One of my aims is to integrate stories (initially and specifically from Nanumea) outside of the well-known, into the well-known (general knowledge/collective consciousness), so as to gain a tighter grasp of multi-culturalism in today’s “global society.” With the aid of today’s technology (with an emphasis on 3D animation in my case), I believe that a lot can be learned from the small islands that inhabit the South Pacific. Education is a very important part of our lives, and is imperative that we continually refine the ways in which we teach and learn. In closing, I leave you with a quote that has recently captured my attention:

“If you think you’re too small and insignificant to make a difference, then you’ve never spent a night in bed with a mosquito.”

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I am very certain on placing myself in the Animation & Visual FX industry, but I discovered that there is a lot of different positions to fill in this industry. I thought about specializing straight out of High School, but my father told me to do a broader degree (such as the one I am taking at the moment, Bachelor of Design (Multimedia Systems)) - just in case. As reluctant as I was at the time, I decided to listen to his advice. It turned out to be a good choice, because the fad of the industry (back then) leaned towards heavily specialized workers. A couple of years later, the industry realized that they needed people who were disciplined in a wider range of skills. However, it should be noted that the industry still favors workers who are a bit more solid in one specific type of work (i.e. modeling, rigging, animating, lighting, etc.).

Although I’m appreciative of what has been taught in my degree, I feel that students who are pursuing animation & visual FX, may be let down in terms of the options available during the “specialized” third year. I’m currently doing my second semester, as a 3rd year student, but feel as though I have not learned enough to create a comfortable/satisfying demo-reel. I have taken on two 3D classes this semester (3D Character & Advanced Imaging & Animation), to hopefully make up for that.

As of today, I have decided to narrow in on the art of character modeling and animation. I will be refining this idea over the next couple of weeks, but for my initial demo-reel idea, I plan on including 2 or 3 character models and small clips of each character animated. So, by the end of this semester, I will have something ready to entice myself and of course, prospective employers.

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