future academic or career goals? How or why (or why not)?

It has already helped me achieve it. My goal for this class was to get something new under my belt and now I have that.

9. How could this class be improved?

Not so much multitasking.

10. Additional comments:

Casual Magic Response 5/18/14

I've heard a few rumors about the new "Alice In Wonderland 2" movie that's supposed to come out in the near future. I honestly thought that it was some kind of joke at first. I mean, why try to milk a billion dollar movie franchise to make less than a quarter of the money that the first one made. I agree with the author of this article, the first one was not as well as the book depicted the story to be, and I feel that Burton will butcher the second one also. The video clip on the article I found a bit disturbing and I don't think anyone with a weak stomach should watch it. What I was able to watch from it really showed me how easy it is to create the perfect scene just with a little bit of visual fine-tuning. I like this idea of visual fine-tuning because it leaves a lot of space for people to be creative and can make a movie more intriguing.