3rd Pitch and Crit write up
For this third 'pitch and crit session' I was supervising a different group of individuals. Over all this was a much more comfortable group with all those present providing feedback. This was due to the members having more outgoing attitudes and a good collection of concepts to present. Either by chance or good preparation on the parts of those presenting we ran almost perfectly to time. These circumstances allowed me to concentrate on giving valuable feedback without the worry of timekeeping and encouraging others to come forward with opinions.
Of the general advice I gave; the most important, in my opinion, was the importance of maintaining an online portfolio in order to help with landing future opportunities. The following are a few more points of advice given through the session:
- Don't bite off more than you can chew.
- It's better to keep a project small but polished
- If possible outsource work in order to concentrate on key elements in production.
- If you don't use maya it would be worth learning to get the most out of this course.
- For animators, look up the 11 second club and take part, also check the crit videos
- Check out the 4th years projects for potential collaboration opportunities.
- When attempting an ambition project, keep deadlines and have a backup plan.
- Find reference and inspiration from dissimilar projects, it'll keep your ideas fresh
- Abduzeedo is one example of an excellent resource for inspiration.
- Make sure you can produce work in a variety of styles, versatility = employability.
- When working in the style of an artist make sure you consider the underlying concepts and not just the surface appearance.
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