Senior Project Reflection

(1) Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your 2-Hour Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?
One of my favorite things about my 2-Hour Presentation was how I was able to incorporate several of my own character designs into my slides and discussions.  These are the same characters I plan to one day incorporate into television. My peers today may actually recognize them in the future, when they have their own show.  This is my biggest goal in life, and I found it fun that I could share my characters with my peers.

(2) Questions to Consider
a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your 2-Hour Presentation (self-assessment)?
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b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)?
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(3) What worked for you in your senior project?
What worked best for me during senior project were probably the independent components.  They were the most fun projects for me to work on, and I was able to show off my skills a little bit.  For the first component, I created several scenes, conceptual designs, and sketches of my very own characters.  For the second component, I took two of my characters and depicted them in a storyboard, showing a short animation sequence.  I was able to use both of these components as part my 2-hour presentation.

(4) (What didn't work) If you had a time machine, what would have you done differently to improve your senior project if you could go back in time?
  The hardest part about senior project was finding mentorship hours.  At first, I thought taking a class about your preferred topic was sufficient, and I had gained several hours from being in the class.  However, I was later informed that classes did not count for my senior project and that I was supposed to be job-shadowing or even working as a TA (teacher assistant).  If could go back, I would rally this information to my past self so I could seek out better mentorship.  In the end, I actually did manage to gain enough hours by working with my friend at her school, as well as working as a TA on the weekends for the Pasadena College of Art and Design.

(5) Finding Value

How has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples
  Senior project has helped me concentrate on my future goals in life.  I want to study character design further, as that is specifically what my topic was about.  My goal in life is to get my characters onto television, with their own show and everything.  My time at Pasadena’s College of Design for classes and mentorship has confirmed it as a place I may go to further my studies.

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    Probably the best part of my  my 2-Hour Presentation is how I  incorporated several of my own character designs into my slides and discussions.  These are the same characters I plan to get onto television someday.  Many of them have been redesigned so many times over.  Some barely look like how the started off.  Some I've dropped entirely, as I decided not to use their designs in the end. I'm sure a few, particularly my main character, Rico the dragon, almost everyone will recognize because I draw him the most and everyone has seen him at least once.  He has gone through the most redesigns alone. It is exciting that he and the others are going to "premier" if you will, in an official presentation!