Project Brief

This brief runs alongside Unit ANP09306, which requires individuals to fulfill
three roles (Artist, Animation and Technical) in which one will be your main
role throughout the year.
You can choose to focus either on your main role or a new area within the
production framework.  You are required to carry out an advance level of
research and experimentation within a role related to the film you are
working on. This research should be seen as a deeper learning activity
which you should reflect and critically analyse your progress.
The films you are working on for your final year drive the content of your
research. You are to quickly determine your role and identify how your
chosen role will fit in to the production from an early stage to begin
analysing your skills.  You should utilise the time to research and develop
your work to help your personal skills and techniques throughout the year
rather than at specific times.
For example, those interested in Animation should not take the view of
waiting until all the preproduction, modeling and rigging is completed to
start thinking about how a character will behave or act. Whilst the preproduction is on-going through term one, as animators, you will be expected
to start picking out shots that require animation and to start researching and
practicing some screen tests. You are encouraged to use live action, video 
reference and pre-rigged characters to start practicing your animation skills.
Technical artists can start looking at all the potential body movements and
extremes to determine a rig suitable for the animators. You should start 
considering lighting issues, effects and rigs that could speed up the work
flow and further your own skills.
Artists are encouraged to experiment with different mediums and
techniques for their concept work. Modeling and texturing skills can
potentially start early on in pre-production demonstrating experimentation
and good evaluation skills.
The aim is for you all to have eliminated as many technical or creative problems before you start your scheduled time to work on the film.
You are encouraged to document your research in the form of a digital
portfolio, (Blog) whichever demonstrates your work more effectively.  All the 
work is based on research; therefore the quality of work can vary from 
finished designs to rough tests. Do not undervalue any experimental tests
as each should be a stepping stone towards the final outcome which should
be demonstrated in the final submission