INSTRUCTOR POST - Thanks for a great semester!

That's it for Spring 2012! Thank you for your hard work and enthusiasm. Please make sure you fill out the AAU online feedback forms. (+cookie points if you already have). If there's any direct comments you want to pass on to help improve the class (things you thought worked well, and things that you would've liked to see changed ) - put them in the comments section of this post. Thanks for your feedback.


A few tips to keep from getting rusty over the summer:

1. Join up with the S.L.A.W folks on Facebook - student led animation workshops that will be running over the summer. Fun feedback and animation exercises galore. Huzzah!
   
2. Pick a 3-5 sec audio clip and do a quick acting animation over 2-3 weeks.
   
3. Grab a random rig online and audit it. (test every control and try a tricky pose or two)
4. Pick a random emotion and do a quick 15 minute posing drill: 5 minutes to gather reference and 10 minutes to make the pose.
5. Go through the blog archives or onto an online animation forum and offer some constructive critique on someone's animation work.

Aside from the workshops or the lip sync - none of these exercises should take more than an hour of your time and will help keep your skills razor sharp.


I've enjoyed watching your abilities evolve and improve over the term. I look forward to working with every one of you in the future. Graduating students: please keep in touch. Folks continuing their educational journey: make an office appointment with me in the next term.

Have a great summer everyone!

David Latour