Hello Year 2.
As I'm sure you're all aware by now, this term you're going to be teaming up for the brand new 'Collaboration' project (exciting!). However, the announcement I know you've all been waiting for
is...drum roll please...for the teams themselves.
Team 1
Jack Rushton
Anabel Saise
Joseph Warrilow
Team 2
Jennifer Ball
Noah Greenhalgh
Rachael Holyhead
Team 3
Laura Boots
Rhia Crouch
Alexis Cornwell
Jess Bennett
Team 4
Thanachot Singamran
Michael Brook
Michaela Cernovaja
Team 5
Greta Mongyik
Karolina Urlikyte
Graeme Daly
Team 6
Polly Gwinnett
Paris Lucke
Ruth Cann
Team 7
Anastasija Strelcova
Alex Park
Eleanor Row
Team 8
Aureo Antonio
Almu Diaz
Ok, the long wait is over and now you have your 'Avengers' line-up.
But what to do next?
1) Make contact: Make contact with your team and exchange details such as email addresses, blog addresses, & phone numbers (just those for now - more info on communication later at the briefing). Make sure
that your email addresses or numbers are reliable. Finally, please respect each other's privacy where
necessary.
2) Form a studio & start a blog: For this project your team will be asked to form an animation studio and create a studio (team) blog (via blogger.com). You can do that now before the project officially begins. However, please consider the following...
- Give your studio a name: For
example, like 'Bad Robot' (J.
J. Abrams studio / Star Wars / Star Trek), Aardman Animation, or Naughty Dog. Think carefully about this and do your research. Avoid childish names, things that are overly violent, or unrelated. E.g. 'Flaming Death Skulls' - That's fine for a band but not a studio. The theme of the project is comedy meets animation so try to keep it fun, light, and professional in tone.
- Branding: Once you have your studio name you will need to start branding your studio and giving it a graphical identity. For example, a logo, the design / layout of your blog, and thematic direction. The key words here are graphics and branding. Again, before leaping in do your research. Branding is something often philosophical /emotional, such as a statement of quality, intent, or perceived personality (think Coke or Pepsi). Graphic design means considering everything from font to layout to colour to reflect branding. Remember, again be careful around tone and try to think professional / outward focusing as you design - Tip: design for the World to see not just your tutors / University.
- Invite us: Once you've set up your blog invite your tutors and your peers. Our emails are: apostings@ucreative.ac.uk and pgomm@ucreative.ac.uk
- Basecamp: To help you communicate and organise your work this term we're going to be using basecamp.com. This will be explained in more depth during the briefing but for now please email me (apostings@ucreative.ac.uk) your email addresses so I can invite you to the site. Please do this as a group - One email with all of your emails inside. I will email you back - one by one - with an invite.
3) Skills: Take time to list what skills you think you can bring to the team.
Be honest with yourself, what were your highs and lows in year one?
Are you a leader? Are you a project manager? Are you a designer, modeller, or animator? What would you like to improve? Make a list and bring it to the
briefing in week one.
If anyone has any questions please post them in the comments or email me at - apostings@ucreative.ac.uk.
Good luck everyone & see you next week!
- Alan
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