This is my first blog post as part of Unit 2 of my UAL MACA degree and is meant to explore my findings and research evaluations on the Entertainment industry.
When thinking about where I want to go in my career after graduation it always starts with my core interests and passions. I got into animation in the first place as I loved drawing the human form in motion. Therefore, how expressive drawing could highlight beautiful nuances that go unnoticed in live action was what I wanted to focus on portraying.
Because of my fixation on characters, animating them felt as a natural progression. As I began my university studies I became acquainted with the many roles that go into the creation of an animated production.
The first role that I decided to research for this blog is 2D Layout Artist. I wanted to stray away from what I already knew a lot about and gain knowledge in an area of the industry that was foreign to me.
As I already know I enjoy the pre-production side of filmmaking, I figured learning more about environments, perspective and spacial dynamics would be useful for me whether or not I end up determining that Layout art is for me.
I first started by reading articles and watching videos of professional explaining their role.
One particular YouTube channel that I liked and felt provided a plethora of information was:
https://youtube.com/@dongchang?si=SMTFiQ4DYFF7o5iI